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May 1, 2024
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Apr. 24, 2024 Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that many animals are capable of feats that would be ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a first in the field, has implications for efforts in ...
Apr. 10, 2024 In a new breakthrough that could revolutionise medical and material engineering, scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind molecular device that controls the release of multiple small molecules ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and the instructions for next-generation technology, according to a new study. In a first, the team precisely ...
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May 1, 2024 Scientists have dramatically reduced the time and energy required to chill materials to temperatures near absolute zero. Their prototype refrigerator ...
May 1, 2024 A research team has created an innovative method to control tiny magnetic states within ultrathin, two-dimensional van der Waals magnets -- a process akin to how flipping a light switch controls a ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts. Pole-top fires ...
May 1, 2024 The body clock has a significant impact on the performance of NBA players. Data shows vastly better win ratio for home teams from the Western Time ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Common household products containing nanoparticles -- grains of engineered material so miniscule they are invisible to the eye -- could be contributing to a new form of indoor air pollution, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 As the world faces the loss of a staggering number of species of animals and plants to endangerment and extinction, one scientist has an urgent ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Evapotranspiration (ET) includes evaporation from soil and open water pools such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, as well as transpiration from plant ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) allow current to flow in devices like implantable biosensors. But scientists long knew about a quirk of ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 A new study that looked at nearly 40 million flights in 2019 calculated the greenhouse gas emissions from air travel for essentially every country on the planet. At 911 million tons, the total ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 An engineer has designed a model to guide better design of thin-walled structures, like planes, cars and submersibles, to avoid catastrophe like sudden collapse due to ...
Apr. 30, 2024 A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry's environmental footprint. Researchers have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filled with ...
Apr. 30, 2024 An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater -- or produced water -- is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a 2022 report. The major waste stream has proved both ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise ...
Apr. 30, 2024 3D microscopes are used in applications from the life sciences to semiconductor manufacturing. Now engineers are developing patented and patent-pending innovations making them work faster to capture ...
Apr. 30, 2024 A four-legged robot trained with machine learning has learned to avoid falls by spontaneously switching between walking, trotting, and pronking -- a milestone for roboticists as well as biologists ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Electric bicycle rebates have exploded in popularity in North America as transportation planners try to get people out of their cars and into healthier, more climate-friendly alternatives. However, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 A lead-vacancy (PbV) center in diamond has been developed as a quantum emitter for large-scale quantum networks by researchers. This innovative color center exhibits a sharp zero-phonon-line and ...
Apr. 29, 2024 The research explores how CRISPR can be used to edit ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Researchers have developed a technique to move objects around with a jet of wind. The new approach makes it possible to manipulate objects at a distance and could be integrated into robots to give ...
Apr. 29, 2024 A bright yellow pigment favored a century ago by Impressionists such as Matisse and Van Gogh is losing its luster. Researchers have developed a laser imaging technique that can detect the first tiny ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Virtual reality dance made easier with crowd wave technique. Open source code can be downloaded for Quest 2 and ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Using aerial imagery data and LiDAR, a study remotely identified the hardest-hit areas of Southwest Florida's Estero Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Researchers estimated the extent of ...
Apr. 29, 2024 A new study uncovers a switchable, atomically-thin metal-organic material that could be used in future low-energy electronic technologies. The study shows that electron interactions in this material ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Scientists have developed a smart, reusable adhesive more than ten times stronger than a gecko's feet adhesion, pointing the way for development of reusable superglue and grippers capable of ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Some materials are transparent to light of a certain frequency. When such light is shone on them, electrical currents can still be generated, contrary to previous assumptions. Scientists have managed ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Ultrafast laser spectroscopy allows the ascertainment of dynamics over extremely short time scales, making it a very useful tool in many scientific and industrial applications. A major disadvantage ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Quantum mechanical effects such as radioactive decay, or more generally: 'tunneling', display intriguing mathematical patterns. Researchers now show that a 40-year-old mathematical ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Researchers have demonstrated that ferromagnetism, an ordered state of atoms, can be induced by increasing particle motility and that repulsive forces between atoms are sufficient to maintain it. The ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Scientists have shed light on a new, transformative approach that could help resolve a dispute over the Nile river's water ...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Under Examination: Buckling -- When Structures Suddenly Collapse
- Biodegradable 'living Plastic' Houses Bacterial Spores That Help It Break Down
- A Virus Could Help Save Billions of Gallons of Wastewater Produced by Fracking
- Discovery of Mechanism Plants Use to Change Seed Oil Could Impact Industrial, Food Oils
- New Technology Makes 3D Microscopes Easier to Use, Less Expensive to Manufacture
- Trotting Robots Reveal Emergence of Animal Gait Transitions
- E-Bike Incentives Prove to Be Worth the Investment
- Lead-Vacancy Centers in Diamond as Building Blocks for Large-Scale Quantum Networks
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Research on RNA Editing Illuminates Possible Lifesaving Treatments for Genetic Diseases
- Scientists Harness the Wind as a Tool to Move Objects
- Laser Imaging Could Offer Early Detection for at-Risk Artwork
- Researchers Develop a New Way to Instruct Dance in Virtual Reality
- Details of Hurricane Ian's Aftermath Captured With New Remote Sensing Method
- When Does a Conductor Not Conduct?
- Scientists Develop Strong Yet Reusable Adhesive from Smart Materials
- Physicists Show That Light Can Generate Electricity Even in Translucent Materials
- Speeding Up Spectroscopic Analysis
Friday, April 26, 2024
- The End of the Quantum Tunnel
- From Disorder to Order: Flocking Birds and 'spinning' Particles
- Energy Trades Could Help Resolve Nile Conflict
- Tomography-Based Digital Twins of Nd-Fe-B Magnets
- Imaging Technique Shows New Details of Peptide Structures
- New Circuit Boards Can Be Repeatedly Recycled
- Getting Dynamic Information from Static Snapshots
- Scientists Capture X-Rays from Upward Positive Lightning
- More Efficient Molecular Motor Widens Potential Applications
- Robotic Nerve 'cuffs' Could Help Treat a Range of Neurological Conditions
- Researchers Advance Detection of Gravitational Waves to Study Collisions of Neutron Stars and Black Holes
- Professor Resolves Two Decades of Oxide Semiconductor Challenges
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- New Offshore Wind Turbines Can Take Away Energy from Existing Ones
- A Shortcut for Drug Discovery
- Airborne Single-Photon Lidar System Achieves High-Resolution 3D Imaging
- Estimating Emissions Potential of Decommissioned Gas Wells from Shale Samples
- Nanomaterial That Mimics Proteins Could Be Basis for New Neurodegenerative Disease Treatments
- Scientists Released Long-Term Data of Ground Solar-Induced Fluorescence to Improve Understanding of Canopy-Level Photosynthesis
- The Longer Spilled Oil Lingers in Freshwater, the More Persistent Compounds It Produces
- Key to Efficient and Stable Organic Solar Cells
- Diamond Dust Shines Bright in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- 'Like a Nanoscopic Moon Lander': Scientists Unlock Secret of How Pyramidal Molecules Move Across Surfaces
- Freeze Casting: A Guide to Creating Hierarchically Structured Materials
- Towards Novel Promising Perovskite-Type Ferroelectric Materials: High-Pressure Synthesis of Rubidium Niobate
- How Electric Vehicle Drivers Can Escape Range Anxiety
- The Secret to Saving Old Books Could Be Gluten-Free Glues
- Discovering Exceptional Oxide Ion Conductivity at Lower Temperatures
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Scientists Tune the Entanglement Structure in an Array of Qubits
- How Light Can Vaporize Water Without the Need for Heat
- Positive Perceptions of Solar Projects
- Rubber-Like Stretchable Energy Storage Device Fabricated With Laser Precision
- Pattern Formation in the Nano-Cosmos
- Holographic Displays Offer a Glimpse Into an Immersive Future
- This Salt Battery Harvests Osmotic Energy Where the River Meets the Sea
- Biophysics: Testing How Well Biomarkers Work
- Researchers Show It's Possible to Teach Old Magnetic Cilia New Tricks
- High-Resolution Lidar Sees Birth Zone of Cloud Droplets
- A Chemical Mystery Solved -- The Reaction Explaining Large Carbon Sinks
- Opening Up the Potential of Thin-Film Electronics for Flexible Chip Design
- Making Diamonds at Ambient Pressure
- A Simple 'twist' Improves the Engine of Clean Fuel Generation
- Condensed Matter Physics: Novel One-Dimensional Superconductor
- A Novel Universal Light-Based Technique to Control Valley Polarization in Bulk Materials
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Critical Minerals Recovery from Electronic Waste
- Toward Unification of Turbulence Framework -- Weak-to-Strong Transition Discovered in Turbulence
- Major Milestone Reached for Key Weapons Component
- Magnetic Microcoils Unlock Targeted Single-Neuron Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup
- Gentle Defibrillation for the Heart
- Manipulating the Geometry of 'electron Universe' In Magnets
- Unlocking Spin Current Secrets: A New Milestone in Spintronics
- Perfecting the View on a Crystal's Imperfection
Monday, April 22, 2024
- AI Tool Creates 'synthetic' Images of Cells for Enhanced Microscopy Analysis
- This Alloy Is Kinky
- Switching Off the Light to See Better
- 2D Materials Rotate Light Polarization
- Magnetic With a Pinch of Hydrogen
- More Economical and Sustainable Rechargeable Batteries
- Superradiant Atoms Could Push the Boundaries of How Precisely Time Can Be Measured
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
- New Beta-Decay Measurements in Mirror Nuclei Pin Down the Weak Nuclear Force
- Shoe Technology Reduces Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Compact Quantum Light Processing
- The Biggest Barrier to a Vibrant Second-Hand EV Market? Price
- Accelerating the Discovery of New Materials Via the Ion-Exchange Method
- Energy Scientists Unravel the Mystery of Gold's Glow
- Light Show in Living Cells
- A Flexible and Efficient DC Power Converter for Sustainable-Energy Microgrids
- Development of Organic Semiconductors Featuring Ultrafast Electrons
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Silent Flight Edges Closer to Take Off
- Octopus Inspires New Suction Mechanism for Robots
- Teaching a Computer to Type Like a Human
- Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities
- Mess Is Best: Disordered Structure of Battery-Like Devices Improves Performance
- Novel Material Supercharges Innovation in Electrostatic Energy Storage
- Data-Driven Music: Converting Climate Measurements Into Music
- Can Bismuth Prevent Oil Leaks?
- How Data Provided by Fitness Trackers and Smartphones Can Help People With MS
- An Ink for 3D-Printing Flexible Devices Without Mechanical Joints