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What to expect from the US Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet
Two F-22s (top) fly with two F-35s in Florida in 2014. Both aircraft types are considered to be fifth-generation fighters. Shane A. Cuomo / US Air Force On May 18, the United...
What to expect from the US Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet
Two F-22s (top) fly with two F-35s in Florida in 2014. Both aircraft types are considered to be fifth-generation fighters. Shane A. Cuomo / US Air Force On May 18, the United...
Which European nations are winning the heat pump race?
Nordic countries are way ahead when it comes to installing energy efficient heat pump systems.
Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time
Wind power overtakes gas for the first time in the UK during first three months of year.
Astronomy Tool Can Now Detect COVID in Breath
Laser-based optical frequency combs, originally developed to time atomic clocks, can also perform fast, noninvasive tests for COVID—and potentially other diseases as well
Physicists Create Biggest-Ever Schrödinger's Cat
Physicists have put the largest-ever object into a quantum superposition
Here's How to Use Dreams for Creative Inspiration
Channeling Thomas Edison and Salvador Dalí, researchers show that shaping dream imagery could spark creative ideas to target a specific problem
Here's How to Use Dreams for Creative Inspiration
Channeling Thomas Edison and Salvador Dalí, researchers show that shaping dream imagery could spark creative ideas to target a specific problem
Seat back safety standards in U.S. cars under intense scrutiny
About one child dies every week in the U.S. due to unsafe car seat backs, the safety standards for which have not been updated since the 1960s. Now, lawmakers are...
Review: Kristina Wong assembled 'aunties' to sew masks. Her pandemic mission is now a must-see show
Kristina Wong's performance piece on a pandemic mask-making project opens at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Gordon E. Moore, Intel founder and creator of Moore's Law, dies at 94
Gordon E. Moore was among the earliest pioneers in the creation of the integrated circuit, chips of silicon that formed the backbone of modern technology.
For fast, high-resolution 3-D printing, visible light is gaining on UV
Photochemistry extends 3-D printing to LEDs, which could cut energy use and open up novel applications
Researchers 3-D print tiny multicolor microstructures
Researchers have developed an automated 3-D printing method that can produce multicolor 3-D microstructures using different materials. The new method could be used to make a variety of optical components...
Fast calculation dials in better batteries
A simpler and more efficient way to predict the performance of batteries will lead to better batteries, according to engineers.
Researchers demonstrate record speed with advanced spectroscopy technique
Researchers have developed an advanced spectrometer that can acquire data with exceptionally high speed. The new spectrometer could be useful for a variety of applications including remote sensing, real-time biological...
Physicists develop basic principles for mini-labs on chips
Colloidal particles have become increasingly important for research as vehicles of biochemical agents. In future, it will be possible to study their behavior much more efficiently than before by placing...
A quantum thermometer for measuring ultra-cold temperatures
In everyday life, measuring temperature is pretty straightforward. But in the quantum world, which deals with the super small and the ultra-cold, determining how hot or cold something is starts...
Engineers improve signal processing for small fiber optic cables
Tiny circuits can go the distance. Researchers have mapped a noise-reducing magneto-optical response that occurs in fiber-optic communications, opening the door for new materials technologies.
Rapid 3D printing with visible light
3D printing has driven innovations in fields ranging from art to aerospace to medicine. However, the high-energy ultraviolet (UV) light used in most 3D printers to cure liquid resins into...
Novel photoresist enables 3D printing of smallest porous structures
Researchers have developed a photoresist for two-photon microprinting. It has now been used for the first time to produce three-dimensional polymer microstructures with cavities in the nano range. The scientists...
Can sunlight convert carbon emissions into useful materials?
Shaama Sharada calls carbon dioxide — the worst offender of global warming — a very stable, “very happy molecule.” She aims to change that. Recently published in the Journal of Physical...
Theoretically, two layers are better than one for solar-cell efficiency
Solar cells have come a long way, but inexpensive, thin film solar cells are still far behind more expensive, crystalline solar cells in efficiency. Now, a team of researchers suggests...
Liquid water at 170 degrees Celsius
Using an X-ray laser, a research team has investigated how water heats up under extreme conditions. In the process, the scientists were able to observe water that remained liquid even...
Anti-reflective coating inspired by fly eyes
The eyes of the fruit fly are covered by a thin and transparent coating with anti-reflective, anti-adhesive properties. Researchers discovered that the coating only consists of two ingredients: retinin and...
Sony built a tiny mirrorless camera with a full-frame sensor inside
Attaching high-end lenses to a tiny camera looks slightly awkward. (Sony /)At first glance, Sony’s new A7C camera would fit right in with the company’s mid-level A6000-series cameras. Instead of a smaller APS-C...
Watch: New Jersey diner regulars tip favorite waitress with a car
A pair of regular customers at a New Jersey diner surprised their favorite server with an unusual tip -- a car.
Elements of surprise: Neutron stars contribute little, but something's making gold
Neutron star collisions do not create the quantity of chemical elements previously assumed, a new analysis of galaxy evolution finds. The research also reveals that current models can't explain the...
Energy harvesting goes organic, gets more flexible
The race is on to create natural biocompatible piezoelectric materials for energy harvesting, electronic sensing, and stimulating nerves. A group of researchers has explored peptide-based nanotubes and reports using a...