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Attica prison uprising documentary in the works at Showtime
"Freedom Riders" and "The Murder of Emmett Till" documentarian Stanley Nelson is working on a non-fiction project called "Attica" for Showtime Documentary Films.
Ultra-sensitive device for detecting magnetic fields
The new magnetic sensor is inexpensive to make, works on minimal power and is 20 times more sensitive than many traditional sensors.
Developing better fabrication techniques for pH-responsive microcapsules
Researchers have developed a new method to create microcapsules, which are tiny droplets surrounded by a solid shell. The technique can be used to make microcapsules that respond to changes...
Spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow structures could boost battery storage
An unexpected property of nanometer-scale antimony crystals—the spontaneous formation of hollow structures—could help give the next generation of lithium ion batteries higher energy density without reducing battery lifetime. The reversibly...
Examining a snapshot of exploding oxygen
For more than 200 years, we have been using X-rays to look inside matter and progressing to ever smaller structures—from crystals to nanoparticles. Now, within the framework of a larger...
New nanodevice could use solar energy to produce hydrogen
Scientists describe the design of a PSI-GNP-PSII conjugate that could be used as a platform for developing a light-driven, water-splitting nanodevice for generating hydrogen, in Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging
Foam, of coarse
Image: The Foam-Coarsening experiment ran a new batch of cartridges in the Fluid Sciences Laboratory of the European Columbus module.The experiment began in April to study foams in depth under the more stable...
The relationship between delicate suture structure and damping performance of biomaterials
High-performance advanced composite materials integrating high stiffness, strength and excellent damping performance are in urgent demand in aerospace, energy, high-speed transportation and other fields. However, it is difficult for traditional...
For the first time, researchers focus plasmons into nanojet
Researchers of Tomsk Polytechnic University with Russian and Danish teams have been able to experimentally confirm a plasmonic nanojet effect previously forecast in practice. Using a simple method, they focused...
Unusual cobalt compound developed for thin film production
A research team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and Carleton University in Ottawa has manufactured a novel, highly versatile cobalt compound. The molecules of the compound are stable, extremely compact and...
Machine learning predicts nanoparticle structure and dynamics
Researchers at the Nanoscience Center and at the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have demonstrated that new distance-based machine learning methods developed at the...
Method found for making photons repel each other in an ultracold atomic gas
A team of researchers from MIT, Harvard University and the University of Belgrade has found a way to make photons repel each other inside a cloud of ultracold atomic gas....
Controlling the zeolite pore interior for chemo-selective alkyne/olefin separations
Organic chemists aim to separate alkenes such as ethylene and propene from alkynes before converting them into polymers. The technique has several drawbacks including hydrogenation of alkynes to produce unwanted...
North Korea building up nuclear arsenal, researchers say
North Korea may have as many as 35 nuclear warheads in its arsenal, up from a previous estimate, according to a Japanese think tank.
New nanomaterial developed to split water molecules, obtain dihydrogen under sunlight
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a hybrid material constructed from a metal oxide nanosheet and a light-absorbing molecule for splitting water molecules to obtain dihydrogen...
Sustainable iron catalysis enables controllable alkene borylation
National University of Singapore chemists have unlocked a way to achieve site-selective borylation of alkenes using earth-abundant iron-based catalysts to facilitate synthesis of high-value chemicals.
Researchers developing quick and simple method of glyphosate detection
Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide. It is suspected to be carcinogenic, and a quick, low-cost method for detecting glyphosate would be highly beneficial. Researchers at Leipzig University and Technische...
Researchers design novel antibiofouling biomimetic diamond film
Biofouling is a worldwide problem that leads to severe deterioration after a substrate comes into contact with seawater. Traditional polymers and other antifouling coatings suffer from poor mechanical and...
New multispectral curved compound eye camera developed with ultra-large field of view
Multispectral imaging technology has found wide applications in remote sensing, as it has a relatively high spectral resolution. But the existing technologies have many shortcomings such as low system integration,...
Author Rick Riordan: 'Percy Jackson' films put stories 'through a meat grinder'
Author Rick Riordan said he didn't like the film adaptations of his "Percy Jackson" fantasy novels based on their scripts, but he has high hopes for the upcoming Disney+ series.
Use of glass ceramics in greenhouse lamps facilitate plants' growth
Bright pink lights are used for providing sufficient lighting to house plants. Similar lamps are also used by farmers in greenhouses. Still, specialists in photophysiology argue that such lamps do...
Liquid metals break down organic fuels into ultra-thin graphitic sheets
For the first time, researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia, have demonstrated the synthesis of ultra-thin graphitic materials at room temperature using organic fuels. These...
Boiling. We research. You benefit.
Video: 00:06:36 Did you know that in microgravity you can better study the boiling process?Boiling is a very common process in our everyday life. For instance, we usually boil water to cook...
Natasha Cloud becomes first female basketball player to sign with Converse
WNBA player Natasha Cloud has signed an endorsement deal with Converse, making her the first female basketball player to join the brand.
Minnesota Vikings star RB Dalvin Cook holding out in pursuit of new contract
Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook will no longer take part in any team-related activities until he receives a new contract.
UK goes coal-free as renewables edge out fossil fuels
On Wednesday, the UK will mark two months without burning any coal to generate power.
Dish drying solutions for small kitchens
Make it less of a pain to entertain. (Amazon/)Limited kitchen counter space next to the sink is a common problem, but if you wash at least some of your dishes by hand,...
Police: Virginia KKK leader drove through protesters with truck
Virginia prosecutors said Monday a 36-year-old avowed KKK leader plowed his truck through a line of Black Lives Matter protesters Sunday, striking one person.