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New sources for rare metals vital in modern technology
Research led by the Universities of St Andrews and Brighton reveals newly discovered sources for rare earth metals vital in modern technologies such as renewables production, mobile phones, laptops and...
Exploring oxidative pathways in nuclear fuel
Powerful atomic-resolution instruments and techniques at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are revealing new information about the interaction of uranium dioxide (UO2) with water. These new insights will improve the...
BTS reflects on their Billboard Hot 100 milestone
K-pop superstars BTS added another accolade this week, becoming the first all-South Korean band to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart with their single "Dynamite."
For photocatalysts, standing the test of time means finding a perfect partner
The key to efficiently harvesting energy from sunlight could be to find the right combinations of light-capturing materials. Researchers at KAUST have discovered that a form of iron oxide makes...
Making (per)waves: Space study could improve future fuels
What looks like an engine made its way to space and back last November. While the hardware of the Perwaves experiment will not end up in your car, results from...
Scientists find new way to measure important beam property
For a wide variety of high-powered scientific instruments, from free-electron lasers to wakefield accelerators to electron microscopes, generating a bright electron beam that has specific properties represents one of the...
Super-resolution imaging with diagonal sampling
The charge-coupled device (CCD) revolutionized photography by enabling the capture of light electronically, as recognized by the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics. However, CCD/CMOS pixel size has become a bottleneck...
Want to Talk to Aliens? Try Changing the Technological Channel Beyond Radio
Finding cosmic civilizations might require a more innovative approach than listening for radio transmissions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Ingram, Gordon among those with easiest, hardest early fantasy football matchups
Drew Brees and Mark Ingram should have easy schedules to start the fantasy football season, while Melvin Gordon is a player to avoid in drafts based on his schedule, according...
BTS reflects on their Billboard Hot 100 milestone
K-pop superstars BTS added another award to their trophy case this week, becoming the first all-South Korean band to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart with their single "Dynamite."
Can sunlight convert emissions into useful materials?
A team of researchers has designed a method to break CO2 apart and convert the greenhouse gas into useful materials like fuels or consumer products ranging from pharmaceuticals to polymers....
Can sunlight convert emissions into useful materials?
Shaama Sharada calls carbon dioxide—the worst offender of global warming—a very stable, "very happy molecule."
Aluminum recycling technology boosted by crystallization research
An innovative method for aluminum recycling has been boosted by research showing the microscopic changes that take place when molten alloys cool.
Look: Poster released for upcoming Bond film 'No Time to Die'
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures released a poster for upcoming James Bond film "No Time to Die" and announced the movie's first trailer will drop Thursday.
Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environments
A new, miniature, low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots in complex environments.
A small number of self-organizing autonomous vehicles significantly increases traffic flow
With the addition of just a small number of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the road, traffic flow can become faster, greener, and safer in the near future. Researchers present a...
Matthew McConaughey joins 'Hank the Cowdog' podcast series
Matthew McConaughey has signed on to voice the lead character in the upcoming "Hank the Cowdog" podcast series, based on John R. Erickson's children's book series of the same name.
Memory in a metal, enabled by quantum geometry
The emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques is changing the world dramatically with novel applications such as internet of things, autonomous vehicles, real-time imaging processing and big data...
Managing data flow boosts cyber-physical system performance
Researchers have developed a suite of algorithms to improve the performance of cyber-physical systems - from autonomous vehicles to smart power grids - by balancing each component's need for data...
A small number of self-organizing autonomous vehicles significantly increases traffic flow
With the addition of just a small number of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the road, traffic flow can become faster, greener, and safer in the near future, a new study...
How dangerous are burning electric cars?
What happens if an electric car burns in a road tunnel or an underground car park? In the Hagerbach test tunnel in Switzerland, researchers and tunnel safety experts set fire...
Your paper notebook could become your next tablet
Engineers developed a simple printing process that renders any paper or cardboard packaging into a keyboard, keypad or other easy-to-use human-machine interfaces.
Additive manufacturing of multi-functional parts
Additive manufacturing is currently one of the most significant trends in industry. Now a team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS has developed a Multi Material...
Direct observation of desorption of a melt of long polymer chains
In our everyday life it's not uncommon to see the same material in different states. Take for example water: it's a liquid at ambient temperature, we can convert into ice...
Decorating windows for optimal sound transmission
Glass windows typically offer some amount of soundproofing, sometimes unintentionally. In general, ventilation is required to achieve large sound transmission.
Vanity organizers that will keep all your products tidy
Your products, in plain sight. (Jamie Street via Unsplash/)It’s easy to accumulate a bunch of products—from nail polish to fragrances—and even easier for them to turn into a messy jumble. Vanity organizers are...
Stable supply of electrochromic metallo-supramolecular polymer
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (TCI) have jointly developed a synthetic process capable of stably supplying a metallo-supramolecular polymer electrochromic (EC) material. Popularization...
In 2019, Google claimed it was the first to demonstrate a quantum comput...
In 2019, Google claimed it was the first to demonstrate a quantum computer performing a calculation beyond the abilities of today’s most powerful supercomputers. But most of the time, creating a quantum...