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An on-skin durable nanomesh sensor to monitor natural skin motion
Comfortable strain gages can be directly placed on human skin to monitor continuous motion activity with widespread applications in robotics, human motion detection, and personal health care. However, it is challenging to develop...
We're using microbes to clean up toxic electronic waste – here's how
If you were to stack up all the electronic waste produced annually around the world it would weigh as much as all the commercial aircrafts ever produced, or 5,000 Eiffel...
A method to perform canonical phase measurements using quantum feedback
Light is known to have a number of fundamental properties, including color, brightness, and direction, most of which are immediately apparent and can be observed with the naked eye. There...
The best WiFi extenders to stay connected
Work or play with minimal interruption. (ConvertKit via Unsplash/)Dependable WiFi access is crucial when working or unwinding at home. If your signal constantly drops when presenting in meetings or leaves you with unexpected...
Hydrogen economy with mass production of high-purity hydrogen from ammonia
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has made an announcement about the technology to extract high-purity hydrogen from ammonia and generate electric power in conjunction with a fuel...
Controlling heat opens door for next-generation lighting and displays in perovskite LEDs
Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are nearly ubiquitous in modern life, providing the brightness in phone displays, televisions, and lights. A new form of LEDs, made of a class of materials...
UK to set limits on harmful airborne particles
A new UK target will be set to protect people from the effects of breathing in tiny particles.
Google honors periodic table pioneer Julius Lothar Meyer with Doodle
Google is celebrating chemist Julius Lothar Meyer, who was one of two scientists to discover the periodic law of chemical elements and pioneer early periodic tables on what would have...
Ethan Hawke stars in ‘Tesla,’ a quirky biopic about the iconic inventor
It is a David and Goliath story for the Industrial Age. Young, idealistic Nikola Tesla came to the United States in 1884 hoping that electricity mogul Thomas Edison would work with him...
Hands-free driving could be on UK roads by spring
The government is consulting industry on technology which can take control of a vehicle at low speeds.
OCT-based technique captures subtle details of photoreceptor function
Researchers have developed a new instrument that has, for the first time, measured tiny light-evoked deformations in individual rods and cones in a living human eye. The new approach could...
Zhenan Bao makes stretchable electronics for artificial skin
Stanford professor envisions semiconducting polymers with integrated sensors to coat robots or prostheses
Smart AI makes all kinds of shapes on its own
POSTECH research team develops an artificial neural network system that recommends plastic molding process conditions.
Tiny dust particles could help spread viruses like the flu
We're all surrounded by personal clouds of dust and debris smaller than the eye can see. (Pexels/)Scientists have debated the role of droplets both large and small in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 since...
Enzyme cocktail developed in Brazil powers production of second-generation ethanol
Researchers at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have genetically engineered a fungus to produce a cocktail of enzymes that break down the carbohydrates in biomass,...
This 'Cold Tube' can beat the summer heat without relying on air conditioning
The 'Cold Tube' can offer relief from the summer heat without relying on air conditioning. It uses half the energy of conventional air conditioners and can be used outdoors or...
'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' 'parts ways' with three top producers
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has lost three senior producers on her daytime talk show, Warner Bros. said Tuesday.
Mathematicians unravel a thread of string theory
Mathematicians are exploring a string duality between F-theory and heterotic string theory in eight dimensions.
French authorities investigating former Paris Deputy Mayor Christophe Girard
French authorities confirmed Tuesday they have opened a rape investigation against former Paris Deputy Mayor Christophe Girard after a report accused him of assaulting a teenager more than 20 years...
Factory malfunction causes chocolate rain in Switzerland
A Swiss candy company confirmed a malfunction in a factory ventilation system caused cocoa powder to rain down on the surrounding area.
Calculating hadrons using supercomputers
Hadrons are elusive superstars of the subatomic world, making up almost all visible matter, and British theoretical physicist Antoni Woss has worked diligently with colleagues at the U.S. Department of...
Transparent solar panels for windows hit record efficiency
In a step closer to skyscrapers that serve as power sources, a team led by University of Michigan researchers has set a new efficiency record for color-neutral, transparent solar cells....
Novel method of heat conduction could be a game changer for server farms and aircraft
A mechanical engineer has developed an aircraft thermal management technology that stands ready for adaptation into other areas.
Airborne viruses can spread on dust, non-respiratory particles
Influenza viruses can spread through the air on dust, fibers and other microscopic particles, according to new research. The findings have obvious implications for coronavirus transmission as well as influenza.
Brad Pitt, Jimmy Kimmel join 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' table read
Actor Brad Pitt and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will join a live virtual table read of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts.
A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity
A group of theoretical physicists, including two physicists from the University of Groningen, have proposed a 'table-top' device that could measure gravity waves. However, their actual aim is to answer...
Dynamic full-field optical coherence tomography: 3-D live-imaging of retinal organoids
Optical coherence tomography offers astounding opportunities to image the complex structure of living tissue but lacks functional information. We present dynamic full-field optical coherence tomography as a technique to noninvasively...
The MOF-based multicolor single-mode microlaser
Since different tissues, cells or biochemicals have different (such as optical, thermal and acoustic) responses to different wavelengths of light, a light source with visible to near-infrared (NIR) multi-color output provides the fundamentals...