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Resistance bands that will take your workout to the next level
Stretch it out. (Geert Pieters via Unsplash/)There’s only so much that running in the park will do to keep you feeling strong and toned. Luckily, there are lots of ways to make...
New POP atomic clock design achieves state-of-the-art frequency stability
Chinese researchers have developed a pulsed optically pumped (POP) atomic clock with a frequency stability of 4.7 x 10-15 at 104 seconds based on a new design.
High-quality boron nitride grown at atmospheric pressure
Graphene Flagship researchers at RWTH Aachen University, Germany and ONERA-CNRS, France, in collaboration with researchers at the Peter Grunberg Institute, Germany, the University of Versailles, France, and Kansas State University,...
Volvo, Daimler partner to develop fuel cell power for heavy vehicles
Volvo and Daimler's truck division announced Tuesday they will partner to develop fuel cell systems to power heavy vehicles, as an alternative to gasoline and diesel.
New hybrid material improves the performance of silicon in Li-ion batteries
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed a new hybrid material of mesoporous silicon microparticles and carbon nanotubes that can improve the performance of silicon in Li-ion batteries....
Water replaces toxins: Green production of plastics
Many common materials are not sustainable. Some are harmful to plants or animals, others contain rare elements that will not always be as readily available as they are today. A...
Finding better ways to cool down as the climate heats up
We're so used to putting on the AC when it gets hot that we don't even stop to think about what we're doing. But the impact it's having on the...
TV pros are getting creative, using tech to keep your shows afloat amid coronavirus
Until Hollywood production ramps up again, TV producers and showrunners are finding they can do a lot more than they thought from home.
Researchers created a tiny circuit through a single water molecule
Water, the humble combination of hydrogen and oxygen, is essential for life. Despite its central place in nature, relatively little is known about the role that single water molecules play...
Diamonds shine in energy storage solution
Dr. Haifei Zhan, from the QUT Centre for Materials Science, and his colleagues successfully modelled the mechanical energy storage and release capabilities of a diamond nanothread (DNT) bundle—a collection of...
Modelling wrinkling and buckling in materials that form the basis of flexible electronics
Flexible circuits have become a highly desirable commodity in modern technology, with applications in biotechnology, electronics, monitors and screens, being of particular importance. A new paper authored by John F....
Lab-on-a-chip COVID-19 antibody test could offer rapid, accurate results
COVID-19 antibody testing that’s portable, fast, cheap and highly precise—four attributes that are usually mutually exclusive—could be possible with a microfluidic device invented at the University of Michigan and developed...
New discovery helps close the gap towards optically-controlled quantum computation
Scientists have discovered a light-induced switching mechanism in a Dirac semimetal.
Diamonds shine in energy storage solution
Researchers have proposed the design of a new carbon nanostructure made from diamond nanothreads that could one day be used for mechanical energy storage, wearable technologies, and biomedical applications.
Coronavirus: WHO developing guidance on wet markets
The World Health Organization calls for stricter safety and hygiene when wet markets reopen.
Terahertz science discloses the ultrafast photocarrier dynamics in carbon nanotubes
A team of researchers from Osaka University, TU Wien, Nanyang Technological University, Rice University, University of Alberta and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale comes closer to unraveling the physics of quasiparticles in...
Cool down fast to advance quantum nanotechnology
Rapidly cooling magnon particles proves a surprisingly effective way to create an elusive quantum state of matter, called a Bose-Einstein condensate. The discovery can help advance quantum physics research and...
The realization of a 1-D magneto-optical trap of polyatomic molecules
Researchers at the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms have recently demonstrated a one-dimensional (1-D) magneto-optical trap (MOT) of polar free radical calcium monohydroxide (CaOH). This technique, outlined in a paper...
Yoga mats for a better at-home workout
These simple pieces of gear can improve all your workouts. (Kike Vega via Unsplash/)You don’t have to practice yoga to use a yoga mat. They’re also a great surface for push ups,...
Physicist Stephen Wolfram thinks he's on to a theory of everything, and wants help simulating the universe
Could the structure of the universe emerge from the repetition of a simple rule?
Air Force saves $7M on fuel for KC-135 by turning windshield wipers vertical
Windshield wiper blades mounted vertically on a KC-135 Stratotanker's windshield can save about $7 million in annual fuel costs, a U.S. Air Force test concluded.
Faster-degrading plastic could promise cleaner seas
To address plastic pollution plaguing the world's seas and waterways, chemists have developed a new polymer that can degrade by ultraviolet radiation.
Advanced memory from advanced materials
Researchers successfully demonstrated a method to switch a novel material between two different nonvolatile states at very high speeds and with great accuracy. The physical constituents of the device in...
Stabilizing brain-computer interfaces
New research will drastically improve brain-computer interfaces and their ability to remain stabilized during use, greatly reducing or potentially eliminating the need to recalibrate these devices during or between experiments.
Catalyst enables reactions with the help of green light
For the first time, chemists have developed a titanium catalyst that makes light usable for selective chemical reactions. It provides a cost-effective and non-toxic alternative to the ruthenium and iridium...
Photonic microwave generation using on-chip optical frequency combs
Using integrated photonic chips, scientists have demonstrated laser-based microwave generators. These microwave signals, as well as their optical carriers, could be used in radars, satellite communications and future 5G wireless...
Why relying on new technology won't save the planet
Over-reliance on promises of new technology to solve climate change is enabling delay, say researchers. They argue instead for cultural, social and political transformation to enable widespread deployment of both...
Hydrogen and methane-absorbing MOF boasts impressive combination of properties
Aluminum-based sorbent with exceptional gas-storage properties may give clean-burning fuels a transportation boost