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No, the new coronavirus wasn't created in a lab, scientists say
The idea that SARS CoV-2, the new coronavirus behind the current pandemic, was created in a lab is a favourite among conspiracy theorists. But an international team of researchers has...
Greener batteries for grid storage
An unconventional design doubles the storage capacity of a low-cost, and nontoxic battery for the renewable grid
Don’t chuck that favorite jacket—fix the zipper instead
Before you shove that defunct coat to the back of your closet, see if a little DIY sewing can save it. (Beatriz Braga/Unsplash/)You know that feeling of panic when you pull your...
Well-designed dutch ovens for cooking the best meals of your life
Soup's on. ( Becca Tapert via Unsplash/)Every kitchen should have a dutch oven. Primarily used for slow-cooked foods like stews, soups, and braised meats, these large cast-iron pots are handy when whipping up...
The best hand mixers for beating eggs, batter, and cream
Now seems like a good time for a cake. (Depositphotos/)Electric hand mixers and beaters are some of the best time-saving kitchen appliances of all, sparing your wrists and arms the monotonous and often...
Report: Japan’s TEPCO to ‘slowly’ release radioactive wastewater
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is to release radioactive wastewater off the coast of Japan "slowly for 30 years," according to a Japanese press report.
Teaching old transition metals new tricks: Chemists activate palladium catalysis by light
In the production of compounds, chemists have the goal of finding strategies that are most selective and avoid waste products. This helps to drive industrial innovation and drug development. In...
Development of a solid material capable of slowly releasing H2S and NO
Scientists have developed a solid material capable of slowly releasing hydrogen sulfide and nitric oxide when exposed to air. These gases can induce physiologically favorable effects at low concentrations (e.g.,...
A synchronization approach to sensing using many oscillators
Engineers have found a new approach of taking a measurement over an extended area. The technique is based on coupled 'chaotic oscillators,' which are highly sensitive electronic circuits that can...
Sensing internal organ temperature with shining lights
A cheap, biocompatible white powder that luminesces when heated could be used for non-invasively monitoring the temperature of specific organs within the body. Scientists have now conducted preliminary tests to...
NFL doctors stop player physicals until after coronavirus pandemic
NFL-related player physicals have been discontinued during the coronavirus.
Creating stretchable thermoelectric generators
For the first time, a soft and stretchable organic thermoelectric module has been created that can harvest energy from body heat. The breakthrough was enabled by a new composite material...
A landmark plan for realizing fusion energy and advancing plasma science
Creating and controlling on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars is a key goal of scientists around the world. Production of this safe, clean and limitless...
Lead-halide perovskites with enhanced luminescence and stability
Lead halide perovskites are materials that emit light with a range of colors, but also suffer from poor moisture stability. Scientists in China demonstrated a new synthetic technique that can...
Pushing periodic disorder induced phase-matching into deep-ultraviolet spectral region
Phase matching condition is the key criteria for efficient nonlinear frequency conversion. Here, Scientists in China employed an additional periodic phase (APP) technique to meet the phase-matching condition in quartz...
Teaching old transition metals new tricks: Chemists activate palladium catalysis by light
In the production of compounds, chemists have the fundamental goal of finding strategies that are most selective and avoid waste products. Breakthroughs in this area serve, among other things, to...
Creating stretchable thermoelectric generators
For the first time, a soft and stretchable organic thermoelectric module has been created that can harvest energy from body heat. The breakthrough was enabled by a new composite material...
Look: Ed Helms channels '80s films in 'Coffee & Kareem' posters
Ed Helms, Terrence Little Garden High and Taraji P. Henson star in "Coffee & Kareem," a new comedy premiering April 3 on Netflix.
Eye blinking on-a-chip
Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) have developed a device that moves fluids over corneal cells similarly to the movement of tears over a blinking eye....
Development of a solid material capable of slowly releasing hydrogen sulfide and nitric oxide
National Institute for Materials Science has developed a solid material capable of slowly releasing hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nitric oxide (NO) when exposed to air. These gases can induce physiologically...
The famous Zelinsky process unveiled: Self-promoted acetylenic cascade produces benzene
Joint computational and experimental study sheds light on a unique property of 2-D materials—dynamic changes of electronic configuration during transformations at the molecular level. Discovery of that mechanistic channel of...
Scientists develop platform for building nanoelectronics and quantum processors
Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Vladivostok, Russia) together with colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing) have designed a platinum-cobalt-magnesium oxide microstructure coated by platinum that is...
Team develops photosynthetic proteins for expanded solar energy conversion
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has developed a new photosynthetic protein system enabling an enhanced and more sustainable approach to solar-powered technological devices.
Global carbon capture potential for rare nanoparticle
Australia is on the cusp of commercializing a rare nanoparticle with huge global potential to help capture carbon and water pollutants.
Adjusting processing temperature results in better hydrogels for biomedical applications
Biohydrogels—biomaterials composed of polymer chains dispersed in water—have been studied closely by researchers for their potential use in biomedical applications, such as in tissue repair, as surgical sealants, and in...
Special blend of circuits and memristive devices created for brain-mimicking processing systems
During the 1990s, Carver Mead and colleagues combined basic research in neuroscience with elegant analog circuit design in electronic engineering. This pioneering work on neuromorphic electronic circuits inspired researchers in...
Scientists develop a new cathode material for metal-ion batteries
Researchers from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) created a new cathode material based on titanium fluoride phosphate, which achieved superior energy performance and stable operation at...
Crumpled graphene makes ultra-sensitive cancer DNA detector
Graphene-based biosensors could usher in an era of liquid biopsy, detecting DNA cancer markers circulating in a patient’s blood or serum. But current designs need a lot of DNA. In...