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Newly proposed strategy offers smart flexible neural electrode with high efficiency
With rapid development of smart flexible electronics in wearable and implantable fields, it is urgent to prepare biomimetic electrode materials with simple operation, good biocompatibility and low cost, to obtain...
Radiation damage spreads among close neighbors
A single X-ray can unravel an enormous molecule, physicists report in the March 17 issue of Physical Review Letters. Their findings could lead to safer medical imaging and a more...
Jupiter's red spot thickness remains steady as surface area decreases
A team of researchers affiliated with Aix-Marseille Université has found evidence that suggests the thickness of Jupiter's red spot has remained relatively stable as its surface area has decreased. In...
Qubits that operate at room temperature
Scientists from NUST MISIS (Russia) together with colleagues from Sweden, Hungary and U.S., found a way to manufacture stable qubits that operate at room temperature, in contrast to the majority...
Seeing with electrons: scientists pave the way to more affordable and accessible cryo-EM
Visualizing the structure of viruses, proteins and other small biomolecules can help scientists gain deeper insights into how these molecules function, potentially leading to new treatments for disease. In recent...
AlScN – alternative material for more efficient smartphone hardware
5G mobile data transfers require the use of more and higher frequency ranges, all of which need to be accommodated within a single mobile device. Thus, the demands on radio...
Master the art of shaving with these eco-friendly blades
Stop using disposable cartridges and Earth-defiling plastic. (Supply via Unsplash/)Shaving tools are needlessly gendered, and for women often come with a pink tax, which jacks up the price for a nearly identical item...
USA Swimming cancels TYR Pro Series meet in Mission Viejo over coronavirus
The TYR Pro Series meet scheduled for next month in Mission Viejo was canceled by USA Swimming on Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Letters to the Editor: There's no way LAUSD schools could be cleaned enough to stop coronavirus
A former LAUSD teacher says that realities of sanitation in the district made closing schools absolutely necessary.
Novel transmitter for terahertz waves
Terahertz waves are becoming more important in science and technology. But generating these waves is still a challenge. A team has now developed a germanium component that generates short terahertz...
Deep learning for mechanical property evaluation
A standard method for testing some of the mechanical properties of materials is to poke them with a sharp point. This “indentation technique” can provide detailed measurements of how the material responds to...
13,000 fans moshed at home as a metal band streamed from an empty venue
That space in front of the stage should be packed with fans. (Code Orange/)To an unfamiliar eye, the average a show from Pittsburgh-based metal outfit, Code Orange, looks like large-scale melee. As the...
U.S. economy is now in recession, UCLA Anderson forecast says
The coronavirus pandemic has already caused the recession to begin, the UCLA Anderson Forecast says in an unprecedented update.
SMART announces new method for processing fluid droplets
Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a unique method for generating and processing fluid droplets under...
New low-cost approach detects building deformations with extreme precision in real time
A new camera-based method for measuring building deformations can detect small displacements from 10 meters away. The method could be useful for continuously detecting fast deformations in high-rise buildings, bridges...
Biophysicists blend incompatible components into one nanofiber
Russian researchers from the Federal Research Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and Lomonosov Moscow State University showed the possibility of blending two incompatible...
Research team presents novel transmitter for terahertz waves
Terahertz waves are becoming ever more important in science and technology. They enable us to unravel the properties of future materials, test the quality of automotive paint and screen envelopes....
Jupiter's Great Red Spot may be shrinking, but its thickness is steady
Jupiter's Great Red Spot isn't shrinking in every direction, a new study suggests.
Look: Kaley Cuoco, Karl Cook move in together after 2 years of marriage
"Big Bang Theory" alum Kaley Cuoco and Karl Cook settled into their first home together nearly two years after their wedding.
A tale of shepherds and helices
The relief "Adoration of the Shepherds" by the Italian sculptor Giuseppe Torretti is disfigured by lumpy salt crystals. Now, a research group at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State...
Nanostructured rubber-like material with optimal properties could replace human tissue
Researchers have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties, which could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures. The material has the potential...
New experimental, theoretical evidence identifies jacutingaite as dual-topology insulator
Topological insulators (TIs) are bulk insulating materials that nonetheless exhibit metallic conductivity on their surfaces. This conductivity is guaranteed by the bulk band structure's topology—the surface features these states as...
This bespoke ride is half car, half motorcycle, all fun
This story originally featured on Motorcyclist.Half car, half motorcycle—three-wheelers like Vanderhall Motor Works’ Venice GT ($33,950) are a growing segment in the powersport world. Defined as both a reverse trike and autocycle, this...
Stock market slide again trips safety circuit breaker on Wall Street
For the third time in a week, a safety circuit breaker was activated on Wall Street Monday after U.S. markets plummeted after the opening bell.
Mechanically controllable nonlinear dielectrics
Strain-sensitive barium strontium titanate (Bax-Sr1-x-TiO3) perovskite systems are widely used for their superior nonlinear dielectric behaviors. In a new report on Science Advances, D.L. Ko and a research team in...
Nanostructured rubber-like material with optimal properties could replace human tissue
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties that could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical...
Advanced Magnetic Cooling for Sub-Kelvin Instruments
PROJECT High-Efficiency Continuous Cooling for Cryogenic Instruments SNAPSHOT To cool proposed future science instruments to operating temperatures well below one Kelvin, NASA is developing an advanced spaceflight magnetic refrigeration system. The CADR team in...
Could Our Energy Come from Giant Seaweed Farms in the Ocean?
A U.S. agency is funding projects to help create a bioenergy industry based on macroalgae -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com