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Lockheed nabs $22.4M for work on LCS-based laser system
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $22.4 million contract for integration, demonstration, testing and operation on the Layered Laser Defense system prototype onboard a Navy littoral combat ship, the Pentagon announced.
Brad Pitt, Melissa McCarthy to join Drew, Jonathan Scott in HGTV series 'Celebrity IOU'
"Celebrity IOU," a new series featuring "Property Brothers" stars Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott and guests Brad Pitt, Melissa McCarthy, Viola Davis, Rebel Wilson, Jeremy Renner and Michael Bublé, will...
Boosting stability of perovskites helps silicon solar cells
A change in chemical composition enabled scientists to boost the longevity and efficiency of a perovskite solar cell.
Making more MXene: Researchers unveil a scalable production system for the promising, 2-D nanomaterials
For more than a decade, two-dimensional nanomaterials, such as graphene, have been touted as the key to making better microchips, batteries, antennas and many other devices. But a significant challenge...
Palm oil must be made more sustainable while replacements are made scalable, engineers warn
Efforts to create synthetic replacements for palm oil are still likely to take several years, so immediate attention should be focused on making the existing production process more sustainable, researchers...
Researchers create a new acoustic smart material inspired by shark skin
From the headphones we use to listen to our favorite songs or podcasts, to sonic camouflage employed by submarines, how we transmit and experience sound is an essential part of...
Ultrathin organic solar cell is both efficient and durable
Scientists have succeeded in creating an ultrathin organic solar cell that is both highly efficient and durable. Using a simple post-annealing process, they created a flexible organic cell that degrades...
Scientists propose a flexible interface design for silicon-graphite dual-ion battery
Silicon is abundant in nature with high theoretical capacity (4200 mAh g-1), making it an ideal anode material for improving the energy density of dual-ion batteries (DIBs). However, its application...
Magnetic teeth revealed using quantum imaging
Biology provides us with a constant source of inspiration for designing and exploring new functional materials.
Wetting property of Li metal with graphite
The "Rock-chair" Li-ion battery (LIB) was discovered in the late 1970s and commercialized in 1991 by Sony, which has become the primary way we store portable energy today. To honor...
Bouquets of nanoflowers with a golden touch
Using nano-sized spheres as a starting point, researcher Juan Wang of the University of Twente (MESA+ Institute) creates fascinating structures that can have a wide range of shapes and functionalities....
Paper sheds light on infant universe and origin of matter
A new study, conducted to better understand the origin of the universe, has provided insight into some of the most enduring questions in fundamental physics: How can the Standard Model...
New LHCb analysis still sees previous intriguing results
At a seminar today at CERN, the LHCb collaboration presented a new analysis of data from a specific transformation, or "decay," that a particle called B0 meson can undergo. The...
Inverse design software automates design process for optical, nanophotonic structures
Stanford University researchers created an inverse design codebase called SPINS that can help researchers explore different design methodologies to find fabricable optical and nanophotonic structures.
New acoustic smart material inspired by shark skin
Researchers created a new sharkskin-inspired smart material that allows shifts in acoustic transmission on demand using magnets. As a result the new material can achieve multiple properties in one structure...
Research produces most accurate 3-D images of 2-D materials
A UCLA-led research team has produced in unprecedented detail experimental three-dimensional maps of the atoms in a so-called 2-D material—matter that isn't truly two-dimensional but is nearly flat because it's...
Researchers use microwaves to measure signs of dehydration
London and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has successfully used microwaves to measure blood-based molecules known to be influenced by dehydration.
Scientists shrink fin-width of FinFET to nearly the physical limit
FinFETs are known to be an evolution of metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) featuring a semiconducting channel vertically wrapped by conformal gate electrodes. It was first proposed in 1990s in...
Electrical power generation from moderate-temperature radiative thermal sources
Moderate-temperature thermal sources often radiate waste heat as a by-product of mechanical work, chemical or nuclear reactions, or information processing. In a new report in Science, Paul S. Davids and...
Physicists keep improving 'smart' composites for biomedical sensors
IKBFU Physicists have successfully tested the new magnetic micro wire-based concept of "smart" composites production. The new composites are related to the multiferroic-class materials which have mutually controlled magnetic and...
New carbon membrane generates a hundred times more power
Leiden chemists have created a new ultrathin membrane only one molecule thick. The membrane can produce a hundred times more power from seawater than the best membranes used today. The...
Two-dimensional metals open pathways to new science
An atomically thin materials platform developed by Penn State researchers in conjunction with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Oak Ridge National Lab will open a wide range of new applications...
Introducing the light-operated hard drives of tomorrow
What do you get when you place a thin film of perovkite material used in solar cells on top of a magnetic substrate? More efficient hard drive technology. EPFL physicist...
SpaceX's latest Starship prototype passes big tank pressure test
SpaceX's newest prototype of its Starship Mars-colonizing vehicle just passed a crucial pressure test, potentially paving the way for more-ambitious trials in the near future.
Scientists propose new method for large-scale production of thermally stable single-atom catalysts
A research group led by Prof. Qiao Botao from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a new method for large-scale production...
An ultimate one-dimensional electronic channel in hexagonal boron nitride
In the field of 2-D electronics, the norm used to be that graphene is the main protagonist and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is its insulating passive support. Researchers of the...
John Boyega producing non-English, African films for Netflix
British-Nigerian actor John Boyega's UpperRoom Productions is developing a slate of non-English language films for Netflix.
How plants protect themselves from sun damage
For plants, sunlight can be a double-edged sword. They need it to drive photosynthesis, the process that allows them to store solar energy as sugar molecules, but too much sun can dehydrate...