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Crystal creates a supercontinuum breakthrough
Researchers have generated a wide range of colors from a single laser after discovering a new process for achieving so-called "supercontinuum generation."
Extremely active and selective immobilized catalyst for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction
Well-defined metal complexes with chemical stability and structural tunability are a promising class of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (ECR) catalysts, especially immobilized metal phthalocyanines. However, the strong intermolecular π-π stacking interactions...
Study achieves a new record fiber QKD transmission distance of over 509 km
The sending-or-not-sending twin-field (SNS-TF) protocol has so far proved to be a highly promising strategy for achieving high rates over long distances in quantum key distribution (QKD) applications. In fact,...
Highly selective recovery of lanthanides via layered vanadate with acid and radiation resistance
With the development of nuclear energy, environmental concerns associated with the nuclear fuel cycle has attracted great attention. However, the effective sequestration of actinides and lanthanides (Ln) from complex radioactive...
Self-driving cars still have major perception problems
A mock self-driving car deploys its sensors on the road. (the_lightwriter/Deposit Photos/)Yulong Cao is a PhD student in computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan. Z. Morley Mao is a professor...
Researchers look at noisy quantum computer
Researchers from CSC—IT center for science, Aalto University and Åbo Akademi and their collaborators from Boston University in the U.S. have for the first time demonstrated how the noise impacts...
Retracted: Paper claiming climate change caused by distance from Sun
The editors at the journal Scientific Reports have retracted a paper that was published last summer challenging the human factor in climate change. In their retraction notice, the editors cited...
Additive manufacturing of cellulose-based materials with continuous, multidirectional stiffness gradients
Functionally graded materials (FGM) allow diverse applications in multidisciplinary fields from biomedicine to architecture. However, their fabrication can be tedious relative to gradient continuity, interfacial bending and directional freedom. Most...
Eye spy a foam
Image: Another fluid experiment joins long running research on foam stability on the International Space Station. The Foam-Coarsening experiment, developed by Airbus for ESA, is scheduled to be activated this month in the...
Sticky tape: A key ingredient for mapping artifact origins
Researchers at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science in Japan have demonstrated that combining a highly sensitive sulfur analysis technique with simple sulfur-free tape is an effective and harmless...
An environmentally friendly alternative to toxic ship coatings
High-powered, ultra-fast lasers are increasingly used in industrial applications, thanks to their ability to remove material of almost any kind. With smooth, melt-free cuts, even on a micron scale, ultra-fast...
Roll-up TVs and bendable smart phones: The future of flexible electronic materials
Have you heard of foldable smartphones? How about the flexible television screen that rolls up into a box? Or the ultra-thin "wallpaper" TVs that are just millimeters thick?
Business success of paperless papers may signal next step in mainstream news: Don Pittis
Quebec's La Presse and Britain's Independent have proved that the most important thing about a paper is not paper. Could printless broadsheets may be the next media trend?
Memphis Grizzlies sign rookie Jontay Porter to multiyear contract
The Memphis Grizzlies signed rookie Jontay Porter, a forward/center out of Missouri, to a multiyear contract.
St. Louis Cardinals renew contract of ace Jack Flaherty for 2020 season
The St. Louis Cardinals renewed the contract of starting pitcher Jack Flaherty for the 2020 season.
A filter for cleaner qubits
Researchers show theoretically how coupling an additional filter qubit to the control line of a quantum computer can greatly increase the lifetime of the information stored in it. This work...
Seismic imaging technology could deliver finely detailed images of the human brain
Scientists have developed a new computational technique that could lead to fast, finely detailed brain imaging with a compact device that uses only sound waves.
Layered solar cell technology boosts efficiency, affordability
Researchers have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date, by layering cells and using a unique combination of elements.
Olga Malinkiewicz wants to make good on the promise of perovskites
Her company, Saule Technologies, has a low-cost process to print the solar cells on a multitude of materials
Amy Prieto is building safer, more powerful batteries
With Prieto Battery, the Colorado State professor has redesigned the lithium-ion battery from the bottom up
Cristina Sáenz de Pipaón wants to put CO2 to good use
Her company, Orchestra Scientific, is developing membrane technology to separate carbon dioxide from other gases and use it as a product
Breaking point of conducting material
An improved method to predict the temperature when plastics change from supple to brittle, which could potentially accelerate future development of flexible electronics, was developed.
Expanding the plasmonic painter's palette
By blending paints in their palette, artists can create a broad spectrum of colors with subtly different hues. However, scientists who wish to create a similar range of structural colors,...
Micromotors get supercharged with three 'engines'
Someday, microscopic robots could perform useful functions, such as diagnostic testing in lab-on-a-chip sensors, micropatterning surfaces or repairing equipment in tight spaces. But first, scientists need to be able to...
Michael Milken's Beverly Hills conference postponed til July amid coronavirus fears
Michael Milken's annual investment conference in Beverly Hills is postponed til July amid coronavirus fears.
'Beauty and the Beast' prequel series a go at Disney+
Luke Evans and Josh Gad have signed on to reprise their "Beauty and the Beast" roles of Gaston and LeFou in a prequel series for Disney+.
Photocatalyst converts fatty acids to diesel and jet-fuel molecules selectively
Method provides petroleum-free way to turn industrial biowaste into valuable commodity
Pauling's rules about crystal structures flunk test
Only 13% of oxide crystal structures obey 4 of the 5 rules simultaneously