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How to make aziridines from olefins without expensive metals
Double bonds form nitrogen-containing 3-membered rings thanks to a reactive yet fleeting oxaziridine intermediate
Gold coating helps illuminate hosiery
Electrodes made from pantyhose are the basis of light-emitting fabrics that can stretch and change display patterns
Machine learning illuminates material's hidden order
Extreme temperature can do strange things to metals. In severe heat, iron ceases to be magnetic. In devastating cold, lead becomes a superconductor.
BNP Paribas Open to offer fans refunds amid coronavirus outbreak
In addition to offering fans refunds, the BNP Paribas Open will implement a variety of procedures aimed at helping attendees avoid contracting coronavirus.
Watch: Dua Lipa plays fitness instructor in 'Physical' workout video
Dua Lipa released a new music video for "Physical," a single from her forthcoming album "Future Nostalgia."
Topology protects light propagation in photonic crystal
Dutch researchers at AMOLF and TU Delft have seen light propagate in a special material without reflections. The material, a photonic crystal, consists of two parts that each have a...
How drones can hear walls
One drone, four microphones and a loudspeaker: nothing more is needed to determine the position of walls and other flat surfaces within a room.
Comprehensive review of heterogeneously integrated 2-D materials
In a paper published in Nano, a group of researchers from Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea provide a comprehensive review of heterogeneously integrated two dimensional (2-D) materials from an extensive library...
A filter for cleaner qubits
A research team at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), RIKEN, and the University of Tokyo have demonstrated how to increase the lifetime of qubits inside quantum computers by...
Argonne's pioneering user facility to add magic number factory
One of the big questions in physics and chemistry is, how were the heavy elements from iron to uranium created? The Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS) at the...
Proposed transistor is made of graphene and a two-dimensional superconductor
Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems (PCS), within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea) have proposed a transistor made of graphene and a two-dimensional...
Physicists have narrowed the mass range for hypothetical dark matter axions
Bit by bit, physicists are winnowing down the potential masses for hypothetical particles called axions. If they exist, the subatomic particles could make up dark matter, a mysterious source of mass that pervades...
Layered solar cell technology boosts efficiency, affordability
The future’s getting brighter for solar power. Researchers from CU Boulder have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date, by layering cells and...
Tough, flexible sensor invented for wearable tech
Researchers have used 3-D printing and nanotechnology to create a durable, flexible sensor for wearable devices to monitor everything from vital signs to athletic performance.
Scientists rapidly grow a long-seed DKDP crystal
DKDP (KDxH2-xPO4), which can minimize stimulated Raman scattering, is the best nonlinear crystal used as a tripler in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) facilities.
Jets DT Quinnen Williams arrested for carrying gun at airport
New York Jets defender Quinnen Williams -- the No. 3 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft -- was arrested for trying to board his flight at LaGuardia Airport while...
Novel method for easier scaling of quantum devices
In an advance that may help researchers scale up quantum devices, an MIT team has developed a method to "recruit" neighboring quantum bits made of nanoscale defects in diamond, so...
Computation analysis unravels the complex behavior of a polymer
A polymer that can be broken down into its molecular building blocks, which can then be recombined by either heating or cooling—but by different mechanisms in each case—has been developed...
'Rock-breathing' bacteria are electron spin doctors, study shows
Electrons spin. It's a fundamental part of their existence. Some spin "up" while others spin "down." Scientists have known this for about a century, thanks to quantum physics.
Dark excitons can make a high contribution to light emission from nanotubes
Tailoring the dimensions and other attributes of carbon nanotubes can substantially boost the amount of light they emit, three physicists at RIKEN have discovered. This finding promises to lead to...
Super magnets from a 3-D printer
Magnetic materials are an important component of mechatronic devices such as wind power stations, electric motors, sensors and magnetic switch systems. Magnets are usually produced using rare earths and conventional...
Cooling magnets with sound
Today, most quantum experiments are carried out with the help of light, including those in nanomechanics, in which tiny objects are cooled with electromagnetic waves to such an extent that...
Nanoscale 4-D printing technique may speed development of new therapeutics
Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY (CUNY ASRC) and Northwestern University have created a 4-D printer capable of constructing patterned surfaces that recreate the...
'Tickling' an atom to investigate the behavior of materials
Scientists and engineers working at the frontier of nanotechnology face huge challenges. When the position of a single atom in a material may change the fundamental properties of that material,...
'Magnonic nanoantennas': optically-inspired computing with spin waves one step closer
An article was published in the journal Advanced Materials, and will appear on the front cover of the March 5th issue, demonstrating a new methodology for generating and manipulating spin...
Terahertz radiation technique opens a new door for studying atomic behavior
Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have made a promising new advance for the lab's high-speed "electron camera" that could allow them to "film" tiny, ultrafast...
Chris Pratt and Tom Holland relate to each other's 'Onward' characters
Chris Pratt and Tom Holland provide the voices for elf brothers in Pixar's "Onward," out Friday. The actors say they're more like the opposite roles in real life.
Novel method for easier scaling of quantum devices
In an advance that may help researchers scale up quantum devices, an MIT team has developed a method to “recruit” neighboring quantum bits made of nanoscale defects in diamond, so that instead...