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Having an eye for colors: Printable light sensors
Cameras, light barriers, and movement sensors have one thing in common: They work with light sensors that are already found in many applications. In future, these sensors might also play...
Programmable droplet manipulation by a magnetic-actuation robot
Droplet manipulation in materials science can contribute to water collection, medical diagnostics and drug delivery techniques. While structure-based liquid operations are widely used in nature and in bioinspired artificial materials,...
ATLAS experiment searches for natural supersymmetry using novel techniques
In new results presented at CERN, the ATLAS Experiment's search for supersymmetry (SUSY) reached new levels of sensitivity. The results examine a popular SUSY extension studied at the Large Hadron...
Device mimics the mangrove’s water-purifying power
The mangrove tree survives in its subtropical habitat by efficiently converting the salty water of its environment into fresh water — an engineering feat that has long baffled scientists. Now,...
Novel laser crystal emerges as a promising candidate for 2.7 μm lasers
In recent years, ~ 3 μm mid-infrared lasers have attracted much attention due to wide applications in biomedical treatments, molecular fingerprint identification and optical parametric oscillation (OPO) pumping source.
Large-area electronic-grade graphene grows on the cheap
The electronics industry might look very different today were it not for the dramatic drop in cost of high-quality single-crystalline silicon wafers over the past five decades. So what would...
Electron-hole recombination mechanism in halide perovskites
A research team led by Prof. Zhao Jin from Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found low-frequency lattice phonons...
Porous liquid holds bigger molecules
An international team of chemists has developed a method for creating an ionic-liquid, porous, tetrahedral coordination cage that holds larger molecules than other porous liquids. In their paper published in...
Contesting U.S. Clean Car Standards is moot for sure if clean-vehicle platform is what’s in store
One source opines that makers of autos powered by internal combustion engines are has-beens and that electric vehicle manufacturers, in essence, will not just one day, but also, soon be...
What if we could teach photons to behave like electrons?
To develop futuristic technologies like quantum computers, scientists will need to find ways to control photons, the basic particles of light, just as precisely as they can already control electrons,...
Undulatory topographical waves for flow-induced foulant sweeping
The stingray, which spends much of their time partially buried on the ocean floor, uses its paired pectoral fins to stabilize their movement through the water and sweep away sandy...
Manipulating surface tension in fluids to suit various industrial needs
What do dishwashing liquid and nonstick pans have in common? Besides the fact that one is used to clean the other after cooking, both household items derive their usefulness by...
Contesting U.S. Clean Car Standards is moot for sure if clean-vehicle platform is what’s in store
One source opines that makers of autos powered by internal combustion engines are has-beens and that electric vehicle manufacturers, in essence, will not just one day, but also, soon be...
A combination of plant-based particles and water forms an 'eco-glue'
In a study published in Advanced Materials, researchers at Aalto University, the University of Tokyo, Sichuan University and the University of British Columbia have demonstrated that plant-derived cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)...
The combination of plant-based particles and water forms an 'eco' super-glue
Plant-based cellulose nanocrystals have remarkable inherent properties, and when combined with water, a powerful adhesive is formed that competes in strength with Superglue, without the need for toxic solvents.
This fundamental constant of nature remains the same even near a black hole
Even on a black hole’s turf, an essential constant of nature holds steady. According to standard physics, the fine-structure constant, which governs interactions of electrically charged particles, is the same everywhere in the...
Hydro Flask started out at farmers markets. Here's how it got so huge
How Hydro Flask water bottles became a hot fashion accessory is a story mixing environmentalism, self-care and the simple desire to keep drinks cold.
Meghan Trainor's dad hit by car
Singer Meghan Trainor's father is recovering from injuries he sustained when he was hit by a car this weekend.
Black phosphorus tunnel field-effect transistor as an alternative ultra-low power switch?
Researchers have reported a black phosphorus transistor that can be used as an alternative ultra-low power switch. A research team developed a thickness-controlled black phosphorous tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) that...
Porous ionic liquid captures alcohols and CFCs
Cage-like structures could enable selective separations in continuous-flow systems
Himalayan wolf discovered to be a unique wolf adapted to harsh high altitude life
Researchers have discovered that the Himalayan wolf is a unique wolf characteristically adapted to the harsh life in the Asian high altitudes where low oxygen levels challenge all life forms.
Jeanne Evert Dubin, sister of tennis great Chris Evert, dies at 62
A funeral Mass will be held Monday in Florida for world-class tennis player Jeanne Evert Dubin, the younger sister of superstar Chris Evert.
Let there be 'circadian' light
Researchers describe the science behind creating lighting to make us all happy and productive indoors. A company is using the technology to create commercial lightbulbs available later this year.
Superefficient solar desalination
System harnesses waste heat to produce enough drinkable water for an adult in 1 h
In air: More than pollution and meets the eye and what to do about it
There is this sense, an opinion, among a cohort or cohorts that carbon dioxide introduced into the atmosphere isn’t air pollution at all when it occurs naturally or is the...
Offshore wind farms could power much of coastal China
If China is to meet and exceed its Paris Climate Agreement goal by 2030, it's going to need to find a way to increase its wind capacity. Researchers found that...
Shaping the rings of molecules
Chemists discover a natural process to control the shape of 'macrocycles,' molecules of large rings of atoms, for use in pharmaceuticals and electronics.
How earthquakes deform gravity
Lightning—one, two, three—and thunder. For centuries, people have estimated the distance of a thunderstorm from the time between lightning and thunder. The greater the time gap between the two signals,...