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Claudia Kishi of 'Baby-Sitters Club' to be honored in Netflix short film
Asian American creatives will pay tribute to "Baby-Sitters Club" character Claudia Kishi in "The Claudia Kishi Club," a new documentary short premiering July 10 on Netflix.
Researchers use electric fields to herd cells like flocks of sheep
Princeton researchers have created a device that can herd groups of cells like sheep, precisely directing the cells' movements by manipulating electric fields to mimic those found in the body...
New model helps to describe defects and errors in quantum computers
A summer internship in Bilbao, Spain, has led to a paper in the journal Physical Review Letters for Jack Mayo, a Master's student at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands....
Plastics markets adapt in the age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life around the world, leaving industries to find creative solutions to stay open and keep up with demand. The polymer industry has been especially "plastic"...
An innovative catalyst with nanoparticles as anode material in ethanol fuel cells
Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences designed and synthesized a functional ternary Pt/Re/SnO2/C catalyst as an...
U.S. Air Force initiates review into racial disparity
An Inspector General review into racial disparity in the U.S. Air Force, including the U.S. Space Force, is underway, the Air Force announced.
Levitating droplets allow scientists to perform 'touchless' chemical reactions
Levitation has long been a staple of magic tricks and movies. But in the lab, it's no trick. Scientists can levitate droplets of liquid, though mixing them and observing the...
Every moment of ultrafast chemical bonding now captured on film
Scientists report the direct observation of the birthing moment of chemical bonds by tracking real-time atomic positions in the molecule. They captured the ongoing reaction process of the chemical bond...
'Ironing' out the differences: Understanding superconductivity in ultrathin FeSe
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) elucidate the underlying cause behind the different critical transition temperatures reported for ultrathin iron selenide (FeSe) superconductors. Their results clarify why the...
Order out of disorder in ice
The glass structure of a material is often believed to mimic its corresponding liquid. Polyamorphism between ices has been used as a guide to elucidate the properties of liquid water....
Every moment of ultrafast chemical bonding captured on film
Targeted cancer drugs work by striking a tight bond between cancer cells and specific molecular targets that are involved in the growth and spread of cancer. Detailed images of such...
Molecular simulations show how drugs block key receptors
Many pharmaceuticals work by targeting what are known as 'G-protein-coupled receptors.' In a new study, scientists from Uppsala University describe how they have been able to predict how special molecules...
Levitating droplets allow scientists to perform 'touchless' chemical reactions
Levitation has long been a staple of magic tricks and movies. But in the lab, it's no trick. Scientists can levitate droplets of liquid, though mixing them and observing the...
Device turns wasted heat into clean electricity
New matchbook-sized devices could convert wasted heat in our homes, offices and vehicles into an environmentally friendly source of electricity, according to a team of scientists. “We can take advantage...
X-ray scattering enables closer scrutiny of the interior of planets and stars
An international research team has now presented a new, very precise method of evaluating the behavior of mixtures of different elements under high pressure with the help of X-ray scattering....
Better low-light photography may come one photon at a time
Long relegated to scientific niches like astronomy and microscopy, sensors that catch just the minimum amount of light — a single photon at a time — could be better than...
Turning alcohol into key ingredients for new medicines
Chemists have found a way to turn alcohol into amino acids, the building blocks of life. In a study published Monday in the journal Nature Chemistry, researchers explained the transformation, which...
Ion conducting polymer crucial to improving neuromorphic devices
"Neuromorphic" refers to mimicking the behavior of brain neural cells. When one speaks of neuromorphic computers, they are talking about making computers think and process more like human brains-operating at...
Dynamical and allosteric regulation of photoprotection in light harvesting complex II
The photosynthetic systems of green plants have developed a dual function of efficient light collection under low light intensity and photoprotection under intense sunshine to prevent the oxidative damage of...
Inside a training mission with a B-52 bomber, the aircraft that will not die
Capt. Carlos Espino (call sign "Loko"), foreground, walks towards a B-52 for a training flight out of Barksdale Air Force Base on March 10th. (Rob Verger /)Just before 9 a.m. on a...
Improved understanding of the behavior of electrons in plasmas
Plasmas are strongly associated with thermonuclear reactions inside stars such as the sun, but in modern society, plasmas have found application in lithographic processes and decontamination techniques. High-temperature plasmas, like...
Nature-imitating coating makes batteries more durable and efficient
When batteries are charged and used, a complex SEI (solid electrolyte interphase) layer is formed. Its structure resembles a mosaic consisting of organic and inorganic parts assembled from several blocks.
Team develops eco-friendly, flame-retardant carbon plastic ideal for recycling
A flame-retardant carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material has been developed. Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a research team from its Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, headed by Dr....
Taye Diggs to host the Critics' Choice Awards show
"Empire" and "Murder in the First" alum Taye Diggs is set to host the 26th annual Critics' Choice Awards ceremony on The CW Network.
Super-strong surgical tape detaches on demand
Engineers have designed a super-strong, detachable adhesive that may someday replace surgical sutures.
Electrified Fabric Could Zap the Coronavirus on Masks and Clothing
New materials and coatings could make fabric inactivate or repel viral particles -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Whitla Wind aims to become Alberta's largest wind power facility by 2021
Capital Power Corporation says the southern Alberta facility will add 15 wind turbines in what they are calling Whitla Wind 3.
Physicists spot a new class of neutrinos from the sun
Neutrinos spit out by the main processes that power the sun are finally accounted for, physicists report. Two sets of nuclear fusion reactions predominate in the sun’s core and both produce the lightweight...