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N.Y. Marine Reserve squadron gets its first KC-130J tanker plane
Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., received its first KC-130J Super Hercules tanker plane, manufacturer Lockheed Martin said Friday.
Configurable circuit technology poised to expand silicon photonic applications
Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon photonics chip. The new technology is poised to reduce production costs by...
Smart sponge could clean up oil spills
Researchers have developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. It can absorb more than 30 times its weight and be reused many dozens of...
Researchers develop experimental rapid COVID-19 test using nanoparticle technique
Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) developed an experimental diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can visually detect the presence of the virus in 10 minutes. It...
Hundreds of Minor League Baseball players released, more expected
Minor League Baseball players were released in bulk Thursday amid coronavirus-related financial issues for the league.
A single proton can make quite a difference
Scientists have shown that knocking out a single proton from a fluorine nucleus -- transforming it into a neutron-rich isotope of oxygen -- can have a major effect on the...
A non-destructive method of analysing molecules in cells
When investigating how tumors grow, or how pharmaceuticals affect different types of cells, researchers have to understand how molecules within a cell react—and interact. This is possible with modern laser...
Active material created out of microscopic spinning particles
Researchers have created a new kind of self-healing active material out of 'microspinners,' which self-assemble under a magnetic field to form a lattice.
Researchers create active material out of microscopic spinning particles
At the atomic level, a glass of water and a spoonful of crystalline salt couldn't look more different. Water atoms move around freely and randomly, while salt crystals are locked...
Making matter out of light: high-power laser simulations point the way
A few minutes into the life of the universe, colliding emissions of light energy created the first particles of matter and antimatter. We are familiar with the reverse process—matter generating...
'Sonic the Hedgehog' sequel film in development
A sequel to the live-action "Sonic the Hedgehog" film is in development at Paramount.
A new horizon for vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy
Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectroscopy is an extension of circular dichroism spectroscopy into the infrared and near-infrared regions where vibrational transitions occur in the ground electronic state of a molecule....
Bug vacuum captures unidentified flying insects—and valuable data
The third week of May, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists Doris Lagos-Kutz and Glen Hartman venture to a nearby field to set a timer on a smokestack-like device that rises...
Key components of proteins are twisted to boost reactions useful to medicine
In proteins, amino acids are held together by amide bonds. These bonds are long-lived and are robust against changes in temperature, acidity or alkalinity. Certain medicines make use of reactions...
New 'whirling' state of matter discovered in an element of the periodic table
The strongest permanent magnets today contain a mix of the elements neodymium and iron. However, neodymium on its own does not behave like any known magnet, confounding researchers for more...
Configurable circuit technology poised to expand silicon photonic applications
Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon photonics chip. The new technology is poised to reduce production costs by...
Nellis AFB to test 5G network beginning in January 2021
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center are working together to build a 5G cellular network for testing...
Self-Healing Devices Gain or Regain Function After Being Cut
A “smart” polymer cast that automatically seals itself around a broken arm, a membrane that can sense where it has been cut and pneumatic actuators that can be cut and...
New 'whirling' state of matter discovered in an element of the periodic table
The strongest permanent magnets today contain a mix of the elements neodymium and iron. However, neodymium on its own does not behave like any known magnet, confounding researchers for more...
Self-induced spin glass state in elemental and crystalline neodymium
Spin glasses are a highly complex magnetic state of matter intricately linked to spin frustration and structural disorder. They exhibit no long-range order and exude aging phenomena, distinguishing them from...
Control of zeolite pore interior for chemoselective alkyne/olefin separations
The efficient removal of alkyne impurities for the production of polymer-grade lower olefins remains an important and challenging goal for many industries. We report a strategy to control the pore...
Electrogenetic cellular insulin release for real-time glycemic control in type 1 diabetic mice
Sophisticated devices for remote-controlled medical interventions require an electrogenetic interface that uses digital electronic input to directly program cellular behavior. We present a cofactor-free bioelectronic interface that directly links wireless-powered...
Synthesis of proteins by automated flow chemistry
Ribosomes can produce proteins in minutes and are largely constrained to proteinogenic amino acids. Here, we report highly efficient chemistry matched with an automated fast-flow instrument for the direct manufacturing...
Response to Comment on "High-surface-area corundum by mechanochemically induced phase transformation of boehmite"
Li et al. commented that our report claims that methods reported thus far cannot enable the production of high-purity corundum with surface areas greater than 100 m2 g–1, and that...
Comment on "High-surface-area corundum by mechanochemically induced phase transformation of boehmite"
Amrute et al. (Reports, 25 October 2019, p. 485) claimed that no methods were able to produce high-purity α-Al2O3 with surface areas greater than 100 m2 g–1, even though much...
Smart sponge could clean up oil spills
A Northwestern University-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water.
Biggest UK solar plant approved
Climate change: Go-ahead for controversial solar farm - the UK's biggest
Convenient location of a near-threshold proton-emitting resonance in boron-11
Polish scientists working in Poland, France and the USA explained the mysterious β-delayed proton decay of the neutron halo ground state of 11Be. Studies within the SMEC model suggest the...