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TAMA300 blazes trail for improved gravitational wave astronomy
Researchers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have used the infrastructure of the former TAMA300 gravitational wave detector in Mitaka, Tokyo, to demonstrate a new technique to reduce...
A molecular pressure cooker tenderizes tough pieces of protein and helps to bite off
Proteins are composed of amino acids connected by amide bonds. The amide bond exhibits high chemical stability and has a planar structure around the bond. Although the high stability of...
Machine Learning Tool Could Provide Unexpected Scientific Insights into COVID-19
A team of materials scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) – scientists who normally spend their time researching things like high-performance materials for thermoelectrics or battery cathodes – have...
Researchers make key advance toward production of important biofuel
An international research collaboration has taken an important step toward the commercially viable manufacture of biobutanol, an alcohol whose strong potential as a fuel for gasoline-powered engines could pave the...
Scientists ‘strummed’ a molecule’s chemical bonds like guitar strings
Like plucking a tiny guitar string, scientists have “strummed” chemical bonds. Plucking the bonds, which connect two carbon atoms separated by just 140 billionths of a millimeter, required a minuscule “pick.” A single...
A leap in using silicon for battery anodes
The same material you'll find at the tip of a pencil—graphite—has long been a key component in today's lithium-ion batteries. As our reliance on these batteries increases, however, graphite-based electrodes...
A leap in using silicon for battery anodes
The same material you’ll find at the tip of a pencil–graphite–has long been a key component in today’s lithium-ion batteries. As our reliance on these batteries increases, however, graphite-based electrodes...
New device simulates feel of walls, solid objects in virtual reality
Today’s virtual reality systems can create immersive visual experiences, but seldom do they enable users to feel anything — particularly walls, appliances and furniture. A new device developed at Carnegie...
Porous carbon nanofibers demonstrate exceptional capacitive deionization
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is energetically favorable to deionize water, but existing methods are limited by their desalination capacities and time-consuming cycles due to insufficient ion-accessible surfaces and slow electron/ion transport....
Video cameras for indie film directors, home video creators, and Youtubers
Have you always wanted to make a short film? (Sam McGhee via Unsplash/)Your phone delivers 4K footage and it’s always in your pocket, so why on earth would you buy a dedicated...
Backyard sheds for every budget and storage need
A place for everything that doesn't fit in the garage. (Zoltan Tasi i/)If your spare room and garage are already short on space, a storage shed is just the place to stash...
X-ray analysis of artifacts from Henry VIII's warship the Mary Rose
21st century X-ray technology has allowed University of Warwick scientists to peer back through time at the production of the armor worn by the crew of Henry VIII's favored warship,...
Businesses hope thermal imaging cameras will be key to safe reopening
Thermal imaging cameras are the latest devices businesses hope will help reopen the economy while keeping people safe from the threat of COVID-19. The cameras are used to scan temperature...
Quantum gases won't take the heat
The quantum world blatantly defies intuitions that we've developed while living among relatively large things, like cars, pennies and dust motes. In the quantum world, tiny particles can maintain a...
'UFO' videos declassified by US Navy
Three videos captured by U.S. Navy pilots show unidentified aircraft flying at hypersonic speeds.
Building block for quantum computers more common than previously believed
Advanced, fault-tolerant quantum computers may be closer to reach than scientists have projected, according to recent advances reported by Johns Hopkins researchers in a new study recently published in Physical...
Coal reveals a sophisticated side: Dirty carbon could be used to make a variety of useful devices
Tar, the everyday material that seals seams in our roofs and driveways, has an unexpected and unappreciated complexity, according to an MIT research team: It might someday be useful as...
A great new way to paint 3-D-printed objects
Rutgers engineers have created a highly effective way to paint complex 3-D-printed objects, such as lightweight frames for aircraft and biomedical stents, that could save manufacturers time and money and...
Op-Ed: Sports can be our national healer after the coronavirus pandemic ends
When competitions resume post-coronavirus quarantine, fans will celebrate the simple fact they can sit next to strangers and cheer as one.
Two years ago, she competed on 'The Voice.' Now she's the star of a coronavirus block party
A former contestant on "The Voice" leads a weekly performance in her Upland cul-de-sac where neighbors connect to get through the pandemic together.
NBA pushes back plan to reopen team facilities by at least one week
The NBA pushed back its initial plan to allow players to reenter team facilities in select cities for voluntary workouts by one week, the league announced Monday.
NBA pushes back plan to reopen team facilities by one week at earliest
The NBA pushed back its initial plan to allow players to reenter team facilities in select cities for voluntary workouts by one week, the league announced Monday.
During the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals have taken unprecedented steps to disinfect N95 face masks
With protective equipment in short supply, health-care facilities are decontaminating and reusing items designed to be disposable
Adam Schlesinger's girlfriend details his last moments before he died from COVID-19
Nearly a month after Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger died from COVID-19, his girlfriend wrote a heartfelt Instagram caption recounting his final moments.
No superconductivity in nickelates? It's hydrogen's fault
Last summer, it was discovered that there are promising superconductors in a special class of materials, the so-called nickelates. However, it soon became apparent that these initially spectacular could not...
Coupled magnetic materials show interesting properties for quantum applications
Researchers have uncovered a novel way in which the excitations of magnetic spins in two different thin films can be strongly coupled to each other through their common interface.
Dirty carbon reveals a sophisticated side
Tar, the everyday material that seals seams in our roofs and driveways, has an unexpected and unappreciated complexity, according to an MIT research team: It might someday be useful as...
It takes a neutron beam to find a proton
Understanding the behavior of proteins and enzymes is key to unlocking the secrets of biological processes. The atomic structures of proteins are generally investigated using X-ray crystallography; however, the precise...