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Air Force selects Raytheon for Long-Range Standoff missile development
Raytheon Co. will remain the U.S. military's sole-source contractor of the nuclear Long-Range Standoff cruise missile, the U.S. Air Force announced, with a contract award expected in 2022.
Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Michael Buble join Canadian TV special
Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Michael Bublé, Bryan Adams and other stars will perform during "Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble," a benefit concert for COVID-19 relief.
Self-aligning microscope smashes limits of super-resolution microscopy
An ultra-precise microscope that surpasses the limitations of Nobel Prize-winning super-resolution microscopy will let scientists directly measure distances between individual molecules.
Often and little—or rarely and to the maximum?
If we were talking about food, most experts would choose the former, but in the case of energy storage the opposite is true. It turns out that more energy can...
Supercomputers and Archimedes' principle enable calculating nanobubble diffusion in nuclear fuels
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have proposed a method that speeds up the calculation of nanobubble diffusion in solid materials. This method makes it possible to...
Scientists uncover principles of universal self-assembly
For years, researchers have searched for the working principles of self-assembly that can build a cell (a complex biological organism) as well as a crystal (a far simpler inorganic material)...
New 'brick' for nanotechnology: Graphene nanomesh
Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully fabricated suspended graphene nanomesh in a large area by helium ion beam microscopy. Six nm diameter nanopores were...
Physicists develop approach to increase performance of solar energy
Experimental condensed matter physicists in the Department of Physics at the University of Oklahoma have developed an approach to circumvent a major loss process that currently limits the efficiency of...
David Lynch has 'zero interest' in seeing 'Dune' remake
David Lynch reflected on the "total failure" of his movie "Dune" as Denis Villeneuve directs a new adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel.
Can high-power microwaves reduce the launch cost of space-bound rockets?
Researchers calculated the efficiencies of four important features of microwave-beam-powered propulsion systems for rockets. These findings are critical to minimizing or possibly reducing the cost of rocket propulsion systems.
A low-price, high-efficiency catalyst that converts carbon dioxide into other chemicals
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, Acting President: Yoon Seok-jin) announced that a research team, led by Dr. Oh Hyung-Suk and Dr. Lee Woong-hee, at the Clean Energy...
Electrical manipulation of magnetic particle allows for large high-speed memory
Researchers have successfully demonstrated a method to switch a novel material between two different nonvolatile states at very high speeds and with great accuracy. The physical constituents of the device...
Why relying on new technology won't save the planet
Overreliance on promises of new technology to solve climate change is enabling delay, say researchers from Lancaster University.
Team develops rapid SARS-CoV-2 test based on new plasmonic-fluor biolabeling technology
Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have received federal funding for a rapid COVID-19 test using a newly developed technology.
Catalyst enables reactions with the help of green light
For the first time, chemists at the University of Bonn and Lehigh University in the U.S. have developed a titanium catalyst that makes light usable for selective chemical reactions. It...
Self-aligning microscope smashes limits of super-resolution microscopy
An ultra-precise microscope that surpasses the limitations of Nobel Prize-winning super-resolution microscopy will let scientists directly measure distances between individual molecules.
Harnessing the moonseed plant's chemical know-how
In overgrown areas from Canada to China, a lush, woody vine with crescent-shaped seeds holds the secret to making a cancer-fighting chemical. Now, Whitehead Institute researchers in Member Jing-Ke Weng's...
Michael Jordan says he rejected drugs, hotel party with Bulls teammates
Basketball legend Michael Jordan said in his new documentary that he walked out of a hotel room party that included drugs and many of his Chicago Bulls teammates while he...
Quantum entanglement offers unprecedented precision for GPS and more
Your phone's GPS, the Wi-Fi in your house and communications on aircraft are all powered by radio-frequency, or RF, waves, which carry information from a transmitter at one point to...
Cosmic understanding: Identifying distinctive signatures of heavy elements
At the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, in a side room off the ATLAS nuclear particle accelerator, Jason Clark sits on an upper platform to do his work. The...
Low-price, high-efficiency catalyst that converts CO2 into chemicals
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, Acting President: Yoon Seok-jin) announced that a research team, led by Dr. Oh Hyung-Suk and Dr. Lee Woong-hee, at the Clean Energy...
Dehydrating plant proteins at the speed of sound
Almost everyone is familiar with ultrasound—the high-frequency sound waves that bounce around in the body creating echo patterns that allow expectant parents to view their babies in the womb or...
Electronics that mimic the human brain in efficient learning
Only 10 years ago, scientists working on what they hoped would open a new frontier of neuromorphic computing could only dream of a device using miniature tools called memristors that...
Ecology-based economies can avoid future catastrophe
Much has been made of the brief respite in carbon emissions that coronavirus has given the world. But let's not get too excited.
BBC Two announces Peter Sellers documentary film for May
BBC Two announced on Monday a new documentary film about the late Peter Sellers, titled "A State of Comic Ecstasy," will air on May 9.
Yasiel Puig rejects Marlins offer, remains a free agent
Veteran Major League Baseball outfielder Yasiel Puig said he rejected a contract offer this off-season from the Miami Marlins.
Coronavirus stay-at-home order saves state taxpayers $1 billion after car crashes cut by 60%
California's stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus reduced vehicle collisions on roadways by roughly half, saving taxpayers an estimated $1 billion.
Storage facilities are open despite coronavirus. For some, it's more rent they can't pay
It's unclear whether eviction and rent increase moratoriums apply to local storage facilities.