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Toolkit: Using local soil for 3-D printing large structures
A team of researchers at Texas A&M University has developed the concept of a toolkit that would allow builders to create structures via 3-D printing using local soil as the...
A map of reactions helps control molecular properties
Chemical reactions are used to produce all kinds of important molecules such as drugs, agrochemicals and materials.
Technique reveals how crystals form on surfaces
The process of crystallization, in which atoms or molecules line up in orderly arrays like soldiers in formation, is the basis for many of the materials that define modern life,...
A friendlier way to deal with nitrate pollution
Learning from nature, scientists from the Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan and the Korean Basic Science Institute (KBSI) have found a catalyst that efficiently transforms nitrate into nitrite—an...
Scientists tap into AI to put a new spin on neutron experiments
Scientists seek to use quantum materials—those that have correlated order at the subatomic level—for electronic devices, quantum computers, and superconductors. Quantum materials owe many of their properties to the physics...
Famous birthdays for April 2: Emmylou Harris, Christopher Meloni
Singer Emmylou Harris turns 73 and singer Emmylou Harris turns 72, among the famous birthdays for April 2.
Technique reveals how crystals form on surfaces
The process of crystallization, in which atoms or molecules line up in orderly arrays like soldiers in formation, is the basis for many of the materials that define modern life, including the...
Lockheed nabs $818.2M to produce JASSMs for Air Force, allies
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $818.2 million contract for production of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles for the U.S. Air Force and allied militaries, according to the Pentagon.
Beverly Hills police find 192 rolls of toilet paper inside stolen SUV
Police arrested the driver on charges unrelated to the toilet paper and said it was unclear whether the toilet paper was stolen or where it came from.
SpaceX readies new Starship prototype for testing (video)
SpaceX is about to start putting the latest prototype of its Starship Mars-colonizing vehicle to the test.
U.S. Air Force moves 23 units to Space Force
The U.S. Air Force identified 23 units and organizations to be transferred to the U.S. Space Force on Wednesday.
AI finds 2D materials in the blink of an eye
A research team has introduced a machine-learning algorithm that can scan through microscope images to find 2D materials like graphene. This work can help shorten the time required for 2D...
Using math to make a better fake meat
Meat is no ordinary solid. Made up of complex networks of moisture-saturated proteins, it displays some intriguing physical properties when it is cooked. Several studies in the past have attempted...
Laser burns graphene onto Kevlar to power up protective gear
Using lasers to directly create graphene on Kevlar makes it easy to integrate electronics on textiles
On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn carbon dioxide into new products
Chemists have created a hybrid system of bacteria and nanowires that captures energy from sunlight and transfers it to the bacteria to turn carbon dioxide and water into organic molecules...
The best vacuums for people with pets
Total pup mess control. (Bruna Cervera via Unsplash/)You love your fur babies. Cleaning up after them, not so much. That’s why many big-name vacuum companies now manufacture special cleaners designed with pets owners...
Watch: Truck load of toilet paper burns in Texas highway crash
Authorities in Texas said a truck driver was not injured when his vehicle caught fire on the interstate, but the flames destroyed some precious cargo: a load of toilet paper.
The candy-cola soda geyser experiment, at different altitudes
Dropping Mentos® candies into a bottle of soda causes a foamy jet to erupt. Although science fair exhibitors can tell you that this geyser results from rapid degassing of the...
Models explain changes in cooking meat
Mathematicians show that by modelling meat as a fluid-saturated matrix of elastic proteins, which are deformed as the fluid moves, cooking behaviors can be simulated more precisely.
Scientists see energy gap modulations in a cuprate superconductor
Scientists studying high-Tc superconductors have definitive evidence for the existence of a state of matter known as a pair density wave -- first predicted by theorists some 50 years ago....
Stable perovskite LEDs one step closer
Researchers have developed a perovskite light-emitting diode (LED) with both high efficiency and long operational stability.
Researchers test the way we understand forces in the universe
A discovery by a team of researchers led by UMass Lowell nuclear physicists could change how atoms are understood by scientists and help explain extreme phenomena in outer space.
Watch: Michael McDonald holds Tiny Desk concert from home
Michael McDonald performed from home for the latest installment of NPR's Tiny Desk concert series.
BESSY II: Ultra-fast switching of helicity of circularly polarized light pulses
At the BESSY II storage ring, a joint team of accelerator physicists, undulator experts and experimenters has shown how the helicity of circularly polarized synchrotron radiation can be switched faster—up...
Models explain changes in cooking meat
Meat is no ordinary solid. Made up of complex networks of moisture-saturated proteins, it displays some intriguing physical properties when it is cooked. Several studies in the past have attempted...
Stable perovskite LEDs one step closer
Researchers at Linköping University, working with colleagues in Great Britain, China and the Czech Republic, have developed a perovskite light-emitting diode (LED) with both high efficiency and long operational stability....
Ceramic lattices that are stronger than diamond
New design based on interconnected plates pushes theoretical strength limits
Submissions open for Copernicus Masters 2020
Awarding innovative solutions, developments and ideas that use Earth observation data to tackle challenges faced by business and society, the Copernicus Masters 2020 competition is now open for submissions.