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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.
Scientists see energy gap modulations in a cuprate superconductor
For years physicists have been trying to decipher the electronic details of high-temperature superconductors. These materials could revolutionize energy transmission and electronics because of their ability to carry electric current...
Quantitative reconstruction of formation paleo-pressure and case studies
Formation pressure governs the generation, expulsion, migration, accumulation and preservation of petroleum. Fluid-rock interactions during diagenesis and mineralization are also affected by the formation pressure. Thus, investigating the formation paleo-pressure...
New materials: Brilliant white without pigments
Polymer foils that are extremely thin and characterized by a high light scattering rate are produced by a new process developed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The inexpensive material...
A mysterious superconductor’s wave could reveal the physics behind the materials
Physicists have finally captured a superconductor’s wave. The first direct evidence of a phase of matter known as a pair-density wave helps reveal the physics that underlies mysterious high-temperature superconductors, which conduct electricity...
Scientists find a way to extract color from black
Scientists have developed a way of extracting a richer palette of colors from the available spectrum by harnessing disordered patterns inspired by nature that would typically be seen as black.
3-D laser damage positioned by deep-learning method
Traditional online damage detection schemes can directly detect and characterize damage by imaging optical components. However, due to optical resolution, noise, shadows and reflections, the small-size damage points cannot be...
AI finds 2-D materials in the blink of an eye
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, a part of The University of Tokyo, demonstrated a novel artificial intelligence system that can find and label 2-D materials in microscope images...
Graphene-based actuator swarm enables programmable deformation
Actuators that can convert various environmental stimuli to mechanical work have revealed great potential for developing smart devices such as soft robots, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), and automatic lab-on-a-chip systems. Generally,...
An all-organic proton battery energized for sustainable energy storage
Sustainable energy storage is in great demand. Researchers at Uppsala University have therefore developed an all-organic proton battery that can be charged in a matter of seconds. The battery can...
Optical data processing benefits from new kind of mobillity
Mode control is essential for optical communications and data processing technologies. Whether it's connections and switches in data transmission lines or some sort of non-reciprocal device for optical circuits, the...
Russia sends plane with medical supplies, equipment to U.S.
A Russian military plane carrying donated medical supplies left Moscow Wednesday en route to destinations in the United States to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, the Russian government said.
Christopher Meloni to reprise 'SVU' role in spinoff
Christopher Meloni is set to reprise his iconic "Law & Order: SVU" role of Elliot Stabler in a new series created by Dick Wolf.
Lockheed awarded $4.9B for work on F-35s
Lockheed Martin picked up three contracts totaling $4.9 billion for work on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft Tuesday, according to the Pentagon.
Surfing the waves: Electrons break law to go with the flow
Researchers measure how fluid changes the movement of electrons.
New quantum technology could help diagnose and treat heart condition
The conductivity of living organs, such as the heart, could be imaged non-invasively using quantum technology, which has the potential to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation.
New paradigm for 'auto-tuning' quantum bits could overcome major engineering hurdle
A high-end race car engine needs all its components tuned and working together precisely to deliver top-quality performance. The same can be said about the processor inside a quantum computer,...
Textile-fiber-embedded multiluminescent device for future wearable devices
Dr. Soon Moon Jeong's research team in the Division of Energy Technology at DGIST has developed a new structure of luminescence technology. This will enable the production of light-emitting elements...
Nanocrystals will help detect methanol and other alcohols
Skoltech scientists have developed highly sensitive sensors based on cobalt oxide nanoflakes which are capable of detecting various alcohols in the air. The new sensors can be used for both...
Quantum-entangled light from a vibrating membrane
Entanglement, a powerful form of correlation among quantum systems, is an important resource for quantum computing. Researchers from the Quantum Optomechanics group at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen,...
Listen: Thomas Rhett, Reba McEntire, Keith Urban sing 'Be a Light'
Thomas Rhett released "Be a Light," a new song featuring Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, Hillary Scott and Chris Tomlin, on his 30th birthday.
Extreme high-frequency signals enable terabits-per-second data links
Using the same technology that allows high-frequency signals to travel on regular phone lines, researchers tested sending extremely high-frequency, 200 GHz signals through a pair of copper wires. The result...
On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn carbon dioxide into new products
If humans ever hope to colonize Mars, the settlers will need to manufacture on-planet a huge range of organic compounds, from fuels to drugs, that are too expensive to ship...
How Nova Scotia's COVID-19 lab more than tripled its testing capacity
Nova Scotia's COVID-19 testing lab has increased its 24-hour capacity from 200-250 tests to 800 tests, and there's more room for growth.
Success in synthesizing black phosphorus with a safe and high-yielding method toward artificial photosynthesis
A joint research group at Osaka City University and Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. have succeeded to synthesize black phosphorus with one-pot solvothermal reaction with red phosphorus in ethylenediamine used...
Superfuids may merge via corkscrew mechanism
Scientists at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have made a discovery in fluid dynamics that is truly worth uncorking a bottle of fine wine.
A new search for axiom dark matter rules out past numerical predictions
The ADMX collaboration, a group of researchers working at universities across the U.S. and Europe, has recently performed a new search for invisible axion dark matter using a cavity haloscope...