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California offshore winds show promise as power source
One of the challenges of moving toward fully renewable energy in California by 2045 is matching production to demand. Consumer demand peaks in the evening when solar energy is no...
Researchers make tiny, yet complex fiber optic force sensor
Researchers have developed a tiny fiber optic force sensor that can measure extremely slight forces exerted by small objects. The new light-based sensor overcomes the limitations of force sensors based...
Researchers make tiny, yet complex fiber optic force sensor
Researchers have developed a tiny fiber optic force sensor that can measure extremely slight forces exerted by small objects. The new light-based sensor overcomes the limitations of force sensors based...
Watch: Goat hops into deputy's car, chews on civil papers
A Georgia sheriff's deputy out delivering civil papers had an unexpected encounter with a goat that climbed into her patrol vehicle and started eating papers.
Terahertz receiver for 6G wireless communications
Future wireless networks of the 6th generation (6G) will consist of a multitude of small radio cells that need to be connected by broadband communication links. In this context, wireless...
Quantum light squeezes the noise out of microscopy signals
Researchers used quantum optics to advance state-of-the-art microscopy and illuminate a path to detecting material properties with greater sensitivity than is possible with traditional tools.
Lightweight green supercapacitors could charge devices in a jiffy
Researchers have described their novel plant-based energy storage device that could charge even electric cars within a few minutes in the near future. Furthermore, they said their devices are flexible,...
Paving the way for tunable graphene plasmonic THz amplifiers
Researchers have successfully demonstrated a room-temperature coherent amplification of terahertz (THz) radiation in graphene, electrically driven by a dry cell battery.
Cascades with carbon dioxide: Making substances out of CO2
Carbon dioxide is not just an undesirable greenhouse gas, it is also an interesting source of raw materials that are valuable and can be recycled sustainably. Researchers have now introduced...
Boundaries no barrier for thermoelectricity
Though the Summer Olympics were postponed, there's at least one place to see agile hurdlers go for the gold.
Scientists develop low-cost chip to detect presence and quantity of COVID-19 antibodies
Robust and widespread antibody testing has emerged as a key strategy in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. However current testing methods are too inaccurate...
Cascades with carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is not just an undesirable greenhouse gas, it is also an interesting source of raw materials that are valuable and can be recycled sustainably. In the journal...
Bio-based resin: A breakthrough in rapid prototyping
Researchers synthesized and tested a bio-based resin for optical 3D printing (O3DP). The bio-based resin made from renewable raw materials proved to be universal for both table-top 3D printers and...
Peel-apart surfaces drive transistors to the ledge
Semiconductor manufacturers are paying more attention to two-dimensional materials, such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), following the discovery, at KAUST, of an epitaxial growth process of single-crystal TMDs nanoribbons.
Quantum light squeezes the noise out of microscopy signals
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used quantum optics to advance state-of-the-art microscopy and illuminate a path to detecting material properties with greater sensitivity than is...
Temporal-spatial order property of hollow multishelled structures enables sequential drug release
Hollow multishelled structures (HoMSs), with relatively isolated cavities and hierarchal pores in the shells, are structurally similar to cells. They can be used as a carrier for antibacterial agents.
Researchers discover how messenger RNAs transport information to where photosynthesis takes place
In photosynthesis, solar energy is converted into chemical energy, which is then used in nature to produce organic molecules from carbon dioxide. In plants, algae and cyanobacteria, the key photosynthesis...
Producing technicolor through brain-like electronic devices
Structural coloration is promised to be the display technology of the future as there is no fading - it does not use dyes - and enables low-power displays without strong...
Extracting order from a quantum measurement finally shown experimentally
In physics, it is essential to be able to show a theoretical assumption in actual, physical experiments. For more than a hundred years, physicists have been aware of the link...
Fantasy football: Thomas, Smith-Schuster lead Week 1 wide receiver rankings
Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints and JuJu Smith-Schuster of the Pittsburgh Steelers top UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's Week 1 fantasy football wide receiver rankings.
Physicists achieve tunable spin wave excitation
Physicists from MIPT and the Russian Quantum Center, joined by colleagues from Saratov State University and Michigan Technological University, have demonstrated new methods for controlling spin waves in nanostructured bismuth...
Theoretical prediction of reverse intersystem crossing for organic semiconductors
A joint research team at RIKEN and Hokkaido University developed a method to predict rate constants of reverse intersystem crossing (RISC)associated with light emission efficiency of organic semiconductors used for...
Bio-based resin: A breakthrough in rapid prototyping
Lithuanian researchers from Kaunas University of Technology and Vilnius University synthesized and tested a bio-based resin for optical 3-D printing (O3DP). The bio-based resin made from renewable raw materials proved...
The best chickpea-based pastas and rice
Chickpea alternatives for your favorite dishes. (Amazon/)It used to be difficult to find tasty alternatives to pasta made from wheat—especially if you’re looking for a range of pasta types. Luckily, there are tons...
A tiny instrument to measure the faintest magnetic fields
Physicists have developed a minuscule instrument able to detect extremely faint magnetic fields. At the heart of the superconducting quantum interference device are two atomically thin layers of graphene, which...
New process for efficient removal of steroid hormones from water
Micropollutants contaminate the water worldwide. Among them are steroid hormones that cannot be eliminated efficiently by conventional processes. Researchers have developed an innovative filtration system that combines a polymer membrane...
Nikola, GM join to build electric 'Badger' pickup truck by 2022
Startup truck maker Nikola announced Tuesday it has formed a strategic partnership with General Motors to produce its Badger hydrogen fuel cell electric pickup truck by the end of 2022.
Restoring the filtration efficiency of N95 masks after they have been cleaned
N95 masks are a critical part of the personal protective equipment used by front-line health care workers. These masks achieve 95% efficiency at filtering out tiny 0.3-micron particles, while maintaining...