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Calculating the true pressure required to propel penguin feces
A pair of researchers, one with Kochi University, the other Katsurahama Aquarium, both in Japan, has refined the estimate of the amount of pressure required by an Adélie penguin to...
T-ray camera speed boosted a hundred times over
Scientists are a step closer to developing a fast and cost effective camera that utilises terahertz radiation, potentially opening the opportunity for them to be used in non-invasive security and...
Scientists dive deep into hidden world of quantum states
A research team led by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has developed a technique that could lead to new electronic materials that surpass the limitations...
CERN: physicists report the discovery of unique new particle
The LHCb collaboration at CERN has announced the discovery of a new exotic particle: a so-called "tetraquark". The paper by more than 800 authors is yet to be evaluated by...
CERN: The first accelerators are back in action
The CERN Control Centre is back in shift work mode, with walls of screens showing the status of the beams, and coffee flowing freely day and night. On Friday, 3...
Novel 'dual-resonant method' in 2-D materials can spur advances in the field of photonics
Scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, have developed a new process that provides an ultrafast process of photon generation in two-dimensional materials. This process can potentially...
Shining light into the dark: New discovery makes microscopic imaging possible in dark conditions
Curtin University researchers have discovered a new way to more accurately analyze microscopic samples by essentially making them glow in the dark through the use of chemically luminescent molecules.
Capacitance of thin films containing polymerized ionic liquids
Electrode-polymer interfaces can dictate properties of thin films including their capacitance, electric field, and charge transport, but scientists remain to fully comprehend their interfacial dynamics. In a new report on...
Graphene boosts perovskite single crystal photodetector performance
Due to the wide application of photodetectors in fields including optical communication, environmental monitoring, and image sensing, research for developing highly efficient photodetectors has attracted extensive attention in recent decades....
Novel high-throughput screening method developed for ketones
Ketones are of great importance as building blocks in synthetic organic chemistry and biocatalysis. Most ketones cannot easily be quantitatively assayed due to the lack of visible photometric properties. Effective...
Researchers apply the anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory to cosmology
The anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory (AdS/CFT) correspondence, also referred to as gauge/gravity duality, hypothesizes the existence of a relationship between two types of physics theories, namely gravity theories in AdS...
Researchers develop high-speed, low-power silicon-germanium chips for cloud computing
Researchers at the Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, in cooperation with CEA LETI and STMicroelectronics, have demonstrated a power-efficient and high-speed silicon-germanium avalanche photo receiver. The device is fully...
The spin state story: Observation of the quantum spin liquid state in novel material
Aside from the deep understanding of the natural world that quantum physics theory offers, scientists worldwide are striving to bring forth a technological revolution by leveraging this newfound knowledge in...
Quiet and green: Why hydrogen planes could be the future of aviation
by Jonathan O’Callaghan Today, aviation is responsible for 3.6% of EU greenhouse gas emissions. Modern planes use kerosene as fuel, releasing harmful carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But what if there was another...
Physicists have ‘braided’ strange quasiparticles called anyons
Physicists have captured their first clear glimpse of the tangled web woven by particles called anyons. The observed effect, known as braiding, is the most striking evidence yet for the existence of anyons...
Famous birthdays for July 9: Chris Cooper, Courtney Love
Actor Chris Cooper turns 69 and rocker Courtney Love turns 56, among the famous birthdays for July 9.
Researchers develop sterilizable, alternative N95 mask
Early results from modeling and a feasibility study for fit testing suggest that the iMASC system, an N95 mask alternative, could fit faces of different sizes and shapes and be...
Graphene: It is all about the toppings
The way graphene interacts with other materials depends on how these materials are brought into contact with the graphene. The appropriate atoms are brought into contact with the graphene in...
Bespoke catalysts for power-to-X
Suitable catalysts are of great importance for efficient power-to-X applications -- but the molecular processes occurring during their use have not yet been fully understood. Using X-rays from a synchrotron...
Look: Chris Sligh diagnosed with pneumonia amid COVID-19 battle
"Empty Me" singer Chris Sligh was diagnosed with double pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19.
Helping drug-delivering particles squeeze through a syringe
Microparticles offer a promising way to deliver multiple doses of a drug or vaccine at once, because they can be designed to release their payload at specific intervals. However, the particles, which are...
Helping drug-delivering particles squeeze through a syringe
Microparticles offer a promising way to deliver multiple doses of a drug or vaccine at once, because they can be designed to release their payload at specific intervals. However, the...
Physicists use oscillations of atoms to control a phase transition
The goal of ''Femtochemistry'' is to film and control chemical reactions with short flashes of light. Using consecutive laser pulses, atomic bonds can be excited precisely and broken as desired....
Bright early light of LEDs
LED lamps are lighting up the world more and more. Global LED sales in residential lighting have risen from five percent of the market in 2013 to 40 percent in...
USAF air wings gather in Germany for Large Force Exercise
Air wings of U.S. Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa met at Spangdahlen Air Base, Germany, for a Large Force Exercise, the Air Force said on Wednesday.
Physicists use oscillations of atoms to control a phase transition
The goal of 'femtochemistry' is to film and control chemical reactions with short flashes of light. Using consecutive laser pulses, atomic bonds can be excited precisely and broken as desired....
Learning more about particle collisions with machine learning
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva, Switzerland became famous around the world in 2012 with the detection of the Higgs boson. The observation marked a crucial confirmation of the...
Biobased chemicals take center stage
Usually, when oil prices fall, biobased chemical firms struggle. But these days, alternatives to petroleum-based products are undergoing a renaissance. Consumers are increasingly eco-conscious, leading companies to partner with chemical...