Internet of things sensors could connect via ambient radio waves
Internet of things (IoT) systems usually link networks of sensors via radio, but radios demand battery power thus limiting usability. Disney Research has determined that...
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Extinction of Alpine plants may remain undetectable for a long time
Credit: Photo: ©Stefan Dullinger For alpine plant species, climate change presents a special challenge: To escape increased greenhouse warming, the species have to move to...
A mutation giving leaves with white spots has been identified
Credit: Niels Sandal, Aarhus University Garden and potted plants with white spots on their leaves are so popular that they are specially selected for this...
Poultry feed with arsenic more problematic than assumed?
Supplements containing arsenic have been banned in the European Union since 1999 and in North America since 2013. In many countries they are still added...
Scientists track porpoises to assess impact of offshore wind farms
SOLOMONS, MD (MAY 5, 2017)--A new study by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Cornell University and Duke...
CCNY physicists demonstrate photonic hypercrystals for control of light-matter interaction
Control of light-matter interaction is central to fundamental phenomena and technologies such as photosynthesis, lasers, LEDs and solar cells. City College of New York researchers...
American Scientific publishers give UTA physicist Wei Chen Best Paper Award
Credit: UTA American Scientific Publishers, a publisher of scientific journals and books in the fields of science, engineering, and technology, has given Wei Chen, a...