Sixth mirror casting brings Giant Magellan Telescope closer to completion
In a marvel of modern engineering that takes four years of effort, the 8.4-meter mirror is the second-to-last being made for the Giant Magellan Telescope,...
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Samara Polytech chemists have predicted more than 200 new carbon allotropes
One of the predicted substances turned out to be harder than a diamondCredit: @SamaraPolytech Employees of the Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS) of...
Life’s rich pattern: Researchers use sound to shape the future of printing
Researchers in the UK have developed a way to coax microscopic particles and droplets into precise patterns by harnessing the power of sound in air....
Compression or strain – the material expands always the same
Credit: Thomas Heine et al. If you stretch an elastic band, it becomes thinner - a physical behavior that applies to most "common" materials. Since...
Built to last: New copolymer binder to extend the life of lithium ion batteries
Scientists develop a novel binder material that protects the graphite anode of Li-ion batteries from degradation even after 1700 cyclesCredit: Noriyoshi Matsumi from JAIST Anyone...
‘Fungal ghosts’ protect skin, fabric from toxins, radiation
Inspired by fungus, new form of synthetic melanin acts as natural detoxifierCredit: Nathan Gianneschi lab / Northwestern University The idea of creating selectively porous materials...
When more Covid-19 data doesn’t equal more understanding
Social media users share charts and graphs -- often with the same underlying data -- to advocate opposing approaches to the pandemic.Credit: Image courtesy of...
Bringing AI into the real world
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Even before countries began rolling out their vaccination campaigns, Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca's...
Defending smart systems on the machine learning framework level
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - While smart cities and smart homes have become mainstream buzzwords, few people outside...
A new and non-intrusive method for preventing cyber attacks on Android devices
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research and Tech Transfer - Cyber attacks on mobile devices are on the rise, with over 100 million...
Speeding up commercialization of electric vehicles
Credit: POSTECH Professor Byoungwoo Kang develops a high-density cathode material through controlling local structures of the Li-rich layered materials. Researchers in Korea have developed a...
Key task in computer vision and graphics gets a boost
A Kanazawa University researcher finds a way to accelerate a fundamental problem in computing known as non-rigid point set registrationCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan -...
Instrument at BESSY II shows how light activates MoS2 layers to become catalysts
Credit: Martin Künsting /HZB MoS2 thin films of superposed alternating layers of molybdenum and sulfur atoms form a two-dimensional semiconducting surface. However, even a surprisingly...
How bone marrow regenerates after chemotherapy
Researchers from Osaka University identify the molecular mechanism underlying bone marrow regeneration after chemotherapyCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Chemotherapy has a damaging effect on...
New test enables rapid detection of mild cognitive impairment as well as dementia
Researchers from Kanazawa University develop a new efficient way to screen for mild cognitive impairment and dementiaCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan - As the global...
