Solving the mystery of quantum light in thin layers
A very special kind of light is emitted by tungsten diselenide layers. The reason for this has been unclear. Now an explanation has been found...
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Oscillation assisted 3D printing renders ultrafast fabrication of microlens array
Credit: SUTD & SUSTech With increasing demand for miniaturization of optoelectronics, microlens array has attracted significant attention and become an important micro-optics device widely used...
Calcium batteries: New electrolytes, enhanced properties
KIT and Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Develop First Electrolytes for Calcium Batteries with Acceptable Properties at Room TemperatureCredit: (Photo: Markus Breig/KIT) Calcium-based batteries promise to...
Lost in combat?
Research team including Göttingen discover belongings of a warrior on unique Bronze Age battlefield siteCredit: Volker Minkus Recent archaeological investigations in the Tollense Valley led...
Are some urban settings riskier for traffic injury or death? We know less than you think
Researchers examine crash risk, crash exposure and the built environmentCredit: Florida Atlantic University How dangerous is travel in the United States? It depends on how...
Weak immune system linked to serious bacterial infection in children
Credit: Murdoch Children's Research Institute A new study has found a bacterial infection that can lead to pneumonia or meningitis is linked to weakened immune...
Improving mine ventilation focus of $1.25 million grant
Credit: Sekhar Bhattacharyya/Penn State Improving ventilation in underground mines with large openings is the focus of a new project funded by the Center for Disease...
UVA doctor uses virtual reality to accelerate availability of new treatment
Just one example of VR's potential to improve training, patient careCredit: UVA Health A UVA Health interventional radiologist has harnessed the power of virtual reality...
Empty spaces, how do they make a protein unstable?
Partial unfolding of proteins may affect their stability and is a challenge in the industry. So how does a cavity destabilize a protein? Would such...
Airborne chemicals instantly identified using new technology developed at NTU Singapore
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a device that can identify a wide range of airborne gases and...
Receptor complexes on the assembly line
Credit: Graphic: Bernd Fakler Rapid communication of neurons in the brain, as well as the ability to learn, fundamentally rely on neurotransmitter receptors located in...
New research to boost global date fruit production
New major project aims to improve global date palm production and protectionCredit: King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) Today on World Food Day,...
Going against the flow around a supermassive black hole
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), V. Impellizzeri; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello At the center of a galaxy called NGC 1068, a supermassive black hole hides within a thick...
Cell family trees tracked to discover their role in tissue scarring and liver disease
Credit: Image created by Lana Woolford, CIR Public Engagement & Communications Officer Researchers have discovered that a key cell type involved in liver injury and...
Synthetic cells make long-distance calls
Rice scientists' circuits help bacteria quickly pass signals to an entire communityCredit: Courtesy of The Bennett Lab/Nature Chemical Biology HOUSTON - (Oct. 14, 2019) -...