Virtual time-lapse photos can capture ultrafast phenomena
Credit: © 2019 Jamani Caillet Many phenomena occurring in nature and industry happen very quickly: a tear running through a ...
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A universal isothermal DNA amplification method Whether revealing a perpetrator with DNA evidence, diagnosing a pathogen, classifying a paleontological discovery, ...
UNH researchers create a hydrogel contact lens to treat serious eye disease
Credit: UNH/UCD DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have created a hydrogel that could one day ...
Researchers improve description of defective oxides with first principles calculation
Team develops site-dependent +U correction parametersCredit: Ulrich Aschauer Some perovskite oxides, for example, have shown a wide spectrum of technologically ...
Movie technology inspires wearable liquid unit that aims to harvest energy
Technology designed to advance self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovationsCredit: Wenzhuo Wu/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ...
Portland State receives $2 million federal grant to study ocean electrical generation
Credit: Portland State University The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $2 million, three-year grant to Portland State University ...
Controlling thermal conductivity of polymers with light
Credit: University of Illinois Materials Research Lab Polymers are regularly used as thermal insulators for everything from keeping beverages hot ...
Liquid metal research: New solutions for the energy transition
Technologies made by KIT can essentially contribute to climate protectionCredit: Photo: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT Whether for thermal energy storage systems, ...
Hannover Messe 2019: Smart software systems, new sensors, and efficient energy technologies
KIT presents innovations at two stands: At the trade show 'Research & Technology' in Hall 2 and at 'Integrated Energy' ...
Chad A. Mirkin wins Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry 2019
The Research Center for Functional Molecular Systems presents the Netherlands Awards for Supramolecular Chemistry 2019. This year's laureates, Chad A. ...
Researchers of Russia and Finland to create a unique wind turbine for the Arctic
Researchers develop energy-efficient installations based on the use of wind power to supply consumers in the ArcticCredit: https://pixabay.com/ (free) Peter ...
Physicists lower threshold for detecting extremely weak magnetic signals
New diagnostic optionsCredit: Oliver Dietze Physicists at Saarland University have developed magnetic field sensors that are breaking sensitivity records and ...
The chemistry behind kibble (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 8, 2019 -- Have you ever thought about how strange it is that ...
Interdisciplinary team discovers double helix structure in synthetic macromolecule
Credit: Virginia Tech Researchers in the College of Science and College of Engineering have discovered that a high-strength polymer called ...
Listening to quantum radio
Credit: TU Delft Researchers at Delft University of Technology have created a quantum circuit that enables them to listen to ...
Measurements yielded precise atomic masses for nuclear reactions in the stars
In her doctoral thesis in the field of nuclear physics at the University of Jyväskylä, M. Sc. Laetitia Canete has ...
Purdue researchers develop innovative, more cost-effective method to make drugs
Continuous manufacturing process can make generic lomustine, other productsCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/Oren Darling) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Food ...
Breakthrough could enable cheaper infrared cameras
Quantum dots could make technology available for self-driving cars, consumer electronicsCredit: Xin Tang et al There's an entire world our ...
‘Meta-mirror’ reflects sound waves in any direction
New device perfectly controls the angle of reflection of sound wavesCredit: Steve Cummer, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at ...
How antifreeze proteins make ice crystals grow
International research team confirms twofold ability of moleculesCredit: Bielefeld University The study brought together researchers from Bielefeld University, the Hebrew ...