Polymeric amyloid fiber with 128-repeated proteins. Credit: Jingyao Li Artificially designed, amyloid-silk hybrid protein developed in Zhang lab even outperforms some spider silks. Spider silk…
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Electron microscope (left) and formula (right) of bolometer device. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Thermal-imaging sensors that detect and capture images of…
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Left: the system in the field with the battery attached; Right: the board with important components marked. Credit: Catharina Karlsson In a study published in…
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In this April 26, 2018, file photo, visitors stand in front of an electronic data display showing a map of China at the Global Mobile…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain New technology is being trialed at selected parks across the UK to count people using phone signals, providing valuable data that…
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Hydrodynamic field inside and outside the skeletal structure of the Euplectella aspergillum glass sponge. The field was reconstructed using CINECA super-computers. Kinetic methodologies and advanced…
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Researchers have used a D-Wave quantum-annealing computer as a testbed to examine the behavior of emergent magnetic monopoles. Shown here, emergent magnetic monopoles traverse a…
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Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab A one-atom-thin 2D magnet developed by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley could advance new applications in computing and electronics. The development…
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A new “moonshot” project from Google parent Alphabet will develop software for industrial robots. Google’s parent Alphabet unveiled a new “moonshot” project to develop software…
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A drone flying through smoke to visualize the complex aerodynamic effects. Credit: Robotics and Perception Group, University of Zurich To be useful, drones need to…
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