Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba present an improved way to model interactions between matter and light at the atomic scale. Credit: University of…
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plasma turbulence, and helping make a better world — through science and community action. Up until she served in the Peace Corps in Malawi, Rachel…
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Sony has officially announced its next-gen virtual reality gear for the PlayStation 5. While we haven’t seen exactly what the PSVR2 headset looks like, we…
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A computer is suspended from the ceiling. Delicate lines and loops of silvery wires and tubes connect gold-colored platforms. It seems to belong in a…
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Computer maintenance workers at Kyoto University have announced that due to an apparent bug in software used to back up research…
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Berkeley Lab researchers have reported a breakthrough in phase-change materials, which will improve the affordability of thermal energy storage. Phase-change materials can be added inside…
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Transition metal dichalcogenide solar cells on a flexible polyimide substrate. Credit: Koosha Nassiri Nazif New, ultrathin photovoltaic materials could eventually be used in mobile applications,…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Drivers of electric vehicles could save an average of £110 a year—and cut their carbon footprint by 20%—by using “smart charging”…
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Rice University researchers found that cyclic loading of nanotube fibers leads to strain ratcheting that can eventually lead to the failure of the fiber. Credit:…
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