A ribbon model of a protein. Credit: Emw/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Proteins are essential to cells, carrying out complex tasks and catalyzing chemical reactions. Scientists…
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A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore invented a novel thin film that evaporates sweat six times faster and holds 15 times…
View More New Moisture-Absorbing Film Evaporates Sweat 6 Times Faster and Holds 15 Times More Moisture
Highly efficient, pure-blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) developed by researchers at Kyushu University in Japan are being tested to measure their lifetime. Based on hyperfluorescence,…
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Stretching of microfabricated diamonds pave ways for applications in next-generation microelectronics. Credit: Dang Chaoqun / City University of Hong Kong Diamond is the hardest material…
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Graphene hybrid made from metal organic frameworks (MOF) and graphenic acid make an excellent positive electrode for supercapacitors, which thus achieve an energy density similar…
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This U.S. Air Force microwave weapon is designed to knock down drones by frying their electronics. Credit: AFRL Directed Energy Directorate The mystery ailment that…
View More Scientists Believe US Embassy Staff and CIA Officers Were Hit With High-Power Microwaves – Here’s How the Weapons Work
AQFP MANA microprocessor die photo. MANA is the world’s first adiabatic superconductor microprocessor. Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers from Yokohama National University in Japan have…
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A photoconductive switch made from a synthetic, chemical vapor deposition diamond under test. Credit: LLNL When it comes to the semiconductor industry, silicon has reigned…
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A diagram from a new paper detailing a smart thermostat shows the interaction of weather conditions, control systems, sensors, and learning algorithms to optimize microclimates…
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New Army research reduces the unpredictability of current training reinforcement learning policies so that they are more practically applicable to physical systems, especially ground robots.…
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