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| Posted: 20 May 2019 01:50 PM PDT They're in a range of consumer products -- everything from toothpaste and yogurt to fabric softeners and insoles for shoes. But what puts the spring, the elasticity in gels? New research has found the answer. |
| Superconductor's magnetic persona unmasked Posted: 20 May 2019 12:30 PM PDT In the pantheon of unconventional superconductors, iron selenide is a rock star. But new experiments by physicists have found the material's magnetic persona to be unexpectedly mundane. |
| Professor rethinks living spaces for refugee camps Posted: 20 May 2019 12:30 PM PDT New technologies have made the world smaller. A professor of interior architecture asks how architects respond to shifting perspectives of space for displaced people. |
| 'Spider-like senses' could help autonomous machines see better Posted: 20 May 2019 12:30 PM PDT Researchers are building 'spidey senses' into the shells of autonomous cars and drones so that they could detect and avoid objects better. |
| New lens manufacturing technique Posted: 20 May 2019 12:30 PM PDT Researchers have developed a low-cost, easy way to make custom lenses that could help manufacturers avoid the expensive molds required for optical manufacturing. |
| Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots Posted: 20 May 2019 09:58 AM PDT Students developed a dog-like robot that can navigate tough terrain -- and they want you to make one too. |
| Synthetic biologists hack bacterial sensors Posted: 20 May 2019 09:57 AM PDT Synthetic biologists have hacked bacterial sensing with a plug-and-play system that could be used to mix-and-match tens of thousands of sensory inputs and genetic outputs. |
| Hyperspectral camera captures wealth of data in an instant Posted: 20 May 2019 09:57 AM PDT Scientists and engineers develop a portable spectrometer able to capture far more data much quicker than other fiber-based systems. The TuLIPSS camera will be useful for quick analysis of environmental and biological data. |
| Thinking outside the box: 'Seeing' clearer and deeper into live organs Posted: 20 May 2019 08:56 AM PDT Scientists using a unique approach have developed a new biomedical imaging contrast agent. They say the breakthrough overcomes a major challenge to 'seeing' deeper into live tissue, and opens the way for significant improvements in optical imaging technology. |
| Ultra-thin superlattices from gold nanoparticles for nanophotonics Posted: 20 May 2019 08:56 AM PDT Researchers are creating ultra-thin, highly ordered layers of spherical hydrogel beads that encapsulate gold or silver particles. These structures are of interest for applications in optoelectronics -- light-based information and communication technology -- and nanophotonics. |
| How plant viruses can be used to ward off pests and keep plants healthy Posted: 20 May 2019 08:56 AM PDT Imagine a technology that could target pesticides to treat specific spots deep within the soil, making them more effective at controlling infestations while limiting their toxicity to the environment. Researchers have taken a step toward that goal. They discovered that a particular plant virus can deliver pesticide molecules deeper below the ground, targeting places normally beyond their reach. |
| SABER tech gives DNA and RNA visualization a boost Posted: 20 May 2019 08:56 AM PDT A collaborative research team has now developed 'Signal Amplification by Exchange Reaction' (SABER), a highly programmable and practical method that significantly enhances the sensitivity as well as customization and multiplexing capabilities of FISH analysis. |
| Artificial intelligence becomes life-long learner with new framework Posted: 20 May 2019 08:56 AM PDT Scientists have developed a new framework for deep neural networks that allows artificial intelligence systems to better learn new tasks while forgetting less of what they have learned regarding previous tasks. |
| Cement as a climate killer: Using industrial waste to produce carbon neutral alternatives Posted: 20 May 2019 07:36 AM PDT Producing cement takes a big toll on our climate: Around eight per cent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions can be attributed to this process. A team of geoscientists has found a way to produce more environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives. |
| Synthesis of helical ladder polymers Posted: 20 May 2019 06:34 AM PDT Researchers have synthesized helical ladder polymers with a well-defined cyclic repeating unit and one-handed helical geometry. |
| Virulence factor of the influenza A virus mapped in real-time Posted: 20 May 2019 06:34 AM PDT Researchers have used high-speed microscopy to investigate native structure and conformational dynamics of hemagglutinin in influenza A. |
| Room-temperature polariton nano-laser Posted: 20 May 2019 06:34 AM PDT Researchers have developed a polariton nano-laser operating at room temperature. |
| Driverless cars working together can speed up traffic by 35 percent Posted: 19 May 2019 04:16 PM PDT A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall traffic flow by at least 35 percent, researchers have shown. |
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