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- History of Titan's landscape resembles that of Mars, not Earth
- Researchers create a T-shirt that monitors the wearer's breathing rate in real time
- NASA mission uncovers a dance of electrons in space
- Moon orbits third largest dwarf planet in our solar system
- Data sharing can offer help in science's reproducibility crisis
- Icy ring surrounds young planetary system
- Deconstructing osmosis provides insight for medical and industrial use
- Zinc effects on common cold duration illustrate problems of routine statistical analyses
- Molecular Lego for nanoelectronics
- Nanophysics: Saving energy with a spot of silver
- Photocatalyst makes hydrogen production 10 times more efficient
- Energy transition: Smart, interconnected, sustainable
- World's thinnest hologram paves path to new 3-D world
- Using graphene to create quantum bits
- Engineering heart valves for the many
- New imaging technique aims to ensure surgeons completely remove cancer
- Researchers invented tools from flashes of light for decoding and controlling signalling circuits in living cells
- Silk proteins paired with renewable wood nanocellulose produces possibly the strongest artificial spider silk yet
- Guidelines for implementation of industry 4. 0
- Development of ultra-high capacity lithium-air batteries using CNT sheet air electrodes
- Green fleet technology
| History of Titan's landscape resembles that of Mars, not Earth Posted: 18 May 2017 11:38 AM PDT In a paper published in Science, researchers report that Titan, like Mars but unlike Earth, has not undergone any active plate tectonics in its recent past. The upheaval of mountains by plate tectonics deflects the paths that rivers take. The team found that this telltale signature was missing from river networks on Mars and Titan. |
| Researchers create a T-shirt that monitors the wearer's breathing rate in real time Posted: 18 May 2017 11:02 AM PDT Researchers have created a smart T-shirt that monitors the wearer's respiratory rate in real time. This innovation paves the way for manufacturing clothing that could be used to diagnose respiratory illnesses or monitor people suffering from asthma, sleep apnea, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
| NASA mission uncovers a dance of electrons in space Posted: 18 May 2017 11:02 AM PDT NASA's MMS mission studies how electrons spiral and dive around the planet in a complex dance dictated by the magnetic and electric fields, and a new study revealed a bizarre new type of motion exhibited by these electrons. |
| Moon orbits third largest dwarf planet in our solar system Posted: 18 May 2017 11:02 AM PDT Astronomers have uncovered a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, 2007 OR10, in the frigid outskirts of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt. |
| Data sharing can offer help in science's reproducibility crisis Posted: 18 May 2017 11:02 AM PDT Criticism that researchers in the psychological and brain sciences are failing to reproduce studies -- a key step in the scientific method -- may have more to do with the complexity of managing data, rather than an attempt to hide methods and results, according to researchers. |
| Icy ring surrounds young planetary system Posted: 18 May 2017 11:02 AM PDT ALMA has made the first complete millimeter-wavelength image of the ring of dusty debris surrounding the young star Fomalhaut. This remarkably well-defined band of rubble and gas is likely the result of exocomets smashing together near the outer edges of a planetary system 25 light-years from Earth. |
| Deconstructing osmosis provides insight for medical and industrial use Posted: 18 May 2017 11:02 AM PDT New research into osmosis-driven behavior now provides a more granular theoretical understanding of the deterministic mechanisms, report scientists in two new papers. The first paper deconstructs the molecular mechanics of osmosis with high concentrations, and generalizes the findings to predict behavior for arbitrary concentrations. The second piece of the study then simulates via molecular modeling two key forms of osmotic flow in a broadly utilizable way. |
| Zinc effects on common cold duration illustrate problems of routine statistical analyses Posted: 18 May 2017 07:40 AM PDT Two randomized trials that examined the effects of zinc lozenges for the duration of common cold symptoms found that colds were shortened on average by 4.0 days and by 1.77 days. However, the shortest colds in the placebo groups of both studies lasted for only two days. |
| Molecular Lego for nanoelectronics Posted: 18 May 2017 07:40 AM PDT The ability to assemble electronic building blocks consisting of individual molecules is an important objective in nanotechnology. An interdisciplinary research group is now significantly closer to achieving this goal. The team of researchers has successfully assembled and tested conductors and networks made up of individual, newly developed building block molecules. These could in future serve as the basis of components for optoelectronic systems, such as flexible flat screens or sensors. |
| Nanophysics: Saving energy with a spot of silver Posted: 18 May 2017 06:01 AM PDT Tomorrow’s computers will run on light, and gold nanoparticle chains show much promise as light conductors. Now scientists have demonstrated how tiny spots of silver could markedly reduce energy consumption in light-based computation. |
| Photocatalyst makes hydrogen production 10 times more efficient Posted: 18 May 2017 05:53 AM PDT Hydrogen is an alternative source of energy that can be produced from renewable sources of sunlight and water. A group of researchers has developed a photocatalyst that increases hydrogen production tenfold. |
| Energy transition: Smart, interconnected, sustainable Posted: 18 May 2017 05:53 AM PDT Many elements are required for making the energy system more sustainable. Among them are smart solar storage systems, smartly interconnected energy grids, and electricity-based synthetic fuels (e-fuels). |
| World's thinnest hologram paves path to new 3-D world Posted: 18 May 2017 05:30 AM PDT Researchers pave way towards integration of 3-D holography into electronics like smart phones, computers and TVs, with development of nano-hologram 1,000 times thinner than a human hair. |
| Using graphene to create quantum bits Posted: 18 May 2017 05:30 AM PDT In the race to produce a quantum computer, a number of projects are seeking a way to create quantum bits -- or qubits -- that are stable, meaning they are not much affected by changes in their environment. This normally needs highly nonlinear non-dissipative elements capable of functioning at very low temperatures. |
| Engineering heart valves for the many Posted: 18 May 2017 05:30 AM PDT Medical researchers announced today a cross-institutional team effort to generate a functional heart valve replacement with the capacity for repair, regeneration, and growth. The team is also working towards a GMP-grade version of their customizable, scalable, and cost-effective manufacturing process that would enable deployment to a large patient population. In addition, the new heart valve would be compatible with minimally invasive procedures to serve both pediatric and adult patients. |
| New imaging technique aims to ensure surgeons completely remove cancer Posted: 17 May 2017 03:40 PM PDT A new technology generates cellular images detailed enough to distinguish cancerous from normal tissue. Researchers are working on speeding up the technology so it can be used during surgery, allowing surgeons to know if they have removed all the cancer while they still have time to take out more. |
| Posted: 17 May 2017 09:07 AM PDT Researchers have invented new tools for decoding and controlling signalling circuits in living cells with flashes of light. In principle, any cellular circuit can now be targeted with the new method. By using this approach, the researchers discovered that major biological signalling circuits can be made to resonate when driven at their resonant frequency. |
| Posted: 17 May 2017 09:07 AM PDT Possibly the strongest hybrid silk fibers yet have been created by scientists using all renewable resources. Combining spider silk proteins with nanocellulose from wood, the process offers a low-cost and scalable way to make bioactive materials for a wide range of medical uses. |
| Guidelines for implementation of industry 4. 0 Posted: 17 May 2017 09:07 AM PDT The internet of things, artificial intelligence, networked production, smart homes – these are the magic words of digital transformation. While the big technology companies are already equipping their products and production with artificial intelligence, some medium-sized companies are not succumbing to its spell -- yet. Scientists report in a new article how they help companies implement Industry 4.0. |
| Development of ultra-high capacity lithium-air batteries using CNT sheet air electrodes Posted: 17 May 2017 09:07 AM PDT A research team has developed lithium-air batteries with very high electric storage capacity15 times greater than the capacity of conventional lithium-ion batteries using carbon nanotubes (CNT) as an air electrode material. |
| Posted: 16 May 2017 01:29 PM PDT New research addresses the impact delivery trucks have on the environment by providing green solutions that keep costs down without sacrificing efficiency. |
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