When most people think of colour change, they think of octopuses or chameleons – but the ability to rapidly change colour is surprisingly widespread.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 03, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 0

Coral reefs are stressed the world over and could be in mortal danger because of climate change. But why do some corals die and others not, even when exposed to the same environmental conditions? An interdisciplinary research ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 23, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—The adsorption of ions in microporous materials governs the operation of technologies as diverse as water desalination, energy storage, sensing and mechanical actuation. Until now, however, researchers ...

Physics - General Physics

Feb 28, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

A team at the NUS Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering led by Dr Qiu Cheng-Wei has come out with an optical device to "engineer" ghosts. When someone claims he has seen a ghost, the phenomenon ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Feb 20, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0

Taking images through opaque, light-scattering layers is a vital capability and essential diagnostic tool in many disciplines, including nanotechnology and the biosciences. Current techniques are unable to ...

Physics - General Physics

Dec 07, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 2 |

(Phys.org)—Researchers from Toshiba and the Department of Engineering have perfected a technique that offers a less expensive way to ensure the security of high-speed fibre-optic cables, protecting communication ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Dec 05, 2012 4.4 / 5 (7) 0 |

Described as a "dusty curtain" or "ghostly apparition," mysterious reflection nebula VdB 152 really is very faint. Far from your neighborhood on this Halloween Night, the cosmic phantom is nearly 1,400 light-years ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Nov 01, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Call them cloud wannabes. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that when the sky is described as partly cloudy, particles near those clouds swell larger with water vapor. ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 18, 2012 not rated yet 0

By using an ordinary green laser pointer, the kind commonly found in offices and college lecture halls, an Israeli research team has developed a new and highly portable Raman spectrometer that can detect ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Oct 10, 2012 5 / 5 (14) 1 |

One of the many interesting items on show is a tool that combines – in one step – cleaning with supercritical carbon dioxide and cleaning with CO2 snow.

Technology - Engineering

Oct 09, 2012 not rated yet 0

A metal object can be made invisible with the help of ordinary plastic, Pekka Alitalo and Constantinos Valagiannopoulos, researchers from the School of Electrical Engineering, have shown in their study.

Physics - General Physics

Oct 02, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

Proteins do not need to be surrounded by water to carry out their vital biological functions, according to scientists from the Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS) in Grenoble, the University of Bristol, the Australian ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Aug 02, 2012 not rated yet 2 |

(Phys.org) -- A child's dream wanting to come true: putting on a magic cape to see around corners and through walls, solving mysteries and catching criminals. Scientists, meanwhile, are achieving the same optical powers with ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Jul 16, 2012 4.3 / 5 (9) 1 |

(Phys.org) -- A team of researchers from the University of Delaware and two national laboratories have developed a new scientific instrument capable of studying the microstructure of complex fluids, polymers, ...

Physics - General Physics

Jul 16, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

Young collaborators at Spallation Neutron Source chemistry lab prep proteins to take neutrons.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jun 28, 2012 not rated yet 0