Glass frogs, ghost shrimp and clearwing butterflies use transparency to evade predators
What would you do if you could be invisible? Would you use your power for good? For evil? Or just to avoid awkward conversations?
What would you do if you could be invisible? Would you use your power for good? For evil? Or just to avoid awkward conversations?
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2020
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The use of algorithms in government is transforming the way bureaucrats work and make decisions in different areas, such as healthcare or criminal justice. Experts address the transparency challenges of using algorithms in ...
Political science
Dec 14, 2020
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Transparent electronics—such as head-up displays that allow pilots to read flight data while keeping their eyes ahead of them—improve safety and allow users to access data while in transit. For healthcare applications, ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 14, 2020
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Nonlinear photonic crystals (NPCs) are transparent materials that have a spatially uniform linear susceptibility, yet a periodically modulated quadratic nonlinear susceptibility. These engineered materials are used extensively ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 2, 2020
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Researchers at North Carolina State University call for a coalition of biotech industry, government and non-government organizations, trade organizations, and academic experts to work together to provide basic information ...
Biotechnology
Nov 19, 2020
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A printable ink with an unsurpassed conductivity and transparency tradeoff has been developed by a KAUST team for use in solar panels, and for the novel blocking of electromagnetic waves.
Nanomaterials
Nov 2, 2020
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This is the first ever report on the syntheses of water-soluble polyimides which are derived from bio-based resources, showing high transparency, tunable mechanical strength and the highest thermoresistance in water-soluble ...
Polymers
Oct 26, 2020
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A new blockchain platform has proven to be a game-changer for one of Australia's largest mango producers, providing real-time, secure information from the tree to the supermarket.
Economics & Business
Oct 26, 2020
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Although enlightened corporate management may seem like a good idea at first glance, new research suggests that when it comes to two features with which it is associated—high transparency and a strong group identity combining ...
Economics & Business
Oct 7, 2020
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NUS researchers have developed transparent, near-infrared-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that could be integrated into the displays of smart watches, smart phones and augmented or virtual reality devices.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 25, 2020
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