Light of a certain wavelength can be used to put so-called active materials into motion and control their movement. In the future, this discovery can become significant in widely different areas such as environmental protection, ...
General Physics
Apr 1, 2016
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have overcome experimental challenges to demonstrate a new way for getting a full picture of twisted light: characterizing the Wigner distribution.
Quantum Physics
Apr 1, 2016
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Many materials - sugars, thermoplastics, glass, metals, ceramics and more—are used to produce 3D-printed figures, typically with expensive or custom-built 3D printers.
Engineering
Apr 1, 2016
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With its Colonial-era street patterns, icy winters, notoriously aggressive drivers and high-tech talent, the Boston region would seem the perfect place to test self-driving cars and ensure they can handle anything thrown ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 1, 2016
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James Umen, Ph.D., associate member at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and colleagues have discovered a protein that enables the single-celled green alga Chlamydomonas to count cell divisions, a process that is critically ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 1, 2016
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One in five children in the U.S. lives below the federal poverty level (FPL) and nearly half of children in America are classified as poor or near poor. Childhood poverty creates long-lasting, often permanent, physiologic ...
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2016
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The number of science and engineering graduate students at U.S. academic institutions rose by 3 percent between 2013 and 2014, owing largely to a 13.1 percent increase in foreign graduate enrollment.
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2016
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A new study by researchers from Denmark and Canada's York University, published in Geophysical Research Letters, has found that the climate models commonly used to simulate melting of the Greenland ice sheet tend to underestimate ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 1, 2016
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By chemically modifying and pulverizing a promising group of compounds, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have potentially brought safer, solid-state rechargeable batteries two steps ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 1, 2016
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The fate of humanity if aliens were to discover Earth with its balmy climate and bountiful resources, has long been a concern for scientists—many of whom fear the worst.
Astronomy
Apr 1, 2016
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