Like Plato's Cave, where fires reveal the portrait of an otherwise hidden reality, researchers have for the first time used a stalagmite's chemical signal to reveal the nature of Australia's historic wildfires, identifying ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 14, 2022
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Researchers have designed a new compact camera that acquires wide-angle images of high-quality using an array of metalenses—flat nanopatterned surfaces used to manipulate light. By eliminating the bulky and heavy lenses ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 14, 2022
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In a discovery that could speed research into next-generation electronics and LED devices, a University of Michigan research team has developed the first reliable, scalable method for growing single layers of hexagonal boron ...
Nanophysics
Apr 14, 2022
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Chaos isn't always harmful to technology, in fact, it can have several useful applications if it can be detected and identified.
General Physics
Apr 14, 2022
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From hunter-gatherer encampments to modern cities, permanent human settlements tend to densify as the population grows, while mobile human settlements do the opposite.
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2022
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Astronomers at the University of Sydney have found a slimmer type of red giant star for the first time. These stars have undergone dramatic weight loss, possibly due to the presence a greedy neighbor. Published in Nature ...
Astronomy
Apr 14, 2022
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Researchers from the University of East Anglia have identified a new class of enzyme involved in stress management in bacteria.
Biochemistry
Apr 14, 2022
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Black children in Pennsylvania are far less likely than their white peers to have access to quality preschool providers, according to Penn State College of Education researchers.
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2022
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The first experimental evidence to validate a newly published universal law that provides insights into the complex energy states for liquids has been found using an advanced nuclear technique at ANSTO.
Soft Matter
Apr 14, 2022
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A collaboration with Harvard University has led to the development of a new-generation electro-optic modulator that could stamp out its bulky predecessor through the creation of a smaller, stronger, cooler, faster and cost-effective ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 14, 2022
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