Researchers have demonstrated 3D printing of micron-scale optics with unprecedented performance and reproducibility. Their approach can be used to create almost any type of integrated optical element on a micron or smaller ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 20, 2016
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A safer option for cleaning milking systems on dairy farms may also decrease cleaning time and cost, according to a team of Penn State engineers.
Environment
Apr 20, 2016
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The term "genetically modified organism" is almost guaranteed to spark debate in the news and social media, on internet message boards and at the water cooler. Now, the work of a faculty researcher in Penn State's College ...
Biotechnology
Apr 20, 2016
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Pines and pineapples vie for space on El Hierro, a tiny rugged Canary island that has gone all out to produce all its electricity from renewables, attracting global attention in the process.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 20, 2016
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In 2011, astronomers announced that our galaxy is likely teeming with free-floating planets. In fact, these lonely worlds, which sit quietly in the darkness of space without any companion planets or even a host sun, might ...
Astronomy
Apr 20, 2016
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L.A.'s only species of newt is showing signs of severe distress, troubling researchers and raising questions about the impacts of the drought and climate change.
Ecology
Apr 20, 2016
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It has been accepted wisdom for decades that most animals create germ cells ― those cells that produce the eggs and sperm organisms need to pass on their genes ― in the same way.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 20, 2016
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CRISPR/Cas9 opens up many possibilities in medicine presenting opportunities and risks. It is hoped that the new method can be used for the genetic treatment of serious diseases, such as AIDS. Scientists could simply cut ...
Biotechnology
Apr 20, 2016
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The rich worlds created in the TV series Game of Thrones (GoT) inspired a computer science class at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany: As part of their class project, the students developed applications ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 20, 2016
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Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is a new concept—the term was coined by Ben Zhong Tang of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) in 2001, and refers to a unique photo-physical phenomenon in which some ...
Materials Science
Apr 20, 2016
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