Materials with chemical, optical, and electronic properties driven by structures measuring billionths of a meter could lead to improved energy technologies—from more efficient solar cells to longer-lasting energy-dense ...
Nanophysics
Mar 25, 2015
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When it comes to plants and animals, sometimes the two are more alike than you'd think.
Biotechnology
Mar 25, 2015
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Computer chips, solar cells and other electronic devices have traditionally been based on silicon, the most famous of the semiconductors, that special class of materials whose unique electronic properties can be manipulated ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Mar 25, 2015
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Curiosity about the way a particular tropical frog releases a toxic substance through its skin to protect itself led Arizona State University engineer Konrad Rykaczewski to an idea for a new anti-icing technique for aircraft.
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2015
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Japan's military has released a smartphone game featuring cutesy characters who dodge household objects, marking the latest effort to polish the force's image and lure new recruits.
Software
Mar 25, 2015
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The sweet taste and smell of antifreeze tempts children and animals to drink the poisonous substance, resulting in thousands of accidental poisonings in the United States every year. But today researchers will describe a ...
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2015
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Water-borne algal blooms from farm fertilizer runoff can destroy aquatic life and clog rivers and lakes, but scientists will report today that they are working on a way to clean up these environmental scourges and turn them ...
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2015
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Rival attorneys launched closing salvos Tuesday at jurors who will decide whether a renowned Silicon Valley venture capital firm was a "boys club" that discriminated against women.
Business
Mar 25, 2015
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Sony's new PlayStation Vue television service probably won't save you money over cable.
Telecom
Mar 25, 2015
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Workers at a Tokyo aquarium are scratching their heads after the deaths of dozens of fish that have left just one lonely tuna roaming a once-flourishing tank.
Ecology
Mar 25, 2015
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