Add one more thing to the list of tasks your smartphone can perform. University of Houston researchers have released an open-source dataset offering instructions to people interested in building their own smartphone microscope.
Optics & Photonics
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Thermochromic windows capable of converting sunlight into electricity at a high efficiency have been developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 28, 2017
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At the center of our galaxy, in the immediate vicinity of its supermassive black hole, is a region wracked by powerful tidal forces and bathed in intense ultraviolet light and X-ray radiation. These harsh conditions, astronomers ...
Astronomy
Nov 28, 2017
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says college students will soon be able to file their applications for federal student aid through a mobile app.
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2017
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After more than four decades as a coal miner, Stanley Sturgill ambled into an ornate room at West Virginia's state capitol Tuesday to deliver a stark message to the Trump administration: Climate change is real and continuing ...
Environment
Nov 28, 2017
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Nationalism associated with international sporting events like the World Cup may increase state aggression according to a study published in International Studies Quarterly.
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2017
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The cultural identity of rugby players in a team changes the way the team plays, according to a new study published in Heliyon. The research shows that the Māori All Blacks, a team of players who share the same cultural ...
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2017
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The Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia from 5300 to 3300 years ago, at about the same time as urban civilisations developed in Mesopotamia ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2017
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Tapping into the quantum properties of photons for optoelectronics requires highly efficient light sources. Lead trihalide perovskite nanocrystals exhibit a number of properties that make them promising candidates as light ...
General Physics
Nov 28, 2017
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Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are the ubiquitous little squeeze-bottle heroes of airports and hospitals, our allies during cold and flu season, and supposedly effective against a huge variety of disease-causing viruses and ...
Other
Nov 28, 2017
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