A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon could allow doctors to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in just 40 minutes, potentially saving patient lives.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 5, 2019
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A new dinosaur species has been discovered after laying misidentified in a museum collection for 30 years.
Archaeology
Aug 5, 2019
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As a new joint appointee at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, Eden Figueroa is getting accustomed to traversing between his roles within the Lab's Computational Science Initiative (CSI) and Instrumentation ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 5, 2019
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Paper is at the heart of an experimental device developed by Rice University bioengineers to study heart disease.
Materials Science
Aug 5, 2019
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A new instrument to help astronomers understand how stars are born is bound for the Large Millimetre Telescope (LMT) in Mexico.
Astronomy
Aug 5, 2019
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21
The University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory is a world leader in the production of the world's largest telescope mirrors. In fact, it is currently fabricating mirrors for the largest and most advanced earth-based ...
Astronomy
Aug 5, 2019
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This image shows a snippet of the Sun up close, revealing a golden surface marked by a number of dark, blotchy sunspots, curving filaments, and lighter patches known as 'plages' – brighter regions often found near sunspots. ...
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2019
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24
Along with flying and invisibility, high on the list of every child's aspirational superpowers is the ability to see through or around walls or other visual obstacles. That capability is now a big step closer to reality as ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 5, 2019
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311
All living organisms depend on enzymes—molecules that speed up biochemical reactions that are essential for life.
Materials Science
Aug 5, 2019
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While watching the production of porous membranes used for DNA sorting and sequencing, University of Illinois researchers wondered how tiny steplike defects formed during fabrication could be used to improve molecule transport. ...
Nanophysics
Aug 5, 2019
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