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Nanomaterials May 31, 2024

A review of progress and outlook for photodetectors based on graphene–semiconductor hybrid structures

A recent review summarizes the progress made in graphene-semiconductor hybrid photodetectors over the past decade. It begins by introducing key photodetector performance indicators, providing the basis for an accurate performance ...

Astronomy May 30, 2024

The rush to return humans to the moon and build lunar bases could threaten opportunities for astronomy

The 2020s have already seen many lunar landing attempts, although several of them have crashed or toppled over. With all the excitement surrounding the prospect of humans returning to the moon, both commercial interests and ...

Molecular & Computational biology May 29, 2024

New sensing techniques can detect drought tolerance in ancient crops, may inform new breeding programs

Drought is the most devastating environmental stress that farmers face worldwide. With the added pressures of climate change, drought years have become less predictable, more frequent and more severe.

Plants & Animals May 28, 2024

Scientists develop computer vision framework to track animals in the wild without markers

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behavior have developed a computer vision framework for posture estimation and identity tracking that they can use in indoor environments as well as in the wild. This ...

Space Exploration May 28, 2024

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX unscathed after searing pass of sun

Mission engineers were confident NASA's OSIRIS-APEX (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification—Apophis Explorer) spacecraft could weather its closest ever pass of the sun on Jan. 2, 2024. Their models had ...

Optics & Photonics May 28, 2024

Researchers create the world's strongest ionizing terahertz radiation

Terahertz waves, known as non-ionizing radiation, can turn into ionization radiation when sufficiently many terahertz photons are focused in space and time. A team led by scientists in Korea and the U.S. has created the world's ...

Astronomy May 28, 2024

Detecting 'Hawking radiation' from black holes using today's telescopes

In 1974 Stephen Hawking famously claimed that black holes should emit particles as well as absorb them. This so-called "Hawking radiation" has not yet been observed, but now a research group from Europe has found that Hawking ...

Social Sciences May 27, 2024

Researcher: Cyberflashing is a form of gendered sexual violence that must be taken seriously

Sexting—sending sexually suggestive or explicit messages and images—is now a widespread practice, and can be a healthy way to express and explore sexuality. However, there is a need to distinguish between consensual sexting ...

Astronomy May 24, 2024

Observations explore open cluster NGC 1513

Using the National Astronomical Observatory (OAN) in Mexico, astronomers have observed an open cluster known as NGC 1513. Results of the observations, presented in a paper published May 16 on the pre-print server arXiv, yield ...

General Physics May 23, 2024

How a world record 'squeeze' could offer comfort for dark matter hunters

UNSW quantum engineers have developed a new amplifier that could help other scientists search for elusive dark matter particles.

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