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Materials Science Nov 24, 2020

AI algorithm identifies new compound potentially useful for photonic devices, biologically inspired computers

When the words "artificial intelligence" (AI) come to mind, your first thoughts may be of super-smart computers, or robots that perform tasks without needing any help from humans. Now, a multi-institutional team including ...

Environment Nov 23, 2020

Choked, strangled and drowned. How balloons and plastic bags are killing marine animals

In Florida, a critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle was entangled in a plastic bag that had become filled with sand. The plastic bag had wrapped around the turtle's neck, which likely led it to drown or suffocate.

Social Sciences Oct 1, 2020

Five COVID customs that emerged during lockdown

For many people, the word "folklore" is synonymous with the past: beliefs at odds with contemporary society; myth and legend, even magic.

Nanomaterials Aug 10, 2020

Discovery of massless electrons in phase-change materials provides next step for future electronics

Researchers have found electrons that behave as if they have no mass, called Dirac electrons, in a compound used in rewritable discs, such as CDs and DVDs. The discovery of 'massless' electrons in this phase-change material ...

General Physics May 6, 2020

Scientists 'at the bleeding edge' with upgrade to CMS detector

The huge detectors providing a window to the world's tiniest particles are set for a $153 million upgrade, and a team of Purdue University scientists will play a key role—continuing the university's decades-long legacy ...

Earth Sciences Feb 16, 2020

Recently discovered mineral named for LSU professor

A Louisiana State University geology professor now has a scientific namesake—a newly discovered variety of tourmaline. Barbara Dutrow said she's surprised and thrilled by the honor.

Environment Feb 12, 2020

Web tool offers instant access to global climate data

While Julien Pierret was conducting research for his Ph.D. in climate data, he was playing around with a web graphics library and looking for a reason to learn about it.

Optics & Photonics Jan 30, 2020

Researchers discover a new way to control infrared light

In the 1950s, the field of electronics began to change when the transistor replaced vacuum tubes in computers. The change, which entailed replacing large and slow components with small and fast ones, was a catalyst for the ...

Social Sciences Dec 19, 2019

This is why binge-watching is no longer in fashion

A leading TV academic believes binge-watching has now finally fallen out of fashion.

Optics & Photonics Dec 9, 2019

Understanding color at a nanoscale

Some of the most vibrantly colored creatures in the animal kingdom don't owe their amazing colors to pigment. Instead, they cover themselves with microscopic structures that fine tune the way they reflect light.

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