Colleges and universities strive to use best practices and innovative ways to cultivate and support students' sense of belonging, a consideration that is acutely important during the COVID-19 era.
Education
Jul 15, 2020
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Holst Center has demonstrated the world's first organic near-infrared large-area image sensor capable of detecting the unique pattern of veins in a person's hand via reflected light. The sensor opens the door to highly secure, ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 15, 2020
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Mobile phones and other electronic devices made from an organic material that is thin, bendable and more powerful are now a step closer thanks to new research led by scientists at The Australian University (ANU).
Optics & Photonics
Jul 15, 2020
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An RMIT-UNSW collaboration has applied liquid-metal synthesis to piezoelectrics, advancing future flexible, wearable electronics, and biosensors drawing their power from the body's movements.
Nanomaterials
Jul 10, 2020
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Due to the wide application of photodetectors in fields including optical communication, environmental monitoring, and image sensing, research for developing highly efficient photodetectors has attracted extensive attention ...
Materials Science
Jul 9, 2020
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For disinfection purposes, a compact system can be equipped with UV LEDs to eliminate germs on critical surfaces such as mobile phones. It can also be assembled with LEDs providing the optimum emission spectrum for polymer ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 30, 2020
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Fertigation allows for simultaneously applying the necessary water and fertilizers via irrigation systems. It offers significant advantages compared to other traditional methods, though it requires precise calculations in ...
Environment
Jun 23, 2020
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In 2019, during the first year of her master's studies in the Creative Sustainability (CS) program, Rinna Saramäki together with her publisher Otava released a book on 250 climate actions to save the world ("250 ilmastotekoa ...
Environment
Jun 23, 2020
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In an article published in Nature Ecology & Evolution today, the leaders of a new global initiative explain how research during this devastating health crisis can inspire innovative strategies for sharing space on this increasingly ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 22, 2020
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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a test that uses children's ability to assemble LEGO pieces to assess their spatial visualization ability. Spatial visualization is the ability to visualize ...
Education
Jun 18, 2020
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