Tiny structures inspired by the shape of cactus spines allow a newly created material to gather drinkable water from the air both day and night, combining two water-harvesting technologies into one.
Nanophysics
May 20, 2021
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(AP) -- Apple Inc. won a small victory on Friday in its global patent battle with rival Samsung, after Australia's highest court temporarily extended a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy tablet computers in the country.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 2, 2011
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On Christmas Day customers bought more electronic books than hard-copy books on Internet retail giant Amazon.com, the company said in a statement Saturday.
Internet
Dec 27, 2009
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One of the most magical aspects of mathematics is the ability for complex and intricate structures to emerge from the simplest of rules. Few mathematical objects are simpler to create – and few weave such a variety of ...
Mathematics
Dec 20, 2013
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Mathematics has provided an answer for those striving for the perfect Christmas tree, Britain's University of Sheffield says.
Mathematics
Dec 6, 2012
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Take one perplexed shopper, add a veritable forest of festive foliage, multiply by some mathematical ingenuity and what have you got? The perfect family Christmas tree.
Mathematics
Dec 12, 2013
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A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction. The findings are published in the journal Functional Ecology.
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2022
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The giant African land snail is a poster child of a global epidemic: the threat of invasive species. The snails are native to coastal East Africa, but are now found across Asia, the Pacific and the Americas – in fact, almost ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2017
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A Christmas tree with a thickness of one atom has been made at DTU. It shows how terahertz measurements can be used to ensure the quality of graphene.
Nanomaterials
Dec 23, 2021
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Each year, the land-dwelling Christmas Island red crab takes an arduous and shockingly precise journey from its earthen burrow to the shores of the Indian Ocean where weeks of mating and egg laying await.
Ecology
Oct 10, 2013
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