PML researchers have devised a novel source of portable sunlight that may fill an urgent need in renewable energy research – namely, light sources that generate a near-perfect solar spectrum to be used in testing the performance ...
General Physics
Aug 31, 2012
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Electronic tags released in the Ganges river show plastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometres in just a few months.
Environment
Dec 2, 2020
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Since the beginning of civilization, humans have exploited new materials to improve their lives, from the prehistoric Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age to the modern Silicon Age. With each period came technological breakthroughs ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 23, 2021
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(Phys.org) —A tool developed half a century ago for sorting subatomic particles has been redesigned to measure X-ray laser pulses at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS).
General Physics
Jun 27, 2013
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While flexible gadgets such as "electronic skin" and roll-up touch screens are moving ever closer to reality, their would-be power sources are either too wimpy or too stiff. But that's changing fast. Scientists have developed ...
Nanomaterials
May 7, 2014
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The promise of a quantum internet depends on the complexities of harnessing light to transmit quantum information over fiber optic networks. A potential step forward was reported today by researchers in Sweden who developed ...
Quantum Physics
May 10, 2021
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Michael Hsiao plans to harness swarm intelligence based on the efficient behavior of ants. Why would this matter?
Computer Sciences
Oct 31, 2014
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With up to 70 percent of used tyres ending up in landfills, there is an opportunity to find other ways of recycling this material, and in turn reduce the environmental damage. The EU-funded TyGRE project set out to find a ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 14, 2013
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A former software engineer for Chicago-based CME Group pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing computer code and other proprietary data for an electronic trading exchange in China, officials said.
Other
Sep 19, 2012
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(Phys.org) —Manganites – compounds of manganese oxides - show great promise as "go-to" materials for future electronic devices because of their ability to instantly switch from an electrical insulator to a conductor under ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 28, 2014
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