Since the first reports on a dramatic increase in microplastic contamination in the sea twenty years ago, research efforts have intensified worldwide. A review in the journal Angewandte Chemie has critically evaluated these ...
Biochemistry
Jan 5, 2017
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Face-to-face communication begins with the eyes, a crucial factor in the design of interactive physical characters. By employing 3D printing, Disney Research, Pittsburgh has developed a new technology that is uniquely expressive, ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 19, 2013
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Researchers of Valencia University (UV) have developed the first global maps of phosphorus and nitrogen content in vegetation, as well as efficiency in water use, via artificial intelligence and big data techniques. The application ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2019
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(Phys.org) -- In their quest to find the perfect encryption technique, scientists have often looked to light, or more specifically, photons. Current techniques allow for sending signals as 1’s or 0’s based on ...
An international research project has used gene-editing technology to examine the heat tolerance of Great Barrier Reef coral with the results set to guide efforts in combatting the effects of climate change.
Ecology
Nov 9, 2020
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Integrated optical signal distributing, processing, and sensing networks require the miniaturization of basic optical elements, such as waveguides, splitters, gratings, and optical switches. To achieve this, fabrication approaches ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 30, 2023
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Words in the English language are structured to help children learn according to research led by Lancaster University.
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2014
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(Phys.org) -- Researchers at MIT and the University of Central Florida (UCF) have developed a versatile new fabrication technique for making large quantities of uniform spheres from a wide variety of materials — a technique ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 18, 2012
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The levitation of microscopic objects in vacuum and the control of their movements while they are suspended was first demonstrated several decades ago. Since then, various research groups have been working on new approaches ...
(Phys.org)—A 7,000 year old technique, known as Egyptian Paste (also known as Faience), could offer a potential process and material for use in the latest 3D printing techniques of ceramics, according to researchers at ...
Engineering
Sep 7, 2012
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