Month: July 2019

IMAGE: This is a graphene-based transistor with a metal grating. view more  Credit: Evgenii Sheshin et al./Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Valiev Institute of Physics and Technology have demonstrated resonant absorption of terahertz radiation in commercially available graphene. This is an important step
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IMAGE: Preventing the formation of mesoscopic clusters in blood cells may be one way to prevent sickle cell disease, reports University of Houston associate professor of chemistry Vassiliy Lubchenko. view more  Credit: University of Houston University of Houston associate professor of chemistry, Vassiliy Lubchenko, is reporting a new finding in Nature Communications on how sickle cells
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IMAGE: The sample consists of a cantilever made of Y3Fe5O12(YIG) connected to an edge of a YIG film and a heater placed on the YIG film around the root of the… view more  Credit: Kazuya Harii Micro mechanical elements are indispensable components of modern electrical devices but the actuation of them requires electrical current. It becomes
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This Legion review contains spoilers. Legion Season 3 Episode 2 Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, essayist, literary critic, and all-around badass is credited with the quote “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It’s a popular passage used to highlight the inequality between genders and also one that suggests that insecurity is
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There have been dozens of Star Wars games over the years, but just like the movies themselves, some are remembered much more fondly than others. For every Star Wars game as beloved as The Empire Strikes Back, there’s a half-dozen that are as hated as much as The Phantom Menace or as divisive as The
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What happens when you feed a Mogwai after midnight? You’re about to find out again in a new Gremlins animated series that will reveal the origins of the furry little creatures that turn into literal monsters upon getting wet. WarnerMedia announced the new animated series for the upcoming streaming service, which will be a prequel
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IMAGE: A diamond on a parabolic light collecting lens is the main component of the new angular rate sensor. view more  Credit: photo/©: Arne Wickenbrock Quantum technology is about to make the leap from scientific research to concrete applications. Contributing to this is the new MiLiQuant research project in which businesses and universities are cooperating to
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IMAGE: U-shaped nanowires can record electrical chatter inside a brain or heart cell without causing any damage. The devices are 100 times smaller than their biggest competitors, which kill a cell… view more  Credit: Lieber Group, Harvard University Machines are getting cozy with our cells. Embeddable sensors record how and when neurons fire; electrodes spark heart
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A Rutgers-led study sheds light on one of the most enduring mysteries of science: How did metabolism – the process by which life powers itself by converting energy from food into movement and growth – begin? To answer that question, the researchers reverse-engineered a primordial protein and inserted it into a living bacterium, where it
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