Month: March 2020

IMAGE: The research group “Ultrafast Nano-Optics ” at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, investigates processes in the nanoworld using lasers that emit extremely short flashes of light. view more  Credit: University of Oldenburg Tiny particles composed of metals and semiconductors could serve as light sources in components of future optical computers, as they are able to
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IMAGE: Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) image of a self-assembly of triangular molecules on a silver surface. The repeated pattern (half of a pattern is indicated in yellow) has a size… view more  Credit: Manuel Gruber and Torben Jasper-Toennies Most technical functional units are built bit by bit according to a well-designed construction plan. The components are
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IMAGE: Left: The red circles indicate where samples were taken. The team avoided sampling from the central part of the portrait. The areas noninvasively examined via X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy are… view more  Credit: Nikolay Simonenko et al./Heritage Science Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of
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Automated Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) controlled by artificial intelligence First demonstration of fully autonomous, long-term SPM operation An Australian-German collaboration has demonstrated fully-autonomous SPM operation, applying artificial intelligence and deep learning to remove the need for constant human supervision. The new system, dubbed DeepSPM, bridges the gap between nanoscience, automation and artificial intelligence (AI), and
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The same can’t be said of the much maligned Hyman, who has nevertheless always been good for a bit of meta-humor. With Plum presumably not skilled enough in Traveling to take the group to Vancouver, Penny’s decision to return the pervert ghost to his body provided an enjoyable exploration of the ups and downs of
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Unfortunately, one of Ori and the Blind Forest’s best quirks is missing from the sequel. Ori’s ability to save anywhere, once a selling point, is now gone—and why shouldn’t it be? In the last five years, games have mostly shed any emphasis on manual saves, either doing it automatically as Will of the Wisps does
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Echo has been revealed as Overwatch‘s 32nd hero in a new trailer that teases her arrival to Blizzard’s competitive first-person shooter. Blizzard didn’t share any details regarding the hero’s abilities or stats, but it’s expected the developer will roll out that information in the coming weeks. The omnic — the Overwatch universe’s version of a
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To control flowering and fruit ripening, plants release the gaseous hormone ethylene. Environmental conditions, including drought, salinity and pathogens, can also cause levels of the hormone to fluctuate. Therefore, monitoring ethylene’s release in real time could provide a farmer with important information about a plant’s development and health. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science
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IMAGE: This film derived from fish scales could someday be used in flexible electronic devices. view more  Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09880 Flexible temporary electronic displays may one day make it possible to sport a glowing tattoo or check a reading, like that of a stopwatch, directly on the skin. In its current
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IMAGE: Upon a request of an industrial partner, the scientific group from the Polytechnic University printed the fan blade with a height of half a meter and a weight of almost… view more  Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Engineers of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) are developing the wire and arc additive
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