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Physicists edge closer to controlling chemical reactions

Dec 13, 2018 (SPX)

This refers to the probability that an electron will bypass the potential barrier and escape from its parent molecule. The new algorithm, presented in a paper i...

Terahertz laser for sensing and imaging outperforms its predecessors

Dec 13, 2018 (SPX)

The optimized laser can be used to detect interstellar elements in an upcoming NASA mission that aims to learn more about our galaxy's origins. Here on Earth, t...

Nanoglue can make composites several times tougher during dynamic loading

Dec 13, 2018 (SPX)

A newly published article in Nature Communications reports the unexpected discovery of the effects of loading frequency on the fracture energy of a multilayer c...

Radiation experiment flies on record-setting SpaceX launch dedicated entirely to small satellites

Dec 13, 2018 (SPX)

The original payload is aboard CubeSat AO-85 , launched in 2015 and still in low-Earth orbit. After deployment, Fox1-Cliff received its official designation, AO...

Scientists discover a material breaking modern chemistry laws

Dec 13, 2018 (SPX)

However, scientists have proved, both experimentally and theoretically, using NUST MISIS' supercomputer, that it is possible to form such a connections if the m...

Custom-made artificial mother-of-pearl

Dec 13, 2018 (SPX)

The bricks are composed of tiny Calcium carbonate plates stacked on top of each other and interconnected with mineral bridges, and filled with a mortar composed...

Astroscale enters technical cooperation with European Space Agency

Dec 13, 2018 (SPX)

There are more than 750 000 pieces of debris larger than 1 cm in size in Earth orbit today; any impact with a functioning satellite, like those used for vital t...

Gaming firm settles VR lawsuit with Facebook-owned Oculus

Dec 12, 2018 (AFP)

A US jury early last year ordered that Facebook and creators of Oculus Rift pay $500 million in a lawsuit that contended that Rift virtual reality gear was deve...

Compelling evidence for small drops of perfect fluid

Dec 12, 2018 (SPX)

Scientists are studying this hot soup made up of quarks and gluons - the building blocks of protons and neutrons - to learn about the fundamental force that hol...

Multifunctional dream ceramic matrix composites are born

Dec 12, 2018 (SPX)

hey improved fracture toughness and electrical conductivity of AI2O3/Ti composites while simultaneously giving them photocatalytic ability through chemical and/...

Are amorphous solids elastic or plastic?

Dec 12, 2018 (SPX)

Unlike crystals, amorphous solids, such as glasses, granular matter, gels, foams, and emulsions, have disordered particle configurations. How do amorphous solid...

Supercomputers without waste heat

Dec 12, 2018 (SPX)

Researchers from the Department of Physics at the University of Konstanz have now demonstrated that the lossless electrical transfer of magnetically encoded inf...

DRS to provide power modules for the Air and Missile Defense Radar

Dec 10, 2018 (UPI)

The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, provides for up to 12 ship sets for the Arleigh Burke-class under the Flight III destroyer construc...

New model for assessing the effect of ionizing radiation on microelectronic devices

Dec 07, 2018 (SPX)

The ionizing radiation in outer space adversely affects electronic devices, resulting in reduced service life and sudden failures or malfunctions. Mathematical ...

Multifunctional dream ceramic matrix composites are born!

Dec 06, 2018 (SPX)

hey improved fracture toughness and electrical conductivity of AI2O3/Ti composites while simultaneously giving them photocatalytic ability through chemical and/...

World's smallest wearable device warns of UV exposure, enables precision phototherapy

Dec 06, 2018 (SPX)

The device's underlying physics, and extensions of the platform to a broad array clinical applications are reported in this study to be published Dec. 5 in Scie...

Force Push VR brings Jedi powers to life

Dec 04, 2018 (SPX)

In the interim, stalwart practitioners of Jedi ways and other Force-sensitive beings can look to the small screen and thank Virginia Tech researchers for a rece...

Millennium Space Systems Completes Successful ALTAIR Pathfinder Mission

Dec 04, 2018 (SPX)

"ALTAIR Pathfinder has been a resilient and flexible satellite," said Griffith Russell, Millennium's mission director. "Combining autonomous routine operations ...

First study of terahertz radiation in liquids

Dec 04, 2018 (SPX)

Terahertz electromagnetic radiation can easily pass through most materials except metals and water. Today, it is widely used in security systems used to detect ...

Easy to use 3D bioprinting technique creates lifelike tissues from natural materials

Dec 04, 2018 (SPX)

As a proof of concept, the UC San Diego team used their method to create blood vessel networks capable of keeping a breast cancer tumor alive outside the body. ...