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How a tetrahedral substance can be more symmetrical than a spherical atom: A new type of symmetry

Sep 18, 2018 (SPX)

Studying symmetry, one of the most fundamental concepts in physics and chemistry, can facilitate a deeper understanding of the laws shaping our universe. Atoms ...

Experiment obtains entanglement of six light waves with a single laser

Sep 14, 2018 (SPX)

Entanglement occurs when groups of particles or waves are created or interact in such a way that the quantum state of each particle or wave cannot be described ...

Top 10 take-aways from New York Fashion Week

Sep 13, 2018 (AFP)

As the spring/summer 2019 season flits to Europe, with style fests in London, Milan and Paris, here's a quick round up of the top 10 takeaways from the Big Appl...

Detecting hydrogen using the extraordinary hall effect in cobalt-palladium thin films

Sep 13, 2018 (SPX)

Alexander Gerber's research team at Tel Aviv University recently conducted a systematic study of hydrogen detection using the Extraordinary Hall Effect (EHE) to...

Diamond dust enables low-cost, high-efficiency magnetic field detection

Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)

"The best magnetic sensors out there today are bulky, only operate at extreme temperatures, and can cost tens of thousands of dollars," said Dominic Labanowski,...

Bio-inspired materials decrease drag for liquids

Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)

Researchers from KAUST's Water Desalination and Reuse Center have engineered nature-inspired surfaces that help to decrease frictional drag at the interface bet...

Holography, light-field technology combo could deliver practical 3-D displays

Sep 10, 2018 (SPX)

AR/VR devices can have their own drawbacks, such as a tendency to induce visual motion sickness or other visual disturbances with prolonged usage due to their s...

Satellites more at risk from fast solar wind than a major space storm

Sep 10, 2018 (SPX)

Researchers investigating the space weather risks to orbiting satellites calculated electron radiation levels within the Van Allen radiation belts. This ring-do...

Northrop Grumman contracted for Hawkeye radar plane for Japan

Sep 06, 2018 (UPI)

Work on the contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in St. Augustine, Fla., Syracuse, N.Y., Melbourne, Fla., other locatio...

Facebook to build $1 bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia

Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)

The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations, Thomas Furlong, Facebook vice president o...

At last, a simple 3D printer for metal

Sep 05, 2018 (SPX)

Jan Schroers, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Yale University and Desktop Metal, Inc., in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA, along wit...

New smart materials could open new research field

Sep 05, 2018 (SPX)

"What excites me is that we have just scratched the surface of something new that could not only open a completely new field of scientific research, but also en...

Raytheon receives contract for Zumwalt radars

Sep 05, 2018 (UPI)

Work on the contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Andover, Mass., Portsmouth, R.I., and McKinney, Texas, and is expecte...

A new way to remove ice buildup without power or chemicals

Sep 04, 2018 (SPX)

The system is remarkably simple, based on a three-layered material that can be applied or even sprayed onto the surfaces to be treated. It collects solar radiat...

Researchers use acoustic forces to print droplets that couldn't be printed before

Sep 04, 2018 (SPX)

"By harnessing acoustic forces, we have created a new technology that enables myriad materials to be printed in a drop-on-demand manner," said Jennifer Lewis, t...

All that is gold is not biochemically stable

Sep 04, 2018 (SPX)

In a nanoparticle form, the normally very stable, inert, noble metal actually gets dismantled by a microbe found on a Brazilian aquatic weed. While the findings...

Kiel research team increases adhesiveness of silicone using the example of beetles

Sep 03, 2018 (SPX)

A research team from Kiel University (CAU) has now succeeded in boosting the adhesive effect of a silicone material significantly. To do so they combined two me...

Chilled And Checked, Shaken And Not Stirred

Sep 03, 2018 (ESA)

Keeping the CHEOPS telescope and detector at a stable temperature will be vital for obtaining accurate measurements of the brightness of stars. Temperature vari...

Researchers 3D print prototype for 'bionic eye'

Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)

The research is published in Advanced Materials, a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering materials science. The author also holds the patent for 3D-printed ...

China's Zijin to acquire Serbia's largest copper mine

Aug 31, 2018 (AFP)

The deal, which gives China's Zijin Mining a 63 percent stake in the RTB Bor mining and smelting complex in eastern Serbia, marks the latest expansion of Beijin...