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Calcium ion used as micro engine

Added: 23 Aug 2019

Theoretical physicists have used the intrinsic angular momentum of a calcium ion to effectively tur…

2D stack provides thermal isolation in electronics

Added: 22 Aug 2019

An insulator only 10 atoms deep could significantly reduce heat emissions in electronic devices whi…

Signals suggest black hole swallowed neutron star

Added: 19 Aug 2019

Gravitational wave detectors have registered evidence of a black hole swallowing a neutron star for…

Five things you learn from working in cleanrooms

Added: 19 Aug 2019

Want to avoid committing a serious faux pas before you start working in cleanrooms? That would be h…

NASA data suggests early Jupiter smash

Added: 16 Aug 2019

Gravitational readings from NASA’s Juno spacecraft suggest Jupiter collided with a still-forming pl…

You are never too successful for lunch

Added: 12 Aug 2019

Everyone knows that the fulcrum around which a successful lab swings is, of course, lunch. But what…

Advancing a technical career

Added: 12 Aug 2019

Is your team motivated, professional, adaptable, connected, and competent?

Leeds creates thinnest 2D gold

Added: 8 Aug 2019

University of Leeds scientists have claimed first fabrication of freestanding 2D gold with a sub‐na…

Physicists borrow from social networks

Added: 7 Aug 2019

A new technique treats debris from proton collisions like a social network in order to distinguish …

3D-printed collagen forms functioning heart parts

Added: 6 Aug 2019

A new bioprinting method allows anyone to 3D-print functioning components of the human heart.

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 2)

Added: 5 Aug 2019

Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In t…

Quantum microphone measures phonons

Added: 30 Jul 2019

A quantum microphone that measures individual sound particles has the potential to create more comp…

Eye-controlled contact lenses

Added: 29 Jul 2019

Biomechanical engineers have created a robotic lens that allows the wearer to focus on an image thr…

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 1)

Added: 29 Jul 2019

Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In t…

Reproducibility crisis

Added: 23 Jul 2019

Inadequate reporting, variability in reagents and the pressure to publish all contribute to the rep…

Wine compound could help Mars missions

Added: 19 Jul 2019

A NASA-funded study has determined that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins, could be key …

Open University partners NASA for lunar instrument

Added: 15 Jul 2019

Open University scientists are working with NASA on a device that will detect water patterns for fu…

Water droplet

Added: 15 Jul 2019

This amazing image – Crack Patterns I, by Thomas Séon – shows a water droplet falling onto a silico…

A freshly baked conspiracy theory

Added: 15 Jul 2019

What better way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings than with a freshly b…

EU allocates €35M for AI cancer treatment

Added: 10 Jul 2019

The European Commission is investing €35 million to develop AI solutions for the treatment and prev…