Science-Technology
Examining certain proteins in bones could help determine how long they’ve been underwater, as in this illustration
A hydrogel can cool off electronics and generate electricity from their waste heat
Drawing inspiration from spider’s back legs, researchers have developed a new nonstick surface for nanomaterials
Researchers are developing a way to determine the country of origin of chocolate samples
A nanocomposite material (purple) conducts electrons released by exoelectrogenic bacteria (green) to generate electricity.
Cold-brew coffee’s antioxidant profile differs from that of hot joe
A new material could improve current braille displays by increasing the amount of information conveyed, while making them more durable and less costly
As telecom demands grow, optical fibers will need to level up
This film derived from fish scales could someday be used in flexible electronic devices
An image of two colorful parrots was created by mixing red, blue and green structural colors
For the first time, a micromotor (shown below) was powered by “engines” that respond to three different stimuli: catalytic (bubbles), light and magnetic. Scale bar, 10 μm
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New Israeli-made device captures and filters rainwater for drinking, cooking and bathing in off-the-grid communities
This tiny wing could someday be used in robots or devices to harvest solar energy
A new solid state electrolyte could make lithium-ion batteries fireproof and lightweight
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Elbit Systems manages to extinguish fires from great heights, allowing for safe, round-the-clock firefighting operations
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Levels of an unsaturated triacylglycerol decline in fingerprints from an individual from day 0 (top) to day 1 (middle) and day 3 (bottom).
Researchers have developed a new, safer method to dispose of printed circuit boards
A new class of blue hibonite pigments has improved properties over existing colorants, such as cobalt blue
Overall, the studies concluded that speaking on both hand-held and hands-free phones negatively impacted driving performance, and drivers who engaged in conversation with their passengers experienced similar negative effects
A newly developed headband can measure electrolyte levels in sweat and can heal itself when cut or scratched during exercise.
Researchers rewrote the binary data in the first line of a 24-bit memory array (top image, red arrow) using molecules of hydrogen to encode the letter “M”
Radio-frequency antennas get scaled down for wearable electronics, with the thickness of about 1/100 of a human hair
Researchers have engineered lager yeast to make molecules that protect beer from becoming stale
Carbon monoxide can be deadly. But researchers want to use it for good