Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have developed an accessible way to make N95 face masks not only effective barriers to germs, but on-contact germ killers. The antiviral, antibacterial ma… [+4524 chars]
An international team of researchers has demonstrated a technique that allows them to align gold nanorods using magnetic fields, while preserving the underlying optical properties of the gold nanorod… [+2831 chars]
Looks can be deceiving. The light from an incandescent bulb seems steady, but it flickers 120 times per second. Because the brain only perceives an average of the information it receives, this flicke… [+3997 chars]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have developed an accessible way to make N95 face masks not only effective barriers to germs, but on-contact germ killers. The antiviral, antibacterial ma… [+4524 chars]
Curiosity's View of Sulfate-Bearing Region and Streambed Rocks: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of a sulfate-bearing region using its Mastcam on May 2, 2022, the 3,462nd Martian day, o… [+2849 chars]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved a new mission named Comet Interceptor, which will launch without a specific target in mind, instead waiting for a visitor from the Solar Systems outer rea… [+5237 chars]
Early risers have spotted some bright lights in the skies about the Sunshine Coast this morning. The phenomenon has been described as a string of dozens of lights in a row. Listener Bruce lives at … [+1416 chars]
Pattern position control strategy (see Eq. 5) to iteratively increase information content of signal photons. (a) Example of one period of a sinusoidal intensity pattern in the x-direction, with the i… [+6081 chars]
The Milky Way in four maps: data from the Gaia spacecraft show the speed at which stars move towards or away from us, known as radial velocity (top left); their radial velocity and proper motion, or … [+2936 chars]
MXenes have been established as prime substances to be used in various applications due to their favorable properties. Yet these materials face problems when it comes to degradation. … [+5123 chars]
This stunning photo of a dead California sea lion covered in colorful bat stars recently announced as the winner of a major wildlife photography award. (Image credit: David Slater) (opens in new tab… [+4108 chars]
Bats could be up there with elephants as animals that never forget. A new study found that wild bats were able to remember a specific ringtone four years after learning to associate it with food. Re… [+2379 chars]
