3D printing method crafts stronger, more ductile alloy for extreme environments
A team of researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University, Tianmushan Laboratory, and the National University of Singapore has pioneered a new method for crafting an ultra-strong, ductile alloy using 3D printing technology......»»
10 best movies starring only one actor, ranked
Movies with only one actor depict intense personal journeys that often examine isolation and survival in unique environments, from Cast Away to Moon......»»
River flow responses to heat waves may change more rapidly under climate change, research finds
A pair of studies by researchers in Simon Fraser University's School of Environmental Science examine how climate change could alter the way Canadian rivers respond to extreme heat events......»»
Researchers" unique 3D maps might help solve the mysteries of octopus arms
Octopuses are fascinating. Their eight arms gracefully whip through water and can accomplish extraordinary tasks like using tools and opening jars. While humans have one spinal cord attached to their brain, in octopuses, it's almost like each arm has.....»»
Live-cell imaging under centrifugation: New method measure the forces that keep the nuclei of living cells centered
Using two specialized microscopes invented at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), a team of researchers from Japan and the MBL have developed a new method to measure the forces that keep the nucleus centered within a living cell. The experiments.....»»
Tardigrades are less cosmopolitan and more diverse than believed, researchers show
Tardigrades are microscopic invertebrates measuring between 0.2 mm and 1.1 mm in length. They are close relatives of arthropods (spiders, insects, crustaceans), and can live in a wide variety of environments. Yet little is known about them......»»
A multi-level breakthrough in optical computing—a faster, more efficient, and robust memory cell
For the first time, an international cadre of electrical engineers has developed a new method for photonic in-memory computing that could make optical computing a reality in the near future......»»
High-resolution, nanoscale imaging method could accelerate the discovery of more durable materials
Take a photo with your phone and you might see wonderful details—leaves on a tree, strands of hair blowing in the wind. The width of that strand of hair is 100,000 nanometers wide. The best traditional laboratory microscope that uses light may capt.....»»
Why Trump"s messaging is becoming more extreme: A mathematician explains
"Talk about extreme." That was the response of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at September's televised debate, after her rival, Donald Trump, made the baseless claim that migrants had been eating the dogs and cats of their neighbors in.....»»
90-ton 3D printer to build world"s biggest rocket
90-ton 3D printer to build world"s biggest rocket.....»»
Palo Alto Networks extends security into harsh industrial environments
The convergence of IT and operational technology (OT) and the digital transformation of OT have created new opportunities for innovation and efficiency in critical Industrial Automation and Control Systems. However, these advancements also broaden th.....»»
iPhone SE 4 mockup shows 6.1-inch screen with TrueDepth notch
Images of a 3D-printed mockup of the iPhone SE 4 offer a glimpse of what Apple's latest budget-focused smartphone update could look like.iPhone SE 3Apple is rumored to be introducing a new model of iPhone SE sometimein 2025, with it introducing a num.....»»
Enhancing recombinant protein expression in lettuce
Recombinant proteins are crucial in pharmaceutical and other industries. A production method uses plants as hosts in transient protein expression systems. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba developed a technique to increase recombinant protein.....»»
X-ray spectroscopy study maps ultrafast charge delocalization in aqueous environments
The movement of electron density is a subject of interest for chemists worldwide, as substances interact through electrons. These processes are ultrafast and traditionally require time-resolved experiments at the attosecond level to study and describ.....»»
Flexible thermoelectric fibers for wearables maintain stable energy performance in extreme environments
A thermoelectric material that can be used in wearable devices such as smart clothing and maintains stable thermal energy performance even in extreme environments has been developed by a team of Korean researchers. It has dramatically resolved the di.....»»
A blueprint for mapping melting ice sheets: Open-source tool can help make radar systems at a fraction of the cost
Researchers in the Stanford Radio Glaciology lab use radio waves to understand rapidly changing ice sheets and their contributions to global sea-level rise. This technique has revealed groundwater beneath Greenland, the long-term impacts of extreme m.....»»
Engineers unlock lithium from extreme environments
The demand for lithium—critical to powering sustainable technologies—is rapidly growing, but up to 75% of the world's lithium-rich saltwater sources remain untappable using current methods......»»
Live imaging of ovulation in action reveals three distinct phases
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences have developed a live imaging method that reveals the process of ovulation in unprecedented detail. The team followed initial observations by performing inhibition testing to conf.....»»
Evolution in action: How ethnic Tibetan women thrive in thin oxygen at high altitudes
Breathing thin air at extreme altitudes presents a significant challenge—there's simply less oxygen with every lungful. Yet, for more than 10,000 years, Tibetan women living on the high Tibetan Plateau have not only survived but thrived in that env.....»»
3D structures of biomolecules: "Dictionaries" make fluorescence-based data accessible
A research team from Germany and the U.S. led by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has developed a data description that can provide results from fluorescence measurements for structural and dynamic modeling of large biomolecules......»»
New electrochemical water splitting method offers fast, sustainable method for hydrogen production
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Francesco Ciucci from the University of Bayreuth, a German–Chinese research team has developed a new method for the electrochemical splitting of water. This not only accelerates the production of hydrogen for techn.....»»