Achieving multicolor persistent and photostimulated luminescence through trap distribution engineering
Electron-trapping materials (ETMs) with persistent luminescence (PersL) or photostimulated luminescence (PSL) hold great promise for versatile applications, due to their distinctive characteristics of energy harvesting and controllable release......»»
Technology to predict the deformation of DNA origami structures induced by DNA-binding molecules
A research team has developed a technology that can quickly predict the mechanochemical shape changes of DNA origami nanostructures. The team includes Professor Do-Nyun Kim's research team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The College.....»»
Research confirms importance of symmetry in pre-ignition fusion experiments
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have retrospectively confirmed that implosion asymmetry was a major aspect of fusion experiments before achieving ignition for the first time at the Lab's National Ignition Facility (NIF),.....»»
3D-printed blood vessels bring artificial organs closer to reality
Growing functional human organs outside the body is a long-sought "holy grail" of organ transplantation medicine that remains elusive. New research from Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and John A. Paulson School of Engi.....»»
Observations confirm plasma bubble origin of persistent radio emissions from fast radio bursts
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are one of the most recent open mysteries of modern astrophysics. Within a few milliseconds, these powerful events release an immense amount of energy, among the highest observable in cosmic phenomena......»»
Is Paris 2024 really achieving its goals for gender equality?
The Paris Olympics has proudly proclaimed to be the first games in 128 years to offer gender equality......»»
How developers can simplify feature engineering
How developers can simplify feature engineering.....»»
Like the hit movie Trap? Then watch these 3 great movies right now
From a chilling Stephen King adaptation to a gruesome thriller, these movies will give you the same thrills that you got out of M. Night Shyamalan's Trap......»»
Organizations fail to log 44% of cyber attacks, major exposure gaps remain
40% of tested environments allowed attack paths that lead to domain admin access, according to Picus Security. Achieving domain admin access is particularly concerning because it is the highest level of access within an organization’s IT infrastruc.....»»
Trap review: M. Night Shyamalan’s new thriller is deeply stupid
Josh Harnett is creepily entertaining in Trap, a new M. Night Shyamalan movie that buckles under the weight of too many contrivances......»»
Metallic nanosheets curl into nanovesicles
Inspired by the cell membrane structure, researchers, led by Dr. Xiaoqing Huang (State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University) and Dr. Qi Shao (College of Chemistry and.....»»
Take a preventative approach to escape the engineering toil trap
Take a preventative approach to escape the engineering toil trap.....»»
New Boeing boss Kelly Ortberg brings engineering background, aerospace roots
New Boeing boss Kelly Ortberg brings engineering background, aerospace roots.....»»
Scent research inspires bed bug trap
Scientists at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) spinout Arctech Innovation have used their in-depth knowledge of insects, chemistry and odor to develop a new trap for bed bugs......»»
Researchers discover high levels of non-coding RNAs in testes, suggesting new roles in sperm function and evolution
Researchers at the University of Toronto have mapped the spatial distribution of around 700 long non-coding RNAs, otherwise known as lncRNAs, in the testes. The team discovered much higher levels of lncRNAs in the testes than had been previously esti.....»»
Engineers use machine learning to measure chaos in systems
How do we measure chaos and why would we want to? Together, Penn engineers Dani S. Bassett, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor in Bioengineering and in Electrical and Systems Engineering, and postdoctoral researcher Kieran Murphy leverage the power of mac.....»»
Organic nanozymes have broad applications from food and agriculture to biomedicine
Nanozymes are tiny, engineered substances that mimic the catalytic properties of natural enzymes, and they serve a variety of purposes in biomedicine, chemical engineering, and environmental applications. They are typically made from inorganic materi.....»»
Fruitful innovation: Transforming watermelon genetics with advanced base editors
The development of new adenine base editors (ABE) and adenine-to-thymine/guanine base editors (AKBE) is transforming watermelon genetic engineering. These innovative tools enable precise A:T-to-G and A:T-to-T base substitutions, allowing for targeted.....»»
Securing remote access to mission-critical OT assets
In this Help Net Security interview, Grant Geyer, Chief Strategy Officer at Claroty, discusses the prevalent vulnerabilities in Windows-based engineering workstations (EWS) and human-machine interfaces (HMI) within OT environments. Geyer also address.....»»
Researchers trap atoms, force them to serve as photonic transistors
Researchers at Purdue University have trapped alkali atoms (cesium) on an integrated photonic circuit, which behaves like a transistor for photons (the smallest energy unit of light) similar to electronic transistors. These trapped atoms demonstrate.....»»
A camera trap for the invisible—a solution to difficult pattern recognition problem in experimental particle physics
It sounds fantastical, but it's a reality for the scientists who work at the world's largest particle collider......»»