How a transparent conductor responds to strain
Liquid crystal displays, touchscreens, and many solar cells rely on thin-film crystalline materials that are both electrically conductive and optically transparent. But the material most widely used in these applications, indium tin oxide (ITO), is b.....»»
Pace off: NASA Goddard acoustics chamber and US marine band turn up the volume
With a light flick of the conductor's baton and a unified breath from each member, the band started playing the two deep and ominous notes easily recognized as the theme of "Jaws." The sounds echoed off the walls of the acoustics chamber at NASA's Go.....»»
New ferroelectric material could give robots muscles
A new type of ferroelectric polymer that is exceptionally good at converting electrical energy into mechanical strain holds promise as a high-performance motion controller or "actuator" with great potential for applications in medical devices, advanc.....»»
Researchers create edible, transparent composite packaging with biocellulose
Plastic food packaging accounts for a significant proportion of plastic waste in landfills. In the face of escalating environmental concerns, researchers are looking to bio-derived alternatives......»»
ARC Automotive responds to NHTSA request in airbag inflator probe
NHTSA on May 31 issued a special order directing ARC Automotive to answer written questions under oath and produce additional documents by June 14......»»
Scientists describe a novel way to manipulate exotic materials
An advance in a topological insulator material—whose interior behaves like an electrical insulator but whose surface behaves like a conductor—could revolutionize the fields of next-generation electronics and quantum computing, according to scient.....»»
Attack worm may be new biocontrol weapon against wasp
A strain of roundworm discovered for the first time in Australian pine plantations during University of the Sunshine Coast-led research could become the timber industry's latest biocontrol weapon......»»
See-through squid lets scientists study cephalopod nervous system
A team at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has successfully engineered an albino strain of the hummingbird bobtail squid, Euprymna berryi. This advance, reported in Current Biology, has created a nearly transparent organism that offers scientis.....»»
How to reduce eye strain with "Screen Distance" in iOS 17
With the upcoming iOS 17 release, Apple is introducing a new feature to alleviate eye strain. Here's how to enable it on your device.iOS 17 introduces Screen DistanceOver the years, Apple has introduced several beneficial iOS tools like Night Shift,.....»»
With transparent machine learning tool, engineers accelerate polymer discovery
Using the power of prediction, University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineers have quickly discovered several promising high-performance polymers out of a field of 8 million candidates......»»
Webb Telescope proves galaxies transformed the early universe
In the early universe, the gas between stars and galaxies was opaque—energetic starlight could not penetrate it. But 1 billion years after the big bang, the gas had become completely transparent. Why? New data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.....»»
Kyndryl’s CSIRF service responds to detected security incidents
Kyndryl unveiled a Cybersecurity Incident Response and Forensics (CSIRF) service to help customers proactively prepare for and respond to threats by applying the latest threat intelligence and experience from Kyndryl’s deep domain security experts......»»
How the gut microbiome responds to antibiotics: Study identifies evolutionary mechanisms
Antibiotics affect the composition and dynamics of the gut microbiome. Treatment with antibiotics not only leads to a loss of biodiversity of microorganisms, but also often favors the selection of resistant strains of bacteria. It has been unclear ho.....»»
Scientists discover a new proton conductor for next-generation fuel cells
The discovery of Ba2LuAlO5 as a promising proton conductor paints a bright future for protonic ceramic fuel cells, report scientists from Tokyo Tech. Experiments show that this novel material has a remarkably high proton conductivity even without any.....»»
Recombinant and tunable spidroin hydrogels for drug release and cell culture
In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that recombinant spider silk protein hydrogels have many attractive features. They allow encapsulation of cells and bioactive molecules simply by incubation at 37°C. They are transparent, whi.....»»
Apple responds to dubious iPhone security claim by Russia, vowing to never create a backdoor to iOS
Earlier today, the Federal Security Service accused the NSA of hacking iPhones of citizens and foreign diplomats in Russia as part of a an espionage operation. Apple has now responded indirectly to Russia’s claim that the alleged operation include.....»»
It took 48 hours, but the mystery of the mass Asus router outage is solved
Asus finally responds after being castigated by users. Enlarge / Detail of the ethernet ports on an Asus DSL-AC88U router, taken on November 30, 2017. (Photo by Olly Curtis/MacFormat Magazine/Future via Getty Images) On.....»»
Let’s be clear, Apple — it’s time to make a transparent iPhone
Apple owns Beats, which just released an amazing transparent color for the new Beats Studio Buds+. So why can't Apple do that for the iPhone, too?.....»»
Researchers transform our understanding of crystals
When most people think of crystals, they picture suncatchers that act as rainbow prisms or the semi-transparent stones that some believe hold healing powers. However, to scientists and engineers, crystals are a form of materials in which their consti.....»»
Beats Studio Buds+ now available to order with better ANC, transparent option
After months of leaks, Apple subsidiary Beats by Dre has released the Beats Studio Buds+, which improves on ANC and Transparency modes and adds a transparent color option.Beats Studio Buds+Beats launched the first iteration of the Beats Studio Buds i.....»»
Vaccine authorized for emergency use in California condors amid bird flu outbreak
California condors will receive a vaccine for a deadly strain of avian influenza that threatens to wipe out the already critically endangered vulture species, federal officials said Tuesday......»»