New copper coating could be the next superbug fighter
A new copper coating that kills bacteria quicker and in greater amounts than current formulations could soon be available for hospitals and other high-traffic facilities......»»
Israeli Startup Series (2): Every vehicle should meet fighter jet defense standards, says GuardKnox
With the global automotive industry moving towards full electrification, future vehicles are positioned to offer increasing levels of autonomy and connectivity, and cybersecurity is expected to become a new dimension of quality for cars......»»
Israeli Startup Series (2): Every vehicle should meet fighter jet defense standards, says Guardknox
With the global automotive industry moving towards full electrification, future vehicles are positioned to offer increasing levels of autonomy and connectivity, and cybersecurity is expected to become a new dimension of quality for cars......»»
Writing with light on titania: Rewritable UV-sensitive surfaces made from doped TiO2 nanocrystals
Researchers have succeeded in producing a coating material that can be written on using UV light and the writing erased again using oxygen. Changes to rewritable paper could help reduce paper waste in a wide variety of applications. The material is m.....»»
Investigating a hospital superbug"s resistance power
Treatment of severe infections caused by pathogenic bacteria relies on "last resort" antibiotics, but rising resistance by "superbugs" to most clinically approved drugs leaves patients exposed to possible fatalities......»»
Custom "headphones" boost atomic radio reception 100-fold
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted the sensitivity of their atomic radio receiver a hundredfold by enclosing a small glass cylinder of cesium atoms inside what looks like custom copper "headphones.".....»»
Kingray obtains certification for near-IR NBPF used in ToF 3D-sensing modules
Kingray Technology, a company engaged in cutting and coating processing of optical filters, has disclosed it has obtained certification form a US-based maker of ToF (time of flight) 3D-sensing modules for 940nm near-infrared (IR) NBPFs (narrow band p.....»»
Downed Russian Fighters Said to Be Found With Basic GPS "Taped To the Dashboards"
An anonymous reader quotes Business Insider: Wrecked Russian fighter jets are being found with rudimentary GPS receivers "taped to the dashboards" in Ukraine because their inbuilt navigation systems are so bad, the UK's defense secretary, Ben Wallac.....»»
Paper or plastic? Rigid waterproof coating for paper aims to reduce our dependence on plastic
There is a considerable amount of research into the reduction of plastic for many and various applications. For the first time, researchers have found a way to imbue relatively sustainable paper materials with some of the useful properties of plastic.....»»
Failed eruptions are at the origin of copper deposits
Copper is one of the most widely used metals on the planet today due to its electrical and thermal conduction properties. The greatest natural resources of this metal are the so-called "porphyry" deposits that come from magmas deep in the Earth. In.....»»
Daily Deals: GeForce RTX 3080 GPU for $849.99, 55" 4K OLED TV for $807, Arcade1Up Street Fighter II Big Blue Cabinet
Today Amazon has two RTX 3080 video cards priced well below $900. This is the first time we've seen this happen since the RTX 3080 launched well over a year ago! Alternatively, the Radeon RX 6600XT, which is comparable to an RTX 3060 GPU, has dro.....»»
Investigating glowing glass droplets on the ISS
Researchers will soon be studying materials samples on the ISS. The materials in question are super-hard and corrosion-resistant alloys of palladium, nickel, copper and phosphorus—also known as metallic glasses. A high-tech company from La Chaux-de.....»»
Researchers unravel the active phase in catalytic carbon dioxide reduction to methanol
Researchers at Stockholm University have for the first time been able to study the surface of a copper-zinc catalyst when carbon dioxide is reduced to methanol. The results are published in the scientific journal Science. A better knowledge of the ca.....»»
Copper, but not silver, is effective against SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces
As a result of corrosion, copper and silver release positively charged ions into their environment, which are harmful to bacteria in several ways and prevent their growth or kill them completely. This effect has long been exploited, for example by co.....»»
New process aims to strip ammonia from wastewater
A dash of ruthenium atoms on a mesh of copper nanowires could be one step toward a revolution in the global ammonia industry that also helps the environment......»»
The Navy Extracted a Jet Fighter from 12,400 Feet below the South China Sea
But the U.S. must probe even further to catch up with China’s access to the ocean’s deepest reaches -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Ordinary Copper Telephone Wire Could Carry Gigabit Broadband Speeds
Fibre-optic cable is being laid across the globe at great expense to speed up people's internet connections, but researchers claim that the copper telephone wire already in use across the country can achieve data rates three times higher than current.....»»
Theoretical perspective on C-H/O-H activation by Cu-O in biological and synthetic systems
Dioxygen activations constitute one of the core issues in copper-dependent metalloenzymes. Upon O2 activation, copper-dependent metalloenzymes, including particulate methane monooxygenases (pMMOs), lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) and binu.....»»
The best Fortnite skin has arrived, and it"s Blanka in a fancy suit
Fortnite's latest Street Fighter crossover adds Blanka and Sakura to the game, along with some excellent costumes......»»
Study reveals petrogenesis of porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibet
The Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt (GPCDB) is along the southern margin of Lhasa Terrane. The deposits of GPCDB were formed in the Miocene after the India-Eurasia collision. The genesis of these porphyry copper deposits is controversial......»»
Study finds superbug C. difficile can jump between pigs and humans, providing evidence of zoonotic spread
A study investigating samples of the superbug Clostridioides difficile across 14 pig farms in Denmark finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and human patients, providing evidence that that animal to human (zoonotic) t.....»»