New phase for synthetic aperture microscopy
Microscopy is an essential tool in multiple research fields and industries, such as biology, medicine, materials science, and quality control, to name a few. Although many microscopy techniques exist, each has pros and cons, mostly in terms of spatia.....»»
Animals skin patterns are a matter of physics—research could improve medical diagnostics and synthetic materials
Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature regulation, camouflage and warning signals. The colors making up these patterns must be distinct and well separate.....»»
VinFast plans U.S. dealer network with 125 sales points in first phase
The Vietnamese startup said it has applications from 70 dealers so far. By late 2024, it plans "hundreds" of sales points offering the VF 8 crossover to start and more models as they launch......»»
All Marvel Cinematic Universe movies ranked worst to best
Since 2008's "Iron Man," there have been dozens of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The latest? "The Marvels." We rank the best to worst of the MCU. Marvel started its multi-phase movie takeover in 2008. Since then, this high-flying fra.....»»
Team creates synthetic enzymes to unravel molecular mysteries
A University of Texas at Dallas bioengineer has developed synthetic enzymes that can control the behavior of the signaling protein Vg1, which plays a key role in the development of muscle, bone, and blood in vertebrate embryos......»»
Five new pulsars discovered with FAST
Using the Five-hundred Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), astronomers from China and Australia have discovered five new pulsars, two of which turned out to have ultra-short spin periods. The finding was reported in a research paper published Novemb.....»»
Yeast with more than 50% synthetic genome is created in the lab
Researchers have combined over seven synthetic chromosomes that were made in the lab into a single yeast cell, resulting in a strain with more than 50% synthetic DNA that survives and replicates similarly to wild yeast strains......»»
Scientists report completion of chromosome XI, a major step towards creating the world"s first synthetic yeast
A UK-based team of Scientists, led by experts from the University of Nottingham and Imperial College London, have completed construction of a synthetic chromosome as part of a major international project to build the world's first synthetic yeast gen.....»»
Gate induced room-temperature magnetic phase transition realized in van der Waals ferromagnet nanoflakes
By intercalating protons into van der Waals ferromagnet Cr1.2Te2 nanoflakes, a group of researchers successfully induced a room-temperature magnetic phase transition from ferromagnetism to antiferromagnetism......»»
"Hot" new form of microscopy examines materials using evanescent waves
Microscopes usually use backscattered radiation to create images, but a research group from the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo is developing a new method to study materials using the faint light they emit, generated by hea.....»»
From supersolid to microemulsion: Exploring spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates
In a new study, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, (UCSB) have reported the discovery of a spin microemulsion in two-dimensional systems of spinor Bose-Einstein condensates, shedding light on a novel phase transition marked.....»»
Scientists describe deployment of three-body chain-type tethered satellites in low-eccentricity orbits
Recently, the tethered satellite system (TSS) has been used in Earth observations, space interferometry and other space missions, due to its potential merits. The tethered TSAR (tomographic synthetic aperture radar) system is a group of tethered SAR.....»»
A novel sparse synthetic aperture radar unambiguous imaging method based on mixed-norm optimization
Compared with traditional matched filtering (MF) based methods, sparse synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging could obtain high-quality images of sparse surveillance regions from down-sampled echo data. However, sparse SAR imaging still faces several.....»»
Global EV battery supply chain puzzles over China graphite curbs
Beijing's move to restrict graphite exports will have a disproportionate impact on foreign makers of electric vehicle battery components who have not yet shifted to using as much synthetic material as Chinese counterparts......»»
Do or dye: Synthetic colors in wastewater pose a threat to food chains worldwide
Dyes widely used in the textile, food and pharmaceutical industries pose a pressing threat to plant, animal and human health, as well as natural environments around the world, a new study has found......»»
Exploring long-lasting effects of pre-phase landslides on future landslide occurrences
A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has explored the long-lasting effects of pre-phase landslides on future landslide occurrences and evaluated the susceptibility of regions prone.....»»
Report: Apple planning revamped TV app, will discontinue dedicated iTunes movie and TV show apps
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is planning a redesigned version of its TV app that will debut later this year. As part of these changes, Apple is also planning to phase out its dedicated “iTunes movies” and “iTunes TV shows”.....»»
Diffraction-limited visible imaging for large aperture telescopes
A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances discusses diffraction-limited visible imaging for large aperture telescopes......»»
Star Citizen’s Squadron 42 campaign is “feature complete” after 11 years
Game is now in "polish phase," though Cloud Imperium Games has no release date. Enlarge / Gillian Anderson's likeness has been promoting Star Citizen since 2015. (credit: Cloud Imperium Games) Eleven years ago, Wing Comm.....»»
New 3D-printed tumor model enables faster, less expensive and less painful cancer treatment
An international team of interdisciplinary researchers has successfully created a method for better 3D modeling of complex cancers. The University of Waterloo-based team combined cutting-edge bioprinting techniques with synthetic structures or microf.....»»
Sumsub For Fake’s Sake combats deepfake and synthetic fraud
Sumsub released For Fake’s Sake, a set of models enabling the detection of deepfakes and synthetic fraud in visual assets. Following this initial contribution, Sumsub will leverage feedback from the AI-research community to further improve the.....»»