Phonon engineering for extended lasing beyond the fluorescence spectrum
The electron and phonon are two fundamental particles (quasi-particles) of condensed matter and their interplay in single crystals can create many interesting physical phenomena, such as polaritons, charge density waves and up-conversion fluorescence.....»»
Visa extends its digital wallet capabilities to minimize the risk of fraud
Visa announced extended digital wallet capabilities within Visa Commercial Pay, a suite of B2B payment solutions built in partnership with Conferma Pay to revolutionize how businesses manage transactions globally. The innovation enables financial ins.....»»
Study finds STEM training, apprenticeships increase work satisfaction
Participation in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) apprenticeship program increased job happiness, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis......»»
Results from South Pole Telescope"s new camera emerge
For more than five years, scientists at the South Pole Telescope in Antarctica have been observing the sky with an upgraded camera. The extended gaze toward the cosmos is picking up remnant light from the universe's early formation. Now researchers h.....»»
Trained AI system learns to design cellular materials for tissue engineering, energy storage
Artificial structures called cellular materials have a network of internal spaces within a solid cell-like matrix. Their porous foam-like architecture combines advantages of low density with strength. Researchers at the National Institute for Materia.....»»
Ice ages were not as dry as we thought, according to surprising new Australian cave study
During ice ages, dry, frozen terrain extended over much of northern Europe, Asia and North America. Many plants and animals retreated from these desolate, harsh landscapes and sought refuge in pockets of more hospitable territory......»»
High-profile incidents of police brutality sway public opinion more than performance of local law enforcement: Study
National media coverage of police brutality influences public perceptions of law enforcement more than the performance of people's local police departments, according to data analysis from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, challenging the assumption.....»»
General deep learning framework for emissivity engineering
Wavelength-selective thermal emitters (WS-TEs) have been frequently designed to achieve desired target emissivity spectra, as in typical emissivity engineering, for broad applications such as thermal camouflage, radiative cooling, and gas sensing, et.....»»
Microfluidic environments alter microbe behaviors, opening potential for engineering their social evolution
Microbes are social beings. Much like humans, they communicate and cooperate with each other to solve problems bigger than themselves. In a microbial community, there will even be free riders and others that police them......»»
Nanomedicine advancement shows potential for personalized point-of-care therapeutics
Stefan Wilhelm, an associate professor in the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, and several students in his Biomedical Nano-Engineering Lab have recently published an article in the journal Nano Letters that o.....»»
MSI and Asus just flipped the script for their OLED gaming monitors
MSI and Asus are joining the ranks of LG, Samsung, and Alienware by adding extended burn-in protection for their OLED gaming monitors......»»
Researchers uncover biological circuit that offers a new avenue for creating drought-resistant crops
Climate change is already harming agricultural yields and may one day pose a significant threat to the world's food supply. Engineering more resilient crops, including those able to thrive in the face of drought or high soil salinity levels, is an in.....»»
Researchers develop thermal radiation controllable epsilon-near-zero material that can withstand extreme environments
Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted by all objects with temperature and most representatively, there is the solar radiation spectrum that enters the Earth and causes the greenhouse effect......»»
Solvent sieve method sets new record for perovskite light-emitting diodes
Using a simple solvent sieve method, researchers from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have taken the lead in developing highly efficient and stable perovskite light-emittin.....»»
Researchers develop biomimetic-photo-coupled catalysis for H₂O₂ production
A research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a catalyst with dual photocatalytic and biomimetic catalytic activity for the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)......»»
Deepfaked video conference call makes employee send $25 million to scammers
A deepfake video conference call paired with social engineering tricks has led to the theft of over US$25 million from a multinational firm, the South China Morning Post has reported. The scheme and the deepfake video conference call The attack start.....»»
Progress on chip-based spontaneous four-wave mixing quantum light sources
A single-photon detector (SPD) is sensitive to incidence of individual quanta of light and has many applications in photonics, such as fluorescence measurements, laser ranging, optical time-domain reflectometer, and quantum optics experiments......»»
Tesla recalls nearly all its U.S. vehicles for incorrect font size on warning lights while NHTSA probes power steering loss
Tesla began releasing an over-the-air software update on Jan. 23, free of charge, to fix the issue, NHTSA said, and U.S. safety regulators have upgraded their probe into Teslas over power steering loss to an engineering analysis......»»
A new kink in proton spectrum to enhance our knowledge of cosmic ray origin
The GRAPES-3 experiment in Ooty, India, operated by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research has discovered a new feature in the cosmic-ray proton spectrum at about 166 tera-electron-volt (TeV) energy while measuring the spectrum spanning from 50 T.....»»
Your brain may have a hard time adjusting to wearing and taking off Apple Vision Pro
A Stanford study of extended use of headsets like Apple Vision Pro shows that users could encounter real-world aftereffects like depth perception issues or simulator sickness.Apple Vision ProSpatial computing is Apple's self-chosen buzzword for weara.....»»
Lab-grown canine skin provides canvas for testing medical treatments
Reproducible in-vitro canine skin has been grown in a laboratory setting for the first time by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB......»»