New infrared telescope could spot cosmic hidden treasures
A new infrared telescope, to be designed and built by astronomers at The Australian National University (ANU), will monitor the entire southern sky in...
Graphene-reinforced carbon fiber could help produce affordable, stronger car materials
A new way of creating carbon fibers — which are typically expensive to make — could one day lead to using these lightweight, high-strength...
Next-generation solar cells pass strict international tests
Australian scientists have for the first time produced a new generation of experimental solar energy cells that pass strict International Electrotechnical Commission testing standards...
New wearable sensor could track vitamin C levels in sweat
Scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable, noninvasive Vitamin C sensor that could provide a new, highly personalized option...
Scientists develop first tunable, chip-based ‘vortex microlaser’ and detector
As computers get more powerful and connected, the amount of data that we send and receive is in a constant race with the technologies...
Scientists find new method to kill COVID-19 virus on surfaces in 2 minutes
Surfaces contaminated with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, pose a grave threat to the safety of healthcare workers, patients, frontline responders, military service...
Scientists make quantum ‘waves’ in ultrathin materials
Wavelike, collective oscillations of electrons known as “plasmons” are very important for determining the optical and electronic properties of metals.
In atomically thin 2D materials,...
Scientists finds new way to fix 3D printing’s ‘weak spot’
Researchers have developed the technology to weld adjacent 3D printed layers more effectively, increasing the final product’s reliability, according to a new study.
Plastics are...
Scientists develop high-performing ‘green’ electronic sensor
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have developed bioelectronic ammonia gas sensors that are among the most sensitive ever made.
The...
Scientists map tiny twists in “magic-angle” graphene
Made of a single layer of carbon atoms linked in a hexagonal honeycomb pattern, graphene’s structure is simple and seemingly delicate.
Since its discovery in...