Round beads could kill off high-pitched noises
Need to reduce high-pitched noises?
Science may have an answer.
In a new study, theoretical physicists report that materials made from tapered chains of spherical beads...
Scientists find new way to make conductive gels stick to wet surface
Polymers that are good conductors of electricity could be useful in biomedical devices, to help with sensing or electrostimulation, for example.
But there has been...
Stretchable supercapacitor could power tomorrow’s wearable devices
Researchers at Duke University and Michigan State University have engineered a novel type of supercapacitor that remains fully functional even when stretched to eight...
Physicist proposes new way to search for the elusive graviton
Physics has two superb theories explaining our universe.
The problem is no one can join them together.
Einstein’s general relativity describes how physics plays out on...
Fish scales could make wearable electronics more sustainable
Flexible temporary electronic displays may one day make it possible to sport a glowing tattoo or check a reading, like that of a stopwatch,...
How a magnet could help boost understanding of superconductivity
Physicists have unraveled a mystery behind the strange behavior of electrons in a ferromagnet, a finding that could eventually help develop high temperature superconductivity.
A...
Earth’s mantle, not its core, may have generated planet’s Early magnetic field
New research lends credence to an unorthodox retelling of the story of early Earth first proposed by a geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography...
Scientists discover new minor planets beyond Neptune
Using data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES), researchers have found more than 300 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), minor planets located in the far reaches...
Scientists discover new type of pulsating star
A star that pulsates on just one side has been discovered in the Milky Way about 1500 light years from Earth.
It is the first...
Astronomers say star Betelgeuse isn’t about to pop, just dusty
Late last year, news broke that the star Betelgeuse was fading significantly, ultimately dropping to around 40% of its usual brightness.
The activity fueled popular...