Making a femtosecond laser out of glass

Is it possible to make a femtosecond laser entirely out of glass? That’s the rabbit hole that Yves Bellouard, head of EPFL’s Galatea Laboratory, went down after years of spending…

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Transparent wood-based coating doesn’t fog up

Coatings made from a wood by-product can keep our glasses and windshields clear. Researchers have developed a way to turn a waste material from wood into a bio-based transparent film…

The Giant Magellan Telescope’s final mirror fabrication begins

Seven of the world’s largest mirrors will search the Universe for life beyond Earth. The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh and final…

New material captures coronavirus particles

… and could transform face mask efficiency. University of Liverpool researchers develop a new material that captures coronavirus particles and could transform the efficiency of face masks. A research team…

Swarm of marine robots on climate change quest beneath ocean ice

Research from West Virginia University mechanical and aerospace engineer Xi Yu could help scientists reach ocean waters hidden away beneath ice shelves. The inaccessible waters under ocean ice contain information critical…

Fungus versus flies: Following a scent towards insecticide-free pest management

Whilst a blueberry with a fungal infection might end up in most people’s compost bin, for a team of researchers in the US, it has provided a key to tackling…

ETRI confirms possibility of wireless communication 40m underground in mine

World’s First Development of 40m Subterranean Magnetic Field Communication Technology. Enhances Safety Management of Underground Infrastructure and Pioneers Communication Solutions for Subterranean and Aquatic Environments. South Korean researchers have made…

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Physics and Astronomy

The Giant Magellan Telescope’s final mirror fabrication begins

Seven of the world’s largest mirrors will search the Universe for life beyond Earth. The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh and final…

Making a femtosecond laser out of glass

Is it possible to make a femtosecond laser entirely out of glass? That’s the rabbit hole that Yves Bellouard, head of EPFL’s Galatea Laboratory, went down after years of spending…

Light and sound waves reveal negative pressure

Negative pressure is a rare and challenging-to-detect phenomenon in physics. Using liquid-filled optical fibers and sound waves, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in…

Life Sciences and Chemistry

A close-up of biological nanomachines

Researchers at Münster University take a deep look at peroxisomal processes. Every system has its waste disposal system. The cell organelles known as “peroxisomes” dispose toxic substances and fats in…

Novel approach towards nanomaterials developed

Scientists from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, both Germany, have successfully developed nanomaterials using a so-called bottom-up approach. As reported in the scientific journal…

A taste for plastic

Discovered for the first time: New deep-sea enzyme breaks down PET plastic. Plastic pollution is increasingly affecting the health of coasts and oceans. One well-known problem is plastic bottles made…

Materials Sciences

Transparent wood-based coating doesn’t fog up

Coatings made from a wood by-product can keep our glasses and windshields clear. Researchers have developed a way to turn a waste material from wood into a bio-based transparent film…

New material captures coronavirus particles

… and could transform face mask efficiency. University of Liverpool researchers develop a new material that captures coronavirus particles and could transform the efficiency of face masks. A research team…

Modelling of adhesive technology sheds new light on prehistoric cognition

Studying prehistoric production processes of birch bark tar using computational modelling reveals what kinds of cognition were required for the materials produced by Neanderthal and early modern humans.  Researchers of…

Information Technology

Swarm of marine robots on climate change quest beneath ocean ice

Research from West Virginia University mechanical and aerospace engineer Xi Yu could help scientists reach ocean waters hidden away beneath ice shelves. The inaccessible waters under ocean ice contain information critical…

ETRI confirms possibility of wireless communication 40m underground in mine

World’s First Development of 40m Subterranean Magnetic Field Communication Technology. Enhances Safety Management of Underground Infrastructure and Pioneers Communication Solutions for Subterranean and Aquatic Environments. South Korean researchers have made…

ETRI unveiled hyper-realistic technologies for the metaverse world

Revealed 11 technologies in display and stereoscopic imaging fields. For the upcoming hyper-realistic metaverse world in the era of digital transformation, domestic researchers are showcased their achievements in the development…

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