Reading between the lines to model our galaxy’s central black hole. Looks can be deceiving. The light from an incandescent bulb seems steady, but it flickers 120 times per second….

… to look into longitudinal plasmonic field in a nanocavity at subnano-scale. In a research work published June 19 in Journal of the American Chemical Society reported an innovative study that a group…

A synthetic stub lattice in ring resonators represents a significant step toward construction of more complicated lattices in multiple rings associated with synthetic frequency dimensions. Synthetic dimensions in photonics offer…

ITQB NOVA researchers unveil the mechanism by which light regulates rice flowering time. Light affects most organisms. In plants, many behaviors and functions are determined by the length of light…

It is becoming increasingly obvious that moving away from fossil fuels and avoiding the accumulation of plastics in the environment are key to addressing the challenge of climate change. In…

… over oxide-zeolite bifunctional catalysts. A research team led by Prof. HOU Guangjin and Prof. BAO Xinhe from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences…

Rice lab creates first heat-tolerant, stable fibers from wet-spinning process. Boron nitride nanotubes used to be hard to process, according to Rice University researchers. Not anymore. A Rice team led by…

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a technique that allows them to align gold nanorods using magnetic fields, while preserving the underlying optical properties of the gold nanorods. “Gold…

Advance shows promise for “meta-bots” designed to deliver drugs or aid rescue missions. A team of UCLA engineers and their colleagues have developed a new design strategy and 3D printing…

Glass-free technique could enable visual features that don’t require special reading devices or illumination. Researchers have developed a new ultra-thin film that can create detailed 3D images viewable under normal…

The first report of room temperature ferroelectricity in bulk hafnia could extend Moore’s Law for data storage. The Science Ferroelectric materials are substances with spontaneous electrical polarization. Polarization refers to…

… through automation & robotics from Fraunhofer IFAM in Stade. From efficiency-enhancing flow-line manufacturing for large CFRP components over automated rudder fork assembly in aircraft vertical tails and automated pre-assembly…