Nuclear clocks could make our time measurement even more accurate than atomic clocks. The key to this lies in thorium-229, an atomic nucleus whose lowest excited state has very low energy. A research team from the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics at the University of Heidelberg, TU Wien, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Helmholtz Institute […]
Aquatic Hitchhikers: Using Mobile Technology To Predict Invasive Species Transmission
A cooler full of fish might not be the only thing anglers bring back from a trip to the lake. Unknowingly, they may also be transporting small aquatic “hitchhikers” that attach themselves to boats, motors — and even fishing gear — when moving between bodies of water. Considerable research shows that aquatic invasive species can […]
The Most Sensitive And Fastest Graphene Microwave Bolometer
Bolometers are devices that measure the power of incident electromagnetic radiation thru the heating of materials, which exhibit a temperature-electric resistance dependence. These instruments are among the most sensitive detectors so far used for infrared radiation detection and are key tools for applications that range from advanced thermal imaging, night vision, infrared spectroscopy to observational […]
Device Could Help Detect Signs Of Extraterrestrial Life
Although Earth is uniquely situated in the solar system to support creatures that call it home, different forms of life could have once existed, or might still exist, on other planets. But finding traces of past or current lifeforms on other worlds is challenging. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Analytical Chemistry have developed a fully […]
Why It’s Important to Buy the Best Roofing Supplies
When building or renovating any part of your house, it’s always best to do whatever you can to ensure it’s of good quality, and that’s even more important for the roof. Roofs protect you from the elements, keep the warmth within your own home and can also save energy, so you mustn’t compromise on this […]
Battery-Free Game Boy Runs Forever
-Researchers develop first-ever battery-free, energy-harvesting, interactive device -Looking and feeling like an 8-bit Nintendo Game Boy, the device can play games straight from their original cartridges -Ultimate goal of battery-free computing is to reduce society’s reliance on batteries, which are costly, environmentally hazardous and end up in landfills A hand-held video game console allowing indefinite […]
How to Save Money on a New Mobile Phone
The average individual living in the United Kingdom spends approximately 3 hours and 23 minutes on their mobile phone every single day. This statistic is based on a survey carried out by the digital agency, Code Computerlove, in 2019. In other words, mobile phones have become critical parts of our daily lives, and there is […]
World Record: Plasma Accelerator Operates Right Around The Clock
A team of researchers at DESY has reached an important milestone on the road to the particle accelerator of the future. For the first time, a so-called laser plasma accelerator has run for more than a day while continuously producing electron beams. The LUX beamline, jointly developed and operated by DESY and the University of […]
Wearable Sensors Printed On Natural Materials Analyze Substances Present In Sweat
A wearable sensor printed on microbial nanocellulose, a natural polymer, has been created in Brazil by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in São Carlos in collaboration with colleagues at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Araraquara, the University of Araraquara (UNIARA), the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), and the Brazilian National Nanotechnology Laboratory […]
Scientists Discover Way To Make Quantum States Last 10,000 Times Longer
If we can harness it, quantum technology promises fantastic new possibilities. But first, scientists need to coax quantum systems to stay yoked for longer than a few millionths of a second. A team of scientists at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering announced the discovery of a simple modification that allows quantum […]