Quantifying electric fields in semiconductor devices: The schematic shows electric field distribution in the channel of a GaN transistor; laser beams highlight the second harmonic generation (SHG) nature of the technique. credit: Yuke CaoPower-saving electronics are becoming increasingly important in the quest for a carbon-neutral world. Advancements in this technology are making it possible...
Scientists at the UAB and the UniZar have detected a human peptide located in the brain that prevents the α-synuclein aggregates associated with Parkinson's disease and helps prevent their neurotoxicity. The research released in Nature Communications suggests that this may be one of the organism's natural systems to combat aggregation. The learning might help...
An Holden vehicle. Credit: Igor Lushnickiy(pexels)The Jingle used to relate us to people who loved “kangaroos, football, meat pies, and Holden Cars.”Nowadays, Japanese utes and tiny Toyotas, Hyundais, and Mazda are our favorites.The news on Monday from General Motors, Holden’s US parents, stating that the brand will be “discontinued” and the regional design...
Majestic c.1929 Collection: Bobby Haas and Haas Moto Museum. © Haas Moto Galleries LLC. Photographer: Grant SchwingleMotorcycles in mainstream mediaMotorcycles are so manly, right? Think about Steve McQueen in The Great Escape, Arthur Fonzarelli in tv's Happy Days, and Daniel Craig's James Bond. All chaps, radiating controlled coolness, astride thunderous, throbbing engines.However, in Motorcycles-- Design, Art,...
Debris at the site where an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade. Credit: Jim Vondruska/Getty ImagesPolice have yet to confirm what led a motorist to crash a red SUV into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Nov. 21, 2021, killing a minimum of 5 people as well as injuring many more. However, one thing...
Burger King and Seymourpowell lately worked together to bring the fire grill to the facility of the dining experience for their consumers. Distinct from the Burger King brand name, not all consumers realize that the hamburgers are flame-grilled.Postured with this obstacle, Seymourpowell has developed a theatrical piece of equipment, the latest fire grill, a...
Yves Béhar has developed a 'smart' electric scooter for Unagi, a firm redefining urban, local travel with its best-of-breed mobile electric scooters. The design sets a new standard for transportability, power, and convenience, pushing the boundaries of the scooter typology. It flaunts developments in material science, mechanical engineering, and also technology.Free from any visible...
Last month, an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter from the U.S. Marine Corps landed on the Japanese aircraft carrier Izumo.The occasion marked 76 years since Japan last operated an aircraft carrier.By 2030, Japan will run at least two carriers, all with American assistance.With a remarkable flight that resurrected Japan's carrier aviation program last month, the...
Credit: iStockDocuments pertaining to the sinking of the USS Thresher are currently being declassified by the U.S. Navy.All 129 aboard were killed when the submarine sank in April 1963 while conducting a training operation.The Navy was compelled by a lawsuit to make accident investigation files public.There was no single incident or mistake that led...
CALGARY (Bloomberg)-- The White House pledged to talk about a crucial pipeline that lugs Canadian crude via Michigan with the northern neighbor, emphasizing the United States is not considering a shutdown of the conduit the state's governor wants to be shuttered.The U.S. and Canadian governments will certainly "engage constructively" on the future of Enbridge...
