Recent searchings for throw the standard concept that embryos are passive agents and suggest that by adjusting right into vibrations, microorganisms can much better prepare to enter the outdoors. Birds have a rich vocal arsenal that they make use of to interact with their peers. Still, behavioral environmentalist Mylene Mariette is much more thinking about...
Normal potato harvest (on the left) next to growth-enhanced potato harvest (on the rigth). Source: Qiong Yu et. al. New research from the University of Chicago, Peking University, and Guizhou University reveals that infusing a gene linked to human obesity and fat inside crops might assist them in growing larger and ampler. Adjusting plant RNA is...
Encoding data into light and transferring it using fiber optics is at the core of optical communications. With an exceptionally minimal loss of 0.2 dB/km, fiber optics made from silica have laid the foundations of today's international telecommunication networks and our data society. Such ultralow optical loss is just as crucial for incorporated photonics, which...
Our electrical supply depends heavily on high-voltage direct current cables that can efficiently transfer electricity across great distances. Therefore, improving their performance is a significant challenge. Researchers from the Technology University of Chalmers in Sweden have developed a novel insulation material that is up to three times less conductive with the intention of enhancing...
The material keyboard realized by the ETH Zurich researchers. By applying electric voltages (“keys”) at different points, the magic-angle graphene can become locally superconducting (electron pairs) or isolating (barrier on the right). Credit: ETH Zurich / F. de Vries Researchers at ETH Zurich have turned specially prepared graphene flakes into insulators or superconductors by using...
Researchers from Brown University and the University of Maryland have developed a new material derived from trees that could replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries. Published in the journal Nature, the study introduces a thin and flexible solid ion conductor made by combining copper with cellulose nanofibrils, which are polymer tubes derived from wood....
The context of cooperation with UC Water and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced, scientists from UC Santa Cruz have released an investigation that suggests that encompassing California's 6,350 km network of public water shipment canals with photovoltaic panels could be a financially viable way to advance both renewable energy sources and...
3D printing a piece of meat. Credit: Zinkevych/iStock According to a news release, researchers from Osaka University have produced the world's very first 3D-printed Wagyu beef, making use of stem cells extracted from Japanese cattle. The product resembles an authentic steak portion consisting of muscle tissue, blood vessels, and fat. As a result of its high...
The 3D printer used in the study. Credit: Oleg Dubinin et al Researchers from Skoltech and their coworkers have used a 3D printer to fuse two products in an alloy whose make-up continuously alters from one region of the sample to other, endowing the alloy with magnetic gradient properties. Regardless of the nonmagnetic nature of...
Keep on the sidelines; you are lagging the advancement of the humanity. We are past the point of usefulness for Homo Sapiens, so now it is the sunrise of the Homo Faber period. The distinction that "I therefore think that I think so I am" has ended up endearing in this bright new age...
