Science

New Technique Could Harvest More of the Sun's Energy

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An ultra-sensitive needle measures the voltage that is generated while the nanospheres are illuminated.

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Biomimetic dew harvesters: Understanding how a desert beetle harvests water from dew could improve drinking water collection in dew condensers

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A preserved specimen of the Tenebrionind beetle (Physasterna cribripes) was used for this study, displaying the insect’s mechanisms of dew...

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Unusual Electronic State Found in New Class of Unconventional Superconductors: Finding gives scientists a new group of materials to explore to unlock secrets of some materials' ability to carry current with no energy loss

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Top: Ripples extending down the chain of atoms breaks translational symmetry (like a checkerboard with black and white squares), which...

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Light propagation in solar cells made visible

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Through use of a glass fibre tip, the researchers were able to measure the amount of light that had actually been captured in the solar...

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Endomagnetics receives IDE approval to initiate US trials

The SentiMag® and Sienna+® system gives surgeons the ability to locate the sentinel lymph nodes draining a tumour accurately and reliably as part of cancer staging - the process of determining whether cancer has spread.

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Nanosensor to Detect Naproxen Drug Produced in Iran

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Membrane nano-tomography in living cells: Label-free evanescent microscopy enables full-field and real-time tracking of membrane processes without signal fading and cell perturbation

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Warm Gas Pours 'Cold Water' on Galaxy's Star-Making

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A new feature in the evolution of galaxies has been captured in this image of galactic interactions.

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