Science

New, Ultrathin Optical Devices Shape Light in Exotic Ways

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This schematic drawing shows how a "metasurface" can generate and focus radially polarized light.

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An engineered surface unsticks sticky water droplets

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In conventional superhydrophobic rough surfaces, tiny liquid droplets in the Wenzel state will remain pinned to the surface textures. In...

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Efficiency of Nanodrug Containing Antibiotics in Treatment of Infectious Diseases Evaluated

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Researchers use DNA 'clews' to shuttle CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells

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When the nanoclew comes into contact with a cell, the cell absorbs the nanoclew completely -- swallowing it and wrapping it in a protective...

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Seeing quantum motion

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Interstellar Seeds Could Create Oases of Life

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Witnessing the birth of a cosmic (radio) phoenix

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Iranian Scientists Use Artemisia Annua Plant to Produce Breast Cancer Drugs

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