Physical Sciences
Until now, scientists have had little success creating materials that emit light in the near-infrared range, a portion of the spectrum that only can be seen with the aid of night vision devices.
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NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is scheduled to launch this week, has the potential to be the most productive Mars surface mission in history. That's due in part to its nuclear heat and power source.
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Researchers have now generated a computer model that could help change the blind process involved in creating new, improved pharmaceuticals.
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To improve the electronic devices that keep our modern, hyper-connected world organized, scientists are on the hunt for new semiconductor materials, which control the flow of electricity that powers smart phones and other electronic devices.
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In a review study, researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine zero in on the controversial, non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in food animals and fish farming as a cause of antibiotic resistance.
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Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas are developing an anti-icing system that could make airport runways safer and less expensive to maintain during winter months.
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Research by Los Alamos scientists published today (Nov. 9) in the journal Nature documents significant progress in understanding the phenomenon of quantum-dot blinking.
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A floating weed that clogs waterways around the world has at least one redeeming feature: It’s inspired a high-tech waterproof coating intended for boats and submarines.
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Researchers have conducted the first direct comparison of two techniques that could be used for doping sheets of 2D graphene.
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Berkeley Lab and MIT have teamed up to develop a new tool, called the Materials Project, which launches this month.
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Sandia National Laboratory's Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR) recently conducted its 10,000th operation.
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The Daya Bay Neutrino Project, with research teams from all over the world, is primed to measure the last piece of the neutrino puzzle.
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