IMAGE: An artistic view of the magnetic spins in the two-dimensional magnet. All spins oscillate in-phase, at a high frequency, in response to the light pulse. view more Credit: TU Delft Atomically thin van der Waals magnets are widely seen as the ultimately compact media for future magnetic data storage and fast data processing. Controlling the
Month: June 2021
IMAGE: An illustration of a printed silver microgrid that was featured on a supplemental cover of the journal ACS Applied Electronic Materials view more Credit: Randal McKenzie / LAMP Lab The future of electronic displays will be thin, flexible and durable. One barrier to this, however, is that one of the most widely used transparent conductors
IMAGE: Detection of the newly-developed nanoparticle contrast agents inside a mouse cell with optical fluorescence (in red). The cell nucleus and plasma membrane are depicted in blue and green, respectively. view more Credit: Giovanni Marco Saladino Nano-sized particles have been engineered in a new way to improve detection of tumors within the body and in biopsy
The myriad processes occurring in biological cells may seem unbelievably complex at first glance. And yet, in principle, they are merely a logical succession of events, and could even be used to form digital circuits. Researchers have now developed a molecular switching circuit made of DNA, which can be used to mechanically alter gels, depending
IMAGE: A scanning electron microscope image shows branched cracks in a single crystal of 2D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). Experiments and computational modelling by Rice University and Nanyang Technological University showed… view more Credit: Image courtesy of J. Lou/Rice University HOUSTON – (June 2, 2021) – It’s official: Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is the iron man
IMAGE: Scientists Matt Eichenfield, left, and Lisa Hackett led the team at Sandia National Laboratories that created the world’s smallest and best acoustic amplifier. view more Credit: Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have built the world’s smallest and best acoustic amplifier. And they did it using a concept
This article contains SUPERMAN & LOIS episode 8 spoilers. Superman & Lois has done so many things right in its first season, using familiar comics characters to explore an uncharted onscreen corner of the Superman mythos, focusing on the struggles of small town businesses in an increasingly corporate America, and embracing bold and risky storytelling decisions like
There’s no doubt that Danny Pudi’s character Abed was a favorite of Community fans everywhere. Despite a lack of social skills explained through an unspoken understanding that the character was on the autism spectrum, Abed’s charm sprung from his ability to relate reality to pop culture narratives that were easier for him to comprehend. However,
Warning: contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 episode 8: Testimony. With June out of Gilead, the premise of The Handmaid’s Tale has shifted. A drama about resistance and endurance has become a drama about recovery and survivorhood, and those new themes are being treated with characteristic complexity. Over the years, this show could be accused of lacking
Hosts discuss Black Mirror for the episode “Hang the DJ.” AFTERBUZZ TV — Black Mirror edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of BBC’s Black Mirror. In this episode hosts Olivia Gabaree, Adrian Snow, Steve Kaufmann, and Erika Edwards discuss season 4’s episode 4. ABOUT BLACK MIRROR: Featuring stand-alone dramas — sharp, suspenseful, satirical
Star Wars is a story about good triumphing over evil, the heroes overcoming all challenges before them and defeating the villains. But we love to watch the antagonists, too! What would the saga be without its iconic, larger-than-life villains? The hum of a lightsaber echoes in a hallway filled with smoke. A mastermind works behind
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic is finally here, and unless Blizzard has figured out something about server overload that the rest of the video game industry hasn’t, the return of one of WoW‘s most popular expansions ever will likely also mean the return of server issues that prevent some from playing the game.
This article contains Cruella spoilers. Disney’s latest live-actioner, Cruella, is a prequel to 101 Dalmatians which sees Emma Stone’s budding fashion designer Estella begin to grow into her villainous alter-ego Cruella de Vil. By the end of the film ,she hasn’t yet reached the depths of Disney’s puppy-skinning diva – there’s time yet – but
Liquid biopsy, the detection of circulating disease biomarkers in bodily fluids such as blood, is a non-invasive method, alternative to tissue removal, which has taken important strides toward the implementation of personalized medicine, especially in the case of tumors and RNA-viruses. However, the method still suffers from low sensitivity and is highly expensive, which renders
IMAGE: An illustration of the novel self-aware metamaterial system as used in a coronary artery stent. The design can sense restenosis when used in a stent, and the same design can… view more Credit: iSMaRT Lab From the biggest bridges to the smallest medical implants, sensors are everywhere, and for good reason: The ability to sense
In a joint effort, ct.qmat scientists from Dresden, Rostock, and Würzburg have accomplished non-Hermitian topological states of matter in topolectric circuits. The latter acronym refers to topological and electrical, giving a name to the realization of synthetic topological matter in electric circuit networks. The main motif of topological matter is its role in hosting particularly
Physicists at the University of Bath in the UK, in collaboration with researchers from the USA, have uncovered a new mechanism for enabling magnetism and superconductivity to co-exist in the same material. Until now, scientists could only guess how this unusual coexistence might be possible. The discovery could lead to applications in green energy technologies
Using a Fitbit and a spy mic, scientists have discovered new insight into the behaviour of the elusive Canada lynx. A new study by researchers from McGill University, University of Alberta, and Trent University provides a first look at how miniaturized technology can open the door to remote wildlife monitoring. “Working on one of the
In a paper published in NANO, researchers from Guizhou Meiling Power Sources Co., Ltd., China have reviewed the recent progress in biopolymer-based electrolyte. The biopolymer materials with unique characteristics including water solubility, film-forming capability and adhesive property played a key role in the design of zero pollution lithium battery. The biopolymers mentioned in this review
This article contains spoilers for the Mare of Easttown finale. Mare of Easttown creator Brad Inglesby never wanted the ending of his detective story to come completely out of leftfield (or to use a basketball analogy in honor of the title character: be a half-court heave). In speaking to Collider in advance of the series
When it comes to zeitgeist-capturing crime dramas, HBO just absolutely cannot miss. It seems like every couple months or so, the hallowed pay cable network (and now streaming service…kind of) presents a compelling crime drama that captures TV fans’ imaginations. The latest effort is the excellent Mare of Easttown, starring Kate Winslet as the titular
IMAGE: This light-shrinking material turns a conventional light microscope into a super-resolution microscope. view more Credit: Junxiang Zhao Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a technology that improves the resolution of an ordinary light microscope so that it can be used to directly observe finer structures and details in living cells. The