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Metal-air batteries are one of the lightest and most compact types of batteries available, but they can have a major limitation: When not...
Tech: Tiny structures' construction, drip by drip (Report)
Researchers explore methods of using carefully controlled droplets as a way to make soft, biomimetic structures. The trick comes in controlling the droplets,...
Tech: Intense tests reveal elusive, complex form of nitrogen — (Report)
An unusually complex form of one of the most abundant chemical elements on Earth has been revealed in the lab for the first...
Tech: Nano-scale process may speed arrival of cheaper hi-tech products — (Report)
An inexpensive way to make products incorporating nanoparticles -- such as high-performance energy devices or sophisticated diagnostic tests -- has been developed by...
Tech: Mapping nanoscale changes in memory material — (Report)
A team of scientists has created the world's most powerful electromagnetic pulses in the terahertz range to control in fine detail how a...
Tech: Academics transform photo of landmark Mars sunrise into a piece of music —...
Scientists have created the soundtrack of the 5,000th Mars sunrise captured by the robotic exploration rover, Opportunity, using data sonification techniques to create...
Tech: Innovative experimental scheme can create tailor-made mirror molecules — (Report)
Exploring the mystery of the molecular handedness in nature, scientists have proposed a new experimental scheme to create custom-made mirror molecules for analysis....
Tech: New silver films may boost the efficiency of solar cells and light-emitting diodes....
A new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films has been developed by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal. The...
Tech: Same physics, different energy — (Report)
When physicists send neutrons shooting through a frustrated magnet, the particles spray out the other side in signature patterns. The designs appear because,...
Tech: Unlocking the secrets of metal-insulator transitions — (Report)
By using an x-ray technique available at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), scientists found that the metal-insulator transition in the correlated...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...