Tech: More stable light comes from intentionally ‘squashed’ quantum dots — (Report)
Intentionally "squashing" colloidal quantum dots during chemical synthesis creates dots capable of stable, "blink-free" light emission that is fully comparable with the light...
Tech: ‘Metallic wood’ has the strength of titanium and the density of water —...
High-performance golf clubs and airplane wings are made out of titanium, which is as strong as steel but about twice as light. These...
Tech: Team confirms a 20-year-old prediction that ‘nature’s geometry’ could be recreated by the...
We've all seen it before. The beautifully painted butterfly that appears when you spread open two sheets of paper, after covering them with...
Tech: Scientists create membraneless organelle to build proteins in living cell — (Report)
For the first time, scientists have engineered the complex biological process of translation into a designer organelle in a living mammalian cell. Research...
Tech: Mercury has a solid inner core: New evidence — (Report)
Scientists have long known that Earth and Mercury have metallic cores. Like Earth, Mercury's outer core is composed of liquid metal, but there...
Tech: Red and blue LED lights could be the key to preventing bird strikes...
Millions of birds die each year in collisions with planes, and airports have used everything from fireworks to herding dogs to scare them...
Tech: The crazy dance of falling knots — (Report)
Can the topology of microobjects influence the way they move in a fluid? Experiments and simulations of Polish and Swiss researchers published in...
Tech: How long does a quantum jump take? — (Report)
Quantum jumps are usually regarded to be instantaneous. However, new measurement methods are so precise that it has now become possible to observe...
Tech: Surprising chemical complexity of Saturn’s rings changing planet’s upper atmosphere — (Report)
Political humorist Mark Russel once joked, "The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost...
Tech: Materials could delay frost up to 300 times longer than existing anti-icing coatings...
Most techniques to prevent frost and ice formation on surfaces rely heavily on heating or liquid chemicals that need to be repeatedly reapplied...
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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...
