Tech: Engineers discover that visualizing how bad air quality is in your home can...

You can't see nasty microscopic air pollutants in your home, but what if you could? Engineers from the University of Utah's School of Computing...

Tech: Neutrons scan magnetic fields inside samples — (Report)

Measuring magnetic fields inside samples has only been possible indirectly up to now. Magnetic orientations can be scanned with light, X-rays, or electrons...

Tech: New DNA tool predicts height, shows promise for serious illness assessment — ...

A new DNA tool created by Michigan State University can accurately predict people's height, and more importantly, could potentially assess their risk for...

Tech: Boosting the efficiency of silicon solar cells — (Report)

The efficiency of a solar cell is one of its most important parameters. It indicates what percentage of the solar energy radiated into...

Tech: Halas lab details plasmonic effect that allows catalyst to work at lower energy...

Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a new catalyst that can convert ammonia into hydrogen fuel at ambient pressure using only light energy, mainly...

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: Study examines how well current measurements match the predictions of the standard model...

Recent observations create a puzzle for astrophysicists: since the big bang, fewer galaxy clusters have formed over time than was actually expected. Physicists...

Tech: No gamma rays seen, but radio afterglow tells the tale — (Report)

Astronomers comparing data from an ongoing major survey of the sky using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA)...

Tech: New fuel cell concept brings biological design to better electricity generation — ...

Fuel cells have long been viewed as a promising power source. These devices, invented in the 1830s, generate electricity directly from chemicals, such...

Tech: New 3D-printed cement paste gets stronger when it cracks — just like structures...

What if the inherent weaknesses of a material actually made houses and buildings stronger during wildfires and earthquakes? Purdue University researchers have 3D-printed cement...

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