Tech: Solar-powered moisture harvester collects and cleans water from air — (Report)

Access to clean water remains one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. A breakthrough by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin...

Tech: Mini microscope for studies of brain disease in living mice — (Report)

Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini microscope that could improve scientists' ability...

Tech: Speeding the development of fusion power to create unlimited energy on Earth —...

Can tokamak fusion facilities, the most widely used devices for harvesting on Earth the fusion reactions that power the sun and stars, be...

Tech: Sensor measures light particles non-destructively — (Report)

A photodetector converts light into an electrical signal, causing the light to be lost. Researchers have now built a quantum sensor that can...

Tech: Theory shows how monocrystals of hexagonal boron nitride come together — (Report)

Very small steps make a big difference to researchers who want to create large wafers of two-dimensional material. Atom-sized steps in a substrate provide...

Tech: Scientists discover novel process to convert visible light into infrared light — ...

Columbia University scientists, in collaboration with researchers from Harvard, have succeeded in developing a chemical process to convert infrared energy into visible light,...

Tech: Researchers look at ways to improve standard braking systems — (Report)

While it's not a case of reinventing the wheel, researchers are looking at ways to improve standard braking equipment on trains and cars. By...

Tech: Five-minute sample processing enhances DNA imaging and analysis — (Report)

JILA scientists have developed a fast, simple sample preparation method that enhances imaging of DNA to better analyze its physical properties and interactions. Described...

Tech: Researchers develop high quality additive beam shaping technique applicable to a wide variety...

Researchers from Osaka University developed a technique for improving accuracy of laser beam shaping and wavefront obtained by conventional methods with no additional...

Tech: Ice on lunar south pole may have more than one source — ...

The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon's south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface,...

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