Tech: New type of low-energy nanolaser that shines in all directions — (Report)
Researchers in Eindhoven have developed a new type of low-energy, nanoscale laser that shines in all directions. The key to its omnidirectional light...
Tech: Data storage using individual molecules — (Report)
Researchers from the University of Basel have reported a new method that allows the physical state of just a few atoms or molecules...
Tech: A fire-breathing dragon helps fight ember attacks on thatched-roof buildings — (Report)
Visitors to the historic mountain villages in central Japan marvel at the elegance of the steep thatched-roof farmhouses found there. Known as "gassho-zukuri,"...
Tech: Paradigm shift needed for designing tsunami-resistant bridges — (Report)
Researchers, including two Oregon State University scientists, argue in a new study that a paradigm shift is needed for assessing bridges' tsunami risk.
The...
Tech: Advancing the description of ‘mysterious’ water to improve drug design — (Report)
Interactions with water dominate how drug molecules bind to targets, but it's tricky to model these interactions, limiting the accuracy of drug design....
Tech: Planets with oxygen don’t necessarily have life — (Report)
In their search for life in solar systems near and far, researchers have often accepted the presence of oxygen in a planet's atmosphere...
Tech: Outer solar system experts find ‘far out there’ dwarf planet — (Report)
A team of astronomers has discovered the most-distant body ever observed in our Solar System. It is the first known Solar System object...
Tech: Scientists maximize the effectiveness of platinum in fuel cells — (Report)
In the journal Science, Argonne chemists have identified a new catalyst that maximizes the effectiveness of platinum.
Platinum is a precious metal more rare...
Tech: Quantum chemical calculations on quantum computers — (Report)
Quantum computing and quantum information processing technology have attracted attention in recently emerging fields. Among many important and fundamental issues in nowadays science,...
Tech: A young star caught forming like a planet — (Report)
Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit...
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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...
