Tech: Capturing the surprising flexibility of crystal surfaces — (Report)
Images taken using an atomic force microscope have allowed researchers to observe, for the first time, the flexible and dynamic changes that occur...
Tech: Understanding magnetism changes caused by crystal lattice expansion — (Report)
The pattern of arrangement of atoms in a crystal, called the crystal lattice, can have a huge effect on the properties of solid...
Tech: Mars new home ‘a large sandbox’ — (Report)
With InSight safely on the surface of Mars, the mission team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is busy learning more...
Tech: Macroscopic phenomena governed by microscopic physics — (Report)
It has been difficult to simultaneously obtain micro- and macroscopic information in outer space. Global images of distant astrophysical phenomena provide macroscopic information;...
Tech: New material, black silver, discovered (Report)
Researchers have discovered a new material that could lead to highly sensitive biomolecule detectors and more efficient solar cells.
Tech: Atom-thin sheets of boron containing large single crystals could provide foundation for fabricating...
Borophene -- two-dimensional (2-D) atom-thin-sheets of boron, a chemical element traditionally found in fiberglass insulation -- is anything but boring. Though boron is...
Tech: Combination of space-based and ground-based telescopes reveals more than 100 exoplanets — ...
An international team of astronomers using a combination of ground and space based telescopes have reported more than 100 extrasolar planets (here after,...
Tech: Graphene unlocks new potential for ‘smart textiles’ — (Report)
The quest to create affordable, durable and mass-produced 'smart textiles' has been given fresh impetus through the use of the wonder material Graphene.
An...
Tech: Brilliant iron molecule could provide cheaper solar energy — (Report)
For the first time, researchers have succeeded in creating an iron molecule that can function both as a photocatalyst to produce fuel and...
Tech: Mechanism to control output of a nanoscale antenna — (Report)
Rice University researchers have discovered a fundamentally different form of light-matter interaction in their experiments with gold nanoparticles.
They weren't looking for it, but...
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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...
