Tech: Fingerprints of molecules in space — (Report)
In 2014, astrophysicists discovered a spectral line in observational data from the Herschel Space Telescope and tentatively assigned it to the amide ion....
Tech: Scientists fine-tune carbon nanotubes for flexible, fingertip-wearable terahertz imagers — (Report)
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed flexible terahertz imagers based on chemically "tunable" carbon nanotube materials. The findings expand the scope...
Tech: Building bridges with water molecules — (Report)
Water is an extremely complex liquid. The way in which separate water molecules accumulate on various materials has a crucial impact on a...
Tech: How smart technology gadgets can avoid speed limits — (Report)
Speed limits apply not only to traffic. There are limitations on the control of light as well, in optical switches for internet traffic,...
Tech: New photodetector could improve night vision, thermal sensing and medical imaging — ...
Using graphene, one of science's most versatile materials, engineers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have invented a new type of photodetector...
Tech: First nanostructured material for broad mixing of light waves — (Report)
A multicolor laser pointer you can use to change the color of the laser with a button click -- similar to a multicolor...
Tech: New insights bolster Einstein’s idea about how heat moves through solids — ...
A discovery by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports a century-old theory by Albert Einstein that explains how...
Tech: New mystery discovered regarding active asteroid phaethon — (Report)
Based on a new study of how near-Earth asteroid Phaethon reflects light at different angles, astronomers think that its surface may reflect less...
Tech: Sintering atomically thin materials with ceramics now possible — (Report)
For the first time, researchers have created a nanocomposite of ceramics and a two-dimensional material, opening the door for new designs of nanocomposites...
Tech: The culprit of some GaN defects could be nitrogen — (Report)
As silicon-based semiconductors reach their performance limits, gallium nitride (GaN) is becoming the next go-to material to advance light-emitting diode (LED) technologies, high-frequency...
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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...
