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Insulators that are conducting at their edges hold promise for interesting technological applications. However, until now their characteristics have not been fully understood....
Tech: Additive manufacturing reflects fundamental metallurgical principles to create materials — (Report)
Working in collaboration with colleagues from Imperial College London, Professor Iain Todd from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University...
Tech: How molecules teeter in a laser field — (Report)
When molecules interact with the oscillating field of a laser, an instantaneous, time-dependent dipole is induced. This very general effect underlies diverse physical...
Tech: Proposed engineering method could help make buildings and bridges safer — (Report)
Pearlitic steel, or pearlite, is one of the strongest materials in the world and can be made into thin and long wires. The...
Tech: Comprehensive model captures life of a solar flare — (Report)
A team of scientists has, for the first time, used a single, cohesive computer model to simulate the entire life cycle of a...
Tech: Ultra ultrasound to transform new tech — (Report)
A new and extremely sensitive method of measuring ultrasound could revolutionise everything from medical devices to unmanned vehicles.
Researchers at The University of Queensland...
Tech: Better than Velcro? Engineers detail bird feather properties that could lead to better...
You may have seen a kid play with a feather, or you may have played with one yourself: Running a hand along a...
Tech: Artificial intelligence applied to the genome identifies an unknown human ancestor — ...
By combining deep learning algorithms and statistical methods, investigators from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG)...
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: Evidence of changing seasons, rain on Saturn’s moon Titan’s north pole — ...
An image from the international Cassini spacecraft provides evidence of rainfall on the north pole of Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons. The...
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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...
