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UCF researchers develop first sypersymmetric laser array

Mar 04, 2019 (SPX)

Using the principle of supersymmetry, they have developed the first supersymmetric laser array. Their findings were published recently in the journal Science. S...

Scientists produce colorless reservoir of platinum metal-like single atoms in liquid

Mar 04, 2019 (SPX)

Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Delaware have reported a way to produce ...

Physicists build random anti-laser

Mar 04, 2019 (UPI)

Lasers turns energy into a specific light frequency. The device developed by researchers at the Vienna University of Technology does the opposite, absorbing a s...

Good news for future tech: Exotic 'topological' materials are surprisingly common

Mar 04, 2019 (SPX)

These materials have unexpected and strange properties that have shifted scientists' understanding of how electrons behave. Researchers hope these substances co...

JILA researchers make coldest quantum gas of molecules

Mar 04, 2019 (SPX)

As featured on the cover of the Feb. 22 issue of Science, the team produced a gas of potassium-rubidium (KRb) molecules at temperatures as low as 50 nanokelvin ...

A quantum magnet with a topological twist

Mar 04, 2019 (SPX)

Now, an international team led by researchers at Princeton University has observed that some of the electrons in these magnets behave collectively, like an almo...

NIST physicists 'flash-freeze' crystal of 150 ions

Feb 28, 2019 (SPX)

Many researchers have tried for decades to chill vibrating objects that are large enough to be visible to the naked eye to the point where they have the minimum...

Squid could provide an eco-friendly alternative to plastics

Feb 28, 2019 (SPX)

Originating in the ringed teeth of a squid's predatory arms, this protein can be processed into fibers and films with applications ranging from 'smart' clothes ...

Laser drill leads to world record in plasma acceleration

Feb 28, 2019 (SPX)

The team led by Wim Leemans, then head of the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Center and now Accelerator Director at DESY, presents the novel concept in ...

Astronauts Assemble Tools to Test Space Tech

Feb 28, 2019 (SPX)

Last week, astronauts Anne McClain of NASA and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency assembled the mission's custom transfer tools and prepared them ...

'Upcycling' plastic bottles could give them a more useful second life

Feb 28, 2019 (SPX)

PET is strong but lightweight, resistant to water, and shatterproof - properties that make it extremely popular among manufacturers. Although PET is recyclable,...

Navy completes tests on mine-hunting sonar system

Feb 27, 2019 (UPI)

The Raytheon-made AN/AQS-20C system is an upgrade of a currently-used system. It has four sonar arrays for seeking data in all directions, and will be incorpora...

Cobham SATCOM extends partnership with Inmarsat for L-band ground components for I-6 satellites

Feb 27, 2019 (SPX)

Cobham SATCOM's next generation radio access network (RAN) leverages scalable technologies to deliver a more flexible, digital system, enabling Inmarsat custome...

Laser 'drill' sets a new world record in laser-driven electron acceleration

Feb 26, 2019 (SPX)

The laser-plasma experiments, conducted at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), are pushing toward more compact and ...

Avoiding the crack of doom

Feb 26, 2019 (SPX)

That process is of urgent interest to researchers studying how to build high-strength composite materials for critical components ranging from airplane wings an...

Egypt to host Huawei's first MENA cloud platform: Cairo

Feb 26, 2019 (AFP)

"Huawei will create its own cloud computing through the data centre of Telecom Egypt", a statement by the ministry said Monday, referring to the North African c...

AI may be better for detecting radar signals, facilitating spectrum sharing

Feb 25, 2019 (SPX)

In a new paper, NIST researchers demonstrate that deep learning algorithms--a form of artificial intelligence--are significantly better than a commonly used, le...

Captured carbon dioxide converts into oxalic acid to process rare earth elements

Feb 25, 2019 (SPX)

What if we could not only capture carbon dioxide, but convert it into something useful? S. Komar Kawatra and his students have tackled that challenge, and they'...

Scientists use tire fibers to increase fire resistance of concrete

Feb 21, 2019 (UPI)

Under pressure from intense heat, concrete violently sheds its surface layers -- an act known as spalling. When concrete spalls, the structural integrity of a b...

NASA is aboard first private moon landing attempt

Feb 21, 2019 (SPX)

An Israeli spacecraft from SpaceIL is scheduled to launch Thursday, Feb. 21 and is aiming to touch down on Mare Serenitatis two months later. NASA installed a s...