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World's Largest X-ray Laser Generates First Laser Light
European XFEL has generated x-ray light at a wavelength of 0.8 nanometers, 500 times shorter than that of visible light
Red Light, Green Light at Work
We’ve all been there: working feverishly in the ‘zone’ when John Smith from two cubicles away interrupts your rhythm with a question about your weekend. Also familiar: attempting to get back into that zone once John Smith has wandered away.
High Temperatures Can Create Graphene from Ethene
Scientists from all over the world have teamed up to create a new way to produce single layer graphene from simple ethane, otherwise known as ethylene—the smallest alkene molecule.
What are Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons?
Graphene has become a focus for many researchers due to the supermaterials superlative electrical, physical and chemical properties. Graphene armchair nanoribbons are a promising variant for semiconductor applications.
As Temperatures Increase, So Does Air Pollution—Thanks to Air Conditioning
Although it seems logical that increased air conditioning usage would mean higher levels of air pollution, that has not been the focus of most air pollution studies.
Investor Alert: Look to Cobalt
Cobalt is a metal in short supply, and Canadian financier Wayne Tisdale is set to capitalize on that trend.
Video: Plastic 3-D Printed Cube Can Manipulate Virtual 3-D Objects with Less Lag
Manipulating virtual objects in a computer program in three dimensions just got much easier.
Energy-Harvesting Laser Phosphor Display
Researchers have found a way to generate power from ambient light.
Protecting Eagles from Wind Turbines
The expanding role of wind turbines in energy generation may be good news for the environment but bad news for birds, particularly eagles.
Skip the Biopsy with Compact Endoscopic Fiber Probe for Cancer Diagnostics
A handheld multimodal imaging probe eliminates the need for a biopsy and tissue staining.
IBM Project Aims to Bring EVs Into the Power Grid
IBM and German grid operator TenneT will work with electric vehicle owners to make the capacity of their car batteries available to help balance the power grid.
Isolated High Voltage Outputs Directly Proportional to Input Voltage
American Power Design's J10 Series high voltage DC/DC converter offers an isolated output of up to ±6000 VDC that is directly proportional to the input voltage.
Wireless Device Able to See Through Walls to Measure Walking Speed
How fast you walk, considered by many to be a decent indicator of health, may predict cognitive decline, falls, and cardiac or pulmonary disease.
What Is the Real Cost of an Industrial Robot Arm?
The price of industrial robots has dropped more than 25 percent since 2014, and is forecast to drop an additional 22 percent by 2025. What is the real cost of an industrial robot arm?
Video: Learn How Bubbles Form Inside a Lithium-air Battery
Understanding how these bubbles form during discharges could improve air batteries that have three times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries.
New Sensor Increases Smartwatch Battery Life
Nearly 80 percent of the battery power in smartwatches is used up by the heart-rate monitor. But a new generation of sensors developed by EPFL startup ActLight consumes five times less energy.
AFLAS® FFKM - A New Ultra-high Temperature Perfluoroelastomer
AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. is expanding its AFLAS® Fluoroelastomer product line with an FFKM Series perfluoroelastomer that exhibits outstanding chemical resistance and ultra-high heat resistance.
Changing Colors of Nanoparticles
Lawrence Livermore researchers have created a technique to change the color of assembled nanoparticles with an electrical stimulant.
A Once Forgotten Element Holds Promise for the Future of Electronics
Discovered more than 100 years ago, black phosphorus was soon forgotten when there was no apparent use for it. In what may prove to be one of the great comeback stories of electrical engineering, it now stands to play a crucial role in the future of electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Wonder Material? Novel Nanotube Structure Strengthens Thin Films for Flexible Electronics
Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have synthesized thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that exhibit both high electrical conductivity and a level of toughness that is about fifty times higher than the copper films currently used in electronics.