PHYSICS & MATH

Water’s Weirdness Explained

PHYSICS & MATH 05.02.2019 08:25 AM

What makes water so unique? Japan - In their 2018 study, researchers from the Department of Fundamental Engineering at the University of Tokyo tried to tease apart what makes water unique among liquids.

Study Shows an Increase in the Efficiency of Quantum Memory

05.02.2019 08:03 AM

Quantum memory increased through discovery by scientists The relative importance of quantum memory components for a quantum computer has the same degree as memory in conventional computers.

UCI Engineers Developed Next-Generation, Adaptive Space Blanket with Heat regulation Properties

04.29.2019 15:20 PM

The engineers have made a version with changeable properties for users to regulate how much heat is trapped or released

Running Out of TV Shows to Binge-Watch? Explore Binge-Worthy Science Courses Instead

04.29.2019 14:17 PM

Running Out of TV Shows to Binge-Watch? Explore Binge-Worthy Science Courses Instead Summer is almost here, and many of our favorite television series are going on hiatus.

Monolithic Integration for Simple Color Tuning of a Light Bulb

04.29.2019 11:42 AM

Now it is possible to tune between bright white and more comfortable warmer colors in commercial LEDs

An Extraordinary Solar Halo Bewilders Local Residents

04.28.2019 10:23 AM

Lunar and solar halos are natural phenomenons with supernatural lore attached. There's a deep-rooted weather proverb: ring around the moon means rain soon.

The First Step toward Ultra-High-Speed Wi-Fi

04.25.2019 13:56 PM

Researchers have found out a way to extract and transmit wireless signals from laser frequency combs

How the Ice on Mars Melts

04.24.2019 16:02 PM

Researchers suggest a magma chamber may have been formed under the surface of Mars to help heat up the ice cap.

MIT Engineered Surface Treatment to Reduce Waste and Improve Efficiency

04.23.2019 08:20 AM

Any material inside a container with this lining significantly comes in contact with the lubricating liquid and slides right off instead of sticking to the solid container wall

How a Catalyst Decomposes Nerve Agents in Real-Life Environment

04.22.2019 22:35 PM

A better approach is to decompose the CWA with a catalyst, making the chemical harmless while reusing the catalyst afterward

Scientists Discovered New Way to Use 2D Material for Hydrogen Energy

04.22.2019 22:33 PM

Utilizing nano defects existing in the material without increasing their number, and eco-friendly photopolymerization

How Science Can Boost the Economy

04.22.2019 16:51 PM

A new book by professors at MIT outlines science’s benefit to the economy. Science and the economy, both are usual topics in today's news, but what effect does one have on the other? Well, a great example of that is that in the late 80s, the US federal government created a three-billion-dollar, 15-year project to sequence the human genome.