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Shedding Light on the Development of Efficient Blue-Emitting Semiconductors

“Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have discovered a new alkali copper halide, Cs5Cu3Cl6I2, that emits pure blue light. The combination of the two halide ions, chloride and iodide, gives the material a crystalline structure made of zigzag …

SLAC invention could make particle accelerators 10 times smaller

“It uses terahertz radiation to power a miniscule copper accelerator structure. Particle accelerators generate high-energy beams of electrons, protons and ions for a wide range of applications, including particle colliders that shed light on nature’s subatomic components, X-ray lasers …

Soft robots, origami combine for potential way to deliver medical treatments

“Researchers have found a way to send tiny, soft robots into humans, potentially opening the door for less invasive surgeries and ways to deliver treatments for conditions ranging from colon polyps to stomach cancer to aortic artery blockages. The researchers …

STMicroelectronics Reveals BlueNRG-2N Network Processor Combining Convenience and Scalability, with Bluetooth® 5.0 Features and Security

“STMicroelectronics has unveiled the BlueNRG-2N Bluetooth 5.0-certified network processor, lowering power consumption and adding support for the latest Bluetooth features that increase data throughput and enhance privacy and security. The BlueNRG-2N network coprocessor comes pre-programmed, ready for connecting to …

Supercooled Water Is a Stable Liquid, Scientists Show for the First Time

“First-ever measurements provide evidence that extremely cold liquid water exists in two distinct structures that co-exist and vary in proportion dependent on temperature Supercooled water is really two liquids in one. That’s the conclusion reached by a research team …

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

“Data from Southwest Research Institute-led instruments aboard ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft have helped reveal auroral emissions in the far ultraviolet around a comet for the first time. At Earth, auroras are formed when charged particles from the Sun follow our …

Tandon Researchers develop method to create colloidal diamonds

“The long-awaited photonic technique could change the way optical technologies are developed and used over the next decade. The colloidal diamond has been a dream of researchers since the 1990s. These structures — stable, self-assembled formations of miniscule materials — have the …

The 3 biggest things Elon Musk announced at Tesla’s big outdoor event

“Elon Musk and other Tesla executives held an unusual outdoor version of the company’s annual shareholder meeting and a “Battery Day” presentation on Tuesday afternoon in Fremont, California. Among the touted advancements in power technology and manufacturing, Musk announced …

The strange broadband mystery that plagued a Welsh village - and how it was finally solved

“The ‘SAS team’ of telecom engineers were called in after service collapsed at 7am every morning. A Welsh village’s broadband mystery has finally be been solved after 18 months of frustration for residents. Telecoms engineers turned detectives to probe …

This $1 hearing aid could treat millions with hearing loss

“As an undergraduate in Mumbai, India, Saad Bhamla wanted to do something nice for his maternal grandparents: Buy them a pair of hearing aids. But the prices were shockingly high—and far beyond his means. Now, 15 years later, the …