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A powerful laser breakthrough

“Lehigh research team demonstrates terahertz semiconductor laser with record-high output power The ability to harness light into an intense beam of monochromatic radiation in a laser has revolutionized the way we live and work for more than fifty years. Among …

A step closer to the optical nuclear clock

“Researchers report a significant advance toward the realization of the world’s first nuclear clock. They have succeeded in characterizing fundamental features of the thorium-229 isomer that could provide the core of such an instrument. Precise time measurements play a …

A Surprising New Superconductor

“CIRES expert and NIST colleagues discover electroplated rhenium’s unexpected superconductive characteristics Last September, CIRES chemist and instrument designer Don David and colleagues Dave Pappas and Xian Wu at the National Institute of Standards and Technology discovered a powerful new …

ALFRED: Sensor Based 4WD Vehicle

“This Instuctable shows how to make a sensor based vehicle. The sensors used are the ultrasonic sensor, microphone sound sensor and IR sensor receiver. The vehicle is aware of his surroundings so he will try not to hit obstacles but …

Belle II Measures First Particle Collisions

“In the new SuperKEKB accelerator in Japan the first collisions of matter and anti-matter particles have been detected. Scientists from LMU and the Universe Cluster are involved in the experiments. Particle physicists have been waiting for this moment for a …

Blue Origin Launches New Shepard Space Capsule on Highest Test Flight Yet

“Blue Origin, the private space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its passenger spaceship New Shepard on a test flight Sunday (April 29), carrying a dummy astronaut and experiments on their highest spaceflight yet. The New Shepard 2.0 …

Controlling the crystal structure of gallium oxide

“Precise control of the atomic structure of gallium-oxide layers improves the development of high-power electronic devices. A simple method that uses hydrogen chloride can better control the crystal structure of a common semiconductor and shows promise for novel high-powered electronic …

Convert Your Old Phone to a Remote Switch

“Ever wondered what to do with your old basic phones? The advent of a smartphone in last decade made all the basic phones obsolete. Even though they had good battery life and decent look they are less when compared to …

DIY IoT Lamp for Home Automation

“WiFi connected smart lamp built with an open message protocol. Control the lamp any way you can imagine. In this tutorial we’re going to make an internet connected smart lamp. This will go deep into internet of things and …

Electrochemical Tuning of Single Layer Materials Relies on Defects

“Perfection is not everything, according to an international team of researchers whose 2-D materials study shows that defects can enhance a material’s physical, electrochemical, magnetic, energy and catalytic properties. “Electronic devices, like transistors, are usually made from relatively bulky …