Tech: New tools for creating mirrored forms of molecules — (Report)
One of the biggest challenges facing synthetic chemists is how to make molecules of only a particular "handedness." Molecules can come in two...
Tech: Novel material could make plastic manufacturing more energy-efficient — (Report)
An innovative filtering material may soon reduce the environmental cost of manufacturing plastic. Created by a team including scientists at the National Institute...
Tech: Team completes first Pluto orbital tour design, reveals orbiter can escape into Kuiper...
A Southwest Research Institute team using internal research funds has made several discoveries that expand the range and value of a future Pluto...
Tech: Discovery of new superconducting materials using materials informatics — (Report)
A NIMS-Ehime University joint research team succeeded in discovering new materials that exhibit superconductivity under high pressures using materials informatics (MI) approaches (data...
Tech: Neural networks enable learning of error correction strategies for computers based on quantum...
Quantum computers could solve complex tasks that are beyond the capabilities of conventional computers. However, the quantum states are extremely sensitive to constant...
Tech: Efficient electrochemical cells for carbon dioxide conversion — (Report)
Scientists at Stanford University have developed electrochemical cells that convert carbon monoxide (CO) derived from CO2 into commercially viable compounds more effectively and...
Tech: Secret shared by comets and sand crabs — (Report)
Researchers at Nagoya University find a mechanical connection between sand crab burrow widths and widths of cometary pits using a simple granular experiment.
When...
Tech: The pirate of the southern skies — (Report)
FORS2, an instrument mounted on ESO's Very Large Telescope, has observed the active star-forming region NGC 2467 -- sometimes referred to as the...
Tech: Small flying robots haul heavy loads — (Report)
A closed door is just one of many obstacles that poses no barrier to a new type of flying, micro, tugging robot called...
Tech: Extremely strong vibration during large impacts, landslides and earthquakes allow rock to flow...
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid the size of a small city smashed into Earth. This impact, the one that would lead to...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
