An international team has discovered a simple and environmentally friendly way to power the next generation of self-charging electronics. The work is published in Nano Energy. By making tiny plastic ...

The use of virtual reality (VR) is expanding across industries, but its large-scale application in educational settings has remained largely unexplored. As the technical capabilities and affordability ...

Resource constraints and growing demands often challenge the aspiration for a federal government that serves all Americans effectively and efficiently — delivering timely benefits, responsive services ...

One morning in late September, the writer and former Times columnist Mark Bittman walked into the Lower Eastside Girls Club, a rec center in Alphabet City and the site of what would become, in less ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune system is still “mind-blowing” for molecular biologist Joshua W. Modell ...

Researchers have planted a variety of crops amid solar panels at the University of Illinois to test agrivoltaics — an emerging system where farming and energy production happen simultaneously.

Cold atom experiments trap atoms to probe quantum effects, enabling ultra-precise sensing, timekeeping, and monitoring of Earth and space phenomena. (Nanowerk News) Cold atom experiments are among the ...

Professor Daniel Blumenthal's lab develops chip-scale components that can bring the power and precision of quantum science outside of the tightly controlled environment of the lab. (Santa Barbara, ...

What if the secret to productivity came from knowing when to send the best people home rather than keeping them at their desks? According to Eleris, they experienced two years with zero voluntary ...

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