New material concept allows more cost-effective production of blue organic light-emitting diodes

Blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), which can be used in smartphones, televisions or other devices, are…

Some spiders can transfer mercury contamination to land animals, study shows

Sitting calmly in their webs, many spiders wait for prey to come to them. Arachnids along…

Using lasers to choose and export single-cell cultures: An efficient upgrade to static droplet array tool

Static droplet array (SDA) is a necessary and integral tool when it comes to high-capacity screening…

Copper-infused nanocrystals boost infrared light conversion

Sunlight is an inexhaustible source of energy, and utilizing sunlight to generate electricity is one of…

Two new rotating radio transients discovered

Using the Large Phased Array (LPA) radio telescope of the Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI) in Pushchino,…

Mathematician proves that Möbius band must have an aspect ratio greater than √3

Richard Schwartz, a mathematician at Brown University has found a solution to the problem of how…

Study finds that state-mandated civics test policy does not improve youth voter turnout

The United States has the largest age gap in voter turnout among advanced democracies. Youth voter…

Team develops new gold nanocluster-rich titanium dioxide photocatalyst for the oxidative coupling of methane

The hydrocarbon methane is highly abundant on Earth, yet its release is now known to contribute…

Smoke shrouds Sydney landmarks as risky bushfire season looms

A smoky haze blanketed Australia’s scenic Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, as a ring of controlled blazes…

New England braces for more rain after hourslong downpour left communities flooded and dams at risk

More heavy rain was in the forecast Wednesday in New England, where residents were cleaning up…