A team of chemists has successfully coupled the directed motion of a light-activated molecular motor to…
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A quantum of solid
Researchers in Austria use lasers to levitate and cool a glass nanoparticle into the quantum regime.…
Self-learning heating control system saves energy
Can buildings learn to save all by themselves? Researchers think so. In their experiments, they fed…
Wearable health tech gets efficiency upgrade
Engineers have demonstrated a flexible device that harvests the heat energy from the human body to…
Solving the riddle of strigolactone biosynthesis in plants
Researchers have discovered the orobanchol synthase responsible for converting the strigolactone (SL) carlactonoic acid, which promotes…
Bats inspire detectors to help prevent oil and gas pipe leaks
Engineers have developed a new scanning technique inspired by the natural world that can detect corroding…
Research team finds possible new approach for sleeping sickness drugs
Using ultra-bright X-ray flashes, a team of researchers has tracked down a potential target for new…
Autonomous microtrap for pathogens
Antibiotics are more efficient when they can act on their target directly at the site of…
Space debris entry recorded over Los Angeles, California
A piece of space junk, possibly parts of Delta II rocket launched back in 1989, entered…
Trees might be 'aware' of their size
Birch trees adjust their stem thickness to support their weight. Click here for original…