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Smallest cavity for light realized by graphene plasmons
Miniaturization has enabled technology like smartphones, health watches, medical probes and nano-satellites, all unthinkable a couple…
Tiny pump builds polyrotaxanes with precision
Northwestern University researchers have developed the most precise way to build polyrotaxanes, a mechanically locked polymer…
Scientists detect unexpected widespread structures near Earth's core
University of Maryland geophysicists analyzed thousands of recordings of seismic waves, sound waves traveling through the…
Recovery of sea otter populations yields more benefits than costs
Since their reintroduction to the Pacific coast in the 1970s, the sea otters’ rapid recovery and…
More than 1000 tons of plastic rains into western US protected lands annually
Utah State University Assistant Professor Janice Brahney and her team used high-resolution atmospheric deposition data and…
Lab turns fluorescent tags into cancer killers
A Rice University lab’s project to make better fluorescent tags has turned into a method to…
Pretty in pink: India crater lake changes colour overnight
A crater lake in India’s western Maharashtra state has turned pink overnight, delighting nature enthusiasts and…
Plastic in the deep sea: Virtually unaltered after a quarter of a century
Plastic products are durable. On one hand this is a great advantage, but on the other…
Ohio State University soil professor gets World Food Prize
A soil scientist whose research led to improved food production and a better understanding of how…