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Accelerating development of STT-MRAM
Researchers at the Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems (CIES) at Tohoku University have successfully observed…
Long-lasting effects of ironwork on mammal distributions over the last millennium
Awareness is growing among scientists about the significance of pre-modern anthropogenic impacts prior to the Industrial…
Restoring forests means less fuel for wildfire and more storage for carbon
When wildfires burn up forests, they don’t just damage the trees. They destroy a key part…
Physicists measure how electrons in transition metals get redistributed within fraction of optical oscillation cycle
Researchers in the Department of Physics of ETH Zurich have measured how electrons in so-called transition…
Polyoxometalate-based coordination frameworks for methane generation in photoreduction of carbon dioxide
Excessive CO2 discharge derived from the continuous burning of fossil fuels has caused global warming and…
Pesticides deliver a one-two punch to honey bees
Adjuvants are chemicals that are commonly added to plant protection products, such as pesticides, to help…
Quantum dots capture speciation in sandplain fynbos on the West Coast of South Africa
Using quantum dots as a tool to trace the pollen of the long-tubed iris, Lapeirousia anceps,…
New voyage to the universe from DESHIMA
Researchers in Japan and the Netherlands jointly developed an originative radio receiver DESHIMA (Deep Spectroscopic High-redshift…
Using quantum dots and a smartphone to find killer bacteria
A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon could allow doctors to…