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Armored with plastic ‘hair’ and silica, new perovskite nanocrystals show more durability
Perovskite nanocrystals hold promise for improving a wide variety of optoelectronic devices—from lasers to light emitting diodes (LEDs) - but problems with their durability...
Electro-optical device provides solution to faster computing memories and processors
The first ever integrated nanoscale device which can be programmed with either photons or electrons has been developed by scientists in Harish Bhaskaran's Advanced...
The plot thickens for a hypothetical X17 particle
Fresh evidence of an unknown particle that could carry a fifth force of nature gives the NA64 collaboration at CERN a new incentive to...
Indian authorities may have exaggerated claims of rising tiger numbers
The Indian government claims that the national tiger population has more than doubled since 2006, but independent scientists have found this highly unlikely. It...
Production of recyclable plastic a step closer
A recently discovered group of recyclable plastics seems to be a promising alternative to the hard plastic that is difficult to recycle. However, we...
Superconductivity theory under attack
Measurements on a superconducting material show an abrupt transition between a normal metal and a "strange" metal. The really strange thing, however, is that...
Quantum dot lasers move a step closer with electric-pumping development
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a way to make Colloidal Quantum Dots produce laser light with the help of...
Steve over the picket fence
Strange ribbons of purple light that appeared in the sky—known as Steve—became the subject of debate in 2017, as their origins were unbeknown to...
Sounds of the past give new hope for coral reef restoration
Young fish can be drawn to degraded coral reefs by loudspeakers playing the sounds of healthy reefs, according to new research published today in Nature...
Climate change ‘tipping points’ too close for comfort
Loading the atmosphere with five million tonnes of CO2 every hour has pushed Earth dangerously close to a no-return threshold, beyond which lies an...
Tsunami unleashed by Anak Krakatoa eruption was at least 100m high
The deadly volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatoa in 2018 unleashed a wave at least 100m high that could have caused widespread devastation had it...
