Researchers team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials for inkjet printing. New black phosphorous inks are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for optoelectronics and photonics.
Credit: University of Cambridge
An international research team has developed inks made of graphene-like...
Arrival of a density current made visible by the soil particles it lifts as it progresses, in Hombori, Mali. This phenomenon, which is of a convective nature, is known as a haboob. Photograph taken during the AMMA (African Monsoon...
The metal-organic framework is set up like a sandwich (a). The molecular textile layer is woven in an active layer that is embedded between so-called sacrificial layers (b).
Credit: KIT
Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have made major progress...
Heliofungia actiniformis uses pulsed inflation to try to survive coral bleaching.
Credit: Brett Lewis, QUT
Coral researchers have for the first time captured the specific behaviour of a coral as it's bleaching.
The team from QUT in Australia used a clever combination...
A chip with a Coulomb blockade thermometer on it is prepared for experiments at extremely low temperatures.
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics
Physicists at the University of Basel have succeeded in cooling a nanoelectronic chip to a temperature lower...
This is an image of hippo teeth products for sale in an ivory shop in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
Credit: Alexandra Andersson
Global wildlife trade is pushing many species to the brink of extinction. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
Street flooding in Miami (stock image).
Credit: © light_magic / Fotolia
The East Coast of the United States is threatened by more frequent flooding in the future. This is shown by a recent study by the Universities of Bonn, South Florida,...
Concentrations of repetitive loss properties in Florida are shown in this map. Researchers identified sites where government buyouts and remediation projects can achieve social, environmental, and economic benefits.
Credit: J. Calil and S. Newkirk
A study of flood damage in Florida...
Female mountain gorilla. The ancestors of simian primates -- such as gorillas, gibbons and tamarins -- were among the first to give up nocturnal activity altogether.
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Mammals only started being active in the daytime after non-avian...
Purple finches, indicators of healthy coniferous habitat, are declining in the Northwest, according to data from the Klamath Bird Observatory.
Credit: J. Livaudais
Populations of many North American songbirds are declining, and in many cases we don't understand why -- for...
This is image shows modern Mars (left) dry and barren, compared with the same scene over 3.5 billion years ago covered in water (right). The rocks of the surface were slowly reacting with the water, sequestering it into the...
