Astronomers Celebrate Inauguration of Green Bank Observatory
Today astronomers celebrate the inauguration of the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia, home to the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope, one of the world's most powerful astronomical instruments. Fo ... more
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How to control polarization of light
The results of this case can be used in the manufacture of the so-called spatial light modulators serving as a base for all LCDs, for example. They are arranged so that each pixel can switch the lig ... more
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Weak magnetic field linked to increased oxygen and complex life emergence
NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants
Biden calls ally Japan 'xenophobic' along with India, China
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Small droplets feel the vibe
A team of researchers at the University of Bristol have used ultrasonic forces to accurately pattern thousands of microscopic water-based droplets. Each droplet can be designed to perform a biochemi ... more
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One-pot synthesis towards sulfur-based organic semiconductors
Dr. Lingkui Meng, Dr. Yasutomo Segawa, Professor Kenichiro Itami of the JST-ERATO Itami Molecular Nanocarbon Project, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) of Nagoya University and Integr ... more
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Nanotechnology for energy materials: Electrodes like leaf veins
An international team headed by HZB scientist Prof. Michael Giersig has recently demonstrated for these applications that networks of metallic mesh possessing fractal-like nano-features surpass othe ... more
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Measuring forces with oscillations
A child swings on a swing, gaining momentum with its legs. For physicists, this is a reasonably easy movement. They call it parametric oscillation. Things are getting more complicated if - in additi ... more
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Enhancing the superconducting properties of an iron-based material
Iron-based superconductors can conduct electricity without resistance at unusually high temperatures relative to those of conventional superconductors, which must be chilled to near absolute zero (m ... more
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