New Optical Coatings Reflect and Transmit Colors of Impressive Purity

Medicine & Technology Feb 05, 2021

No optical coating has been recorded to be capable of both reflecting and transmitting the same wavelengths - until now.

Physicists Explain Why Food Sticks to Nonstick Frying Pan

Feb 02, 2021

Physicists finally figured out why despite being a nonstick pan, food still gets stuck on them. Their findings could help refine some industrial processes.

Researchers Report the First Observation of a "marginal Fermi Glass"

Feb 02, 2021

Researchers used a novel tech to make the first observation of a rare state called marginal Fermi glass.

Physics Sidewinder Snakes' Skin Explain How They Navigate Sandy Surfaces

Feb 02, 2021

Scientists looked at the skin-deep sidewinder snakes to understand how these snakes could navigate sandy surfaces, like the deserts in Africa, the Middle East, and North America.

Physicists Create Tunable Superconductivity in Nanosandwhich of Twisted Graphene

Feb 02, 2021

New research shows superconductivity behavior when tri-layer graphene is used with a magic angle.

Aside From Pressure and Temperature, Small Electric Fields Found To Affect Diamond Formation

Jan 22, 2021

Most naturally-formed diamonds are from the Earth's mantle, generally understood to be formed as carbon is exposed to extreme temperature and pressure. A new study looks at the effects of a new parameter - electric fields - in the formation of these precious minerals.

Rock-Star Material Could Become Cheaper Alternative for Solar Cells

Jan 21, 2021

A new material, classified as a perovskite, can reportedly convert sunlight to electricity as a potentially cheaper and more scalable alternative to today’s silicon-based solar cells.

On Making Flapping Drones: Understanding How Butterflies Fly Will Be Helpful

Jan 21, 2021

Butterflies create a pocket with their wings that added a thrust to take off. Scientists believe that understanding this can help in improving the design of flapping drones.

“Cotton-Candy” Exoplanet WASP-107b Apparently Has Less Core Mass Than Previously Thought

Jan 19, 2021

Astronomers from the University of Montreal (UdeM) discovered that the core mass for exoplanet WASP-107b is a lot lower than previously thought necessary to form giant gas planets such as Saturn and Jupiter.

Researchers Shed Light on How Cells Keep Moving Without Sticking to Surfaces

Jan 19, 2021

Cell velocity has long been speculated to be affected by the adhesive potential of the surface underneath it, although the exact mechanisms remain unknown. Now, a new study has answered this decades-long question.

One-Dimensional Quantum Gas: The New State of Matter

Jan 14, 2021

Scientists discover scar states and create one-dimensional quantum gas using Archimedes' screw.

Caltech Scientists Observe an Optical Chaotic System in Real-Time

Jan 14, 2021

Chaotic systems are systems that are sensitively dependent on initial conditions and, while appearing predictable at first, grows increasingly more random - and researchers have observed one such system using ultrafast cameras.

Physicists Expose Accidental Discovery of a New Quantum Particle

Jan 13, 2021

Princeton physicist has accidentally detected an unexpected quantum behavior in an insulator that was believed to be distinctive to metals.

Researchers Developed a “Swiss Army Knife” Catalyst from 10 Different Elements

Jan 12, 2021

A team from the University of Illinois Chicago worked to develop a "Swiss Army Knife" catalyst - made up of ten different elements aside from Oxygen that helps natural gas burn cleaner.

Quantum Entanglement of Electrons Achieved Through Heat

Jan 11, 2021

As a key technology in achieving the next generation of communications and computing technologies, quantum entanglement has been a topic of interest in the scientific community - with the latest efforts detailing how to achieve it through the application of heat.