Artist's impression of a split beam with vitamin B12 in a liquid jet. Scientists have developed a new X-ray technique that can capture ultrafast molecular changes in extremely dilute liquid samples - a breakthrough that…
Weather satellite extends beyond mission, into classrooms
[caption id="attachment_10782" align="alignnone" width="727"] GOES-R launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at the very last minute of the launch window, 6:42 p.m. Nov. 19. NASA PHOTO[/caption] After a successful mid-November launch, the GOES-R weather satellite, a…
Super-Flexible Liquid Crystal Device for Bendable and Rollable…
Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a super flexible liquid crystal (LC) device, in which two ultra-thin plastic substrates are firmly bonded by polymer wall spacers. [caption id="attachment_10777" align="alignnone" width="629"] The structure of super-flexible LC…
Walking a tight line to study the properties…
Tiny “walking” proteins could be used to investigate mechanical deformations in soft materials according to Hokkaido University researchers. [caption id="attachment_10772" align="alignnone" width="1098"] Change in direction of microtubules upon deformation of PDMS. When the PDMS were…
Magnetic brain stimulation can bring back stowed memories
It’s clear that your working memory — which holds attention on small things of short-term importance — works, or you wouldn’t be able to remember a new phone number long enough to dial it. Describing…