deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
Development of Chemical Sensing Material that Enables Smartphones…
Researchers in Japan and US jointly developed a chemical sensing material whose electrical conductivity dramatically increases when exposed to toxic gases. [caption id="attachment_9800" align="alignnone" width="604"] Figure: Toxic gas sensor integrated with a near field communication…
Pushing through sand
Simple equation predicts force needed to push objects through granular and pasty materials. [caption id="attachment_9797" align="alignnone" width="604"] The photograph shows a square-shaped “intruder” plunging through various material, including coarse, salt-like grains (white) and fine sand…
Continuous Roll-process Technology for Transferring and Packaging Flexible…
A research team in South Korea has developed a continuous roll-processing technology that transfers and packages flexible large-scale integrated circuits (LSI). [caption id="attachment_9792" align="alignright" width="300"] Picture 1: This schematic image shows the flexible silicon NAND…
The origins of Cuban species
An international research team suggests the endangered Cuban solenodon evolved after the extinction of dinosaurs. [caption id="attachment_9788" align="alignright" width="361"] A Cuban solenodon (Body length=30cm, Tail length=20cm, Weight=ca.800g).[/caption] The Caribbean islands form a natural laboratory for…