TOKYO, Feb 6 – Japanese and German researchers have independently synthesized a new class of silicon-based compounds that could expand the element’s role beyond semiconductors and industrial materials. A team led by Professor Takeaki Iwamoto…
Gambling against the odds on life’s risks more…
[caption id="attachment_13796" align="alignright" width="125"] Rasmus Birn[/caption] Adults who lived high-stress childhoods have trouble reading the signs that a loss or punishment is looming, leaving themselves in situations that risk avoidable health and financial problems and…
Clear leads to fully transparent devices
Large-area, two-dimensional semiconductors wired through transparent oxide conductors produce high-performance see-through electronics. [caption id="attachment_13792" align="alignnone" width="623"] A fully transparent thin-film transistor consisting of a molybdenum sulphide (MoS2) monolayer; hafnium dioxide (HfO2), which is used for…
Transforming how we think about soils—from the ground…
A new soil classification, and tools to implement it, helps understanding of the properties of the ground underpinning geo-engineering projects. [caption id="attachment_13789" align="alignnone" width="655"] The remarkable range of sizes and shapes found in soil particles…
Virtual reality users must learn to use what…
[caption id="attachment_13786" align="alignright" width="207"] Bas Rokers[/caption] Anyone with normal vision knows that a ball that seems to quickly be growing larger is probably going to hit them on the nose. But strap them into a…