MADISON — Stand on the ocean’s shore and take a big whiff of the salt spray and you’ll smell the unmistakably pungent scent of the sea. That ripe, almost rotting smell? That’s sulfur. Marine plankton…
IAEA and Industry Leaders Join Forces to Boost Nuclear Technology’s Role in Addressing Global Challenges
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and more than a dozen leading companies in the nuclear industry agreed to work together to foster the role of nuclear technology in addressing some of the world’s most…
Aeroshield lowering the risk of COVID-19 cross-contamination in the dental setting
Aeroshield Researchers have developed a novel device that aims to limit the spread of aerosols generated during dental procedures, thereby lowering the risk of COVID-19 cross-contamination in the dental setting. Known as Aeroshield, the innovation…
AIIB and IRENA team-up to accelerate Asia’s energy transition
UAE /Beijing, China - The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) committing to work together to support Asia’s energy transition and mobilize greater…
Twisting light could be the future of quantum information processing
The team developed a room-temperature, electrically tunable chiral light-emitting diode based on strained monolayer semiconductors. Credit: Nagoya Univ. Takenobu Lab. Scientists have generated circularly polarized light and controlled its direction without using clunky magnets or…