Science & Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology laboratories have housed atomic clocks for decades—including the cesium atomic clock NIST-F1, which serves as the primary time and frequency standard in the U.S. Researchers continue to improve the clocks' accuracies, a process that sometimes has included rebuilding parts.
Germophobes, brace yourselves. A team of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ engineers has revealed how tiny water droplets, invisible to the naked eye, are rapidly ejected into the air when a public restroom toilet is flushed. The research also provides a methodology to help reduce this exposure risk.
Scientists from three countries report that materials inspired by nature could one day help engineers design new kinds of solar panels, robots and even coatings for ultra-fast jets.
Electrically activating chemicals could help remove carbon dioxide from the air, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ researchers have found.
This molecular link within iodine’s atmospheric interactions can be added to global atmospheric and climate models to help scientists better understand its environmental impacts.
Robots help build cars, fly planes, fight wars and provide health care; they play a role in countless industries, but for the most part, they don't work in chemistry labs. A team of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ scientists plans to change that.
Vitro3D, a startup founded by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ doctoral students, just closed its first investment round of $1.3 million. The venture involves novel, high-speed volumetric 3D printing technology with potential applications in industries such as dental, medical and drug development.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ's Casey Fiesler weighs in on why Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter has raised alarm bells among some of the platform's users, and if there's anywhere for them to go.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ's CUbit Quantum Initiative has announced Lockheed Martin as the latest industry quantum leader to become a CUbit Innovation Partner.
In a new study, a team of engineers from ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ created 3D scans of honeybee swarms using a CT machine. Their images reveal a surprisingly complex system of organization.