A new roadmap charts the next decade for surface acoustic wave technology, spanning signal processing, quantum tech, and life ...

A team of scientists has identified a new physical mechanism that could help explain one of the most persistent mysteries in ...

Imagine a device using an energy source the size of planet Earth, and offering nearly limitless electricity with no ...

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Glaciers can reveal vast archives of information about Earth's environmental past, but deciphering the origins of the matter ...

A tiny fluorescent “turn-on” sensor for rapidly detecting nicotine and its major metabolite, cotinine, in aqueous media and living cells, could enable   early and rapid detection of nicotine ...

UCF researchers have uncovered evidence that some movement-related symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may originate outside the ...

The South Korean government has selected 55 new national strategic and priority technologies, reflecting the latest trends in ...

Nicotine, the addictive component in tobacco, and cotinine, its long-lasting biomarker found in blood, saliva, and urine, are critical indicators used in assessing smoking and second-hand smoke ...

Researchers report that certain movement-related symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease may originate in the peripheral nervous ...

Through his research on carbon nanotubes, Professor Sumio Iijima redefined nanoscience, illustrating the importance of ...