Plasmonic Metamaterial
Plasmonic metamaterials are manmade materials that have unique optical features due to their interaction with light at the nanoscale. It is a metamaterial that employs…
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Split-pi Topology in Electronics
Split-pi topology is a typical arrangement found in electrical circuits, particularly power supply and amplifiers. In electronics, it is a pattern of component interconnections used…
Control Valve
Many industrial processes rely on control valves, particularly in the oil and gas, chemical, and manufacturing industries. It is a valve that controls fluid flow…
Bioluminescence First Evolved in Animals at least 540 Million Years Ago
Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a…
Origin of Pluto’s Heart
An international team of astrophysicists led by the University of Bern and members of the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS have finally…
Ball Valve
A ball valve is a flow control device that uses a hollow, perforated, pivoting ball to regulate fluid flow. It is a type of valve…
Plug Valves
Plug valves are industrial valves that regulate the flow of fluids through pipelines. These are valves having cylindrical or conically tapered “plugs” that can be…
Found the Most Massive Stellar Black Hole in Our Galaxy
Astronomers have discovered the largest stellar black hole ever discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was identified in data from the European…
Scientists Pinpoint Cerebellar Expansion as Vital to the Evolution of Bird Flight
Evolutionary biologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine announce that they have coupled PET scans of modern pigeons with dinosaur fossil studies to help answer an ongoing…
Alaska Dinosaur Tracks Depict a Lush and Moist Environment
A vast discovery of dinosaur tracks, fossilized plants, and tree stumps in far northwestern Alaska reveals fresh information on the temperature and mobility of animals…
Dinosaur Research Tests Bergmann’s Rule
A new study led by experts from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Reading throws into doubt Bergmann’s rule, an 1800s-era scientific…
Airborne Single-photon Lidar Technology enables High-resolution 3D Imaging
Researchers created a tiny and lightweight single-photon airborne lidar device that can capture high-resolution 3D images using a low-power laser. This advancement may make single-photon…
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