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Black hole created from light
Science invention

Black hole created from light

Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr. Friedrich König used high-intensity light pulses to create an artificial 'event horizon' - a feature that identifies a black hole and is…

December 14, 2018
Smart clothes track wearer's health
Science invention

Smart clothes track wearer's health

Clothing that can measure the wearer's body temperature or track the heart's activity has just appeared on the market, but Europe's BIOTEX project hopes to bring new fun…

December 14, 2018
Metallic glass material is tougher than metal
Science invention

Metallic glass material is tougher than metal

Block metal glass materials have shown promise in engineering for more than 15 years but often have poor flexibility and toughness, and make them brittle and fragile. Bu…

December 14, 2018
Ultra-fast X-ray breakthrough
Science invention

Ultra-fast X-ray breakthrough

Electromagnetic induced transparency or EIT has been known for quite a long time. This phenomenon is used to control properties such as dispersion and absorption in gase…

December 14, 2018
All nanoparticles are magnetic?
Science invention

All nanoparticles are magnetic?

According to new results published by the team of researchers in India, ferromagnetism may be a common property in all types of nanoparticles. Chintamani Rai and colleag…

December 14, 2018
Visual molecules change shape in nanotubes
Science invention

Visual molecules change shape in nanotubes

Photos of changing shapes in the retina - an important element of vision - can help us understand how we look, a result recently published by researchers in Japan. .

December 14, 2018
Robotic fish fins for submarines
Science invention

Robotic fish fins for submarines

Inspired by the efficient swimming motion of bluegill sunfish, MIT scientists are building a mechanical fish fin that is capable of pushing a submarine someday.

December 14, 2018
Nano cubes bring better shaped crystals
Science invention

Nano cubes bring better shaped crystals

Scientists in the United States have developed a new way to control the shape of metallic nanocrystals by using a small element of another metal such as a 'seed' and cha…

December 14, 2018
Generate electricity from the body's heat
Science invention

Generate electricity from the body's heat

Call from a mobile phone without a battery, just use the warmth of your hand? That is no longer a vague dream. New circuits can completely take the body's heat to produce

December 14, 2018
Atoms store 2D images in record time
Science invention

Atoms store 2D images in record time

Physicists in Israel have shown that 2D images of light can be projected into atomic gas, stored there and recovered in time to 9 9s later. Although this is not the time

December 14, 2018
Air turbulence detection system for aircraft
Science invention

Air turbulence detection system for aircraft

The US scientists have just launched a system to detect air turbulence in the flight process, help enhance aviation safety, create comfort for passengers.

December 14, 2018