Google’s parent company Alphabet has been launching super-pressure balloons into the stratosphere for over three years to develop internet capability for underserved regions. This effort…
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Flexible electronics has emerged as one of the most potential technologies that could revolutionize the modern society, including military defense, medical diagnosis and treatment, wellness…
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With the development of artificial intelligence, especially in big data, machine learning and related areas, the size and complexity of modern datasets are increasing explosively….
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Asbestos was widely used in the last century in the United States as an insulating product. It has been recognized since the 1960’s that asbestos…
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Semiconductor nanocrystals with unique optoelectronic properties have emerged as promising materials for applications in solar technologies, including solar cells, solar-driven hydrogen production, and luminescent solar…
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From comfortable breezes to powerful tornados and hurricanes, winds are our most direct experience with the atmosphere. Winds not only blow near the Earth surface…
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Given the unprecedented challenges of a new ‘Urban Age’ (Gleeson 2012), including climate change, hypertrophic urban growth, and globalization, cities are exploring new and radically…
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Often chemical reactions that are discovered in the laboratory are later found operating in our own bodies. Recently, a research team led by Alexander Kornienko and James J. La…
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Facing the challenge of more sustainable urban environments, the density of the development is still a crucial and debated topic, for its controversial economic, social…
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We all know that as we get older, our minds start to get a little fuzzy. For an increasing number of us, however, cognitive decline…
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Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem. Increased susceptibility to microbial infections is common among chronic diabetic patients and is associated with serious complications…
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