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Black Gold Lotus Leaf Absorbs Almost All Visible Light

By coating lotus leaves in black gold nanoparticles, researchers have developed a metamaterial that has an extremely low reflectivity.

In the Lab

Pushing Quantum Weirdness To The Limit

By pushing quantum entanglement to the limit, researchers have put quantum theory on firmer ground.

In the Lab

Smoking: A Major Cause Of Cancer Among Chinese Men

A nationwide study has found that smoking causes 23 percent of all cancer incidents in China, urging calls for a widespread smoking cessation movement.

Taiwan Faces Worst Dengue Outbreak In A Decade

India, China and Taiwan are all currently battling an ongoing dengue outbreak, with tens of thousands of cases.

In the Lab

Empathy For Robots: Similar But Not Quite The Same

Can humans empathize with robots? Electroencephalography data from 15 healthy human subjects suggests that we do.

In the Lab

A Blueprint For Quantum Computers In Silicon

Researchers have designed a 3D silicon chip architecture based on single atom quantum bits, providing a blueprint for building a large-scale quantum computer.

In the Lab

Enabling High Resolution Imaging Over Time

C-Naphox is a newly developed fluorescent dye that outlasts conventional fluorescent dyes in repeated live cell STED imaging.

In the Lab

A Moldy Trick For Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Isolated from the common mold Aspergillus fumigatus, the enzyme FtmOx1 can add two oxygen atoms to molecules efficiently.

Academia

NTU Singapore Launches Region’s First Maritime Energy Test Bed

The Maritime Energy Test Bed will help develop green solutions for the shipping industry and serve as an educational platform for students.

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