A German and Turkish research team is studying a shrinking glacier as a record of past climate and environmental change. More than 5,000 meters above sea level, amid intense cold, strong winds, and oxygen levels roughly half those in the valley below, a German-Turkish research team conducted the first survey of Mount Ararat’s glacier in […]
Scientists Turn One of the World’s Hardest-To-Recycle Plastics Into Engine Oil
Polyvinyl chloride is one of the world’s most widely used plastics, but it is also difficult to recycle responsibly. Discarded PVC from pipes, window frames, and even credit cards could become a useful ingredient in synthetic lubricants instead of ending up in a landfill. Virginia Tech chemist and chemical engineer Guoliang “Greg” Liu and his […]
Scientists Have Uncovered a Troubling New Pattern Hidden in America’s Rivers
A river can now move nearly a year’s worth of sediment in just a few intense weeks. Across the United States, the sand, silt, and soil carried downstream by rivers are becoming increasingly concentrated into short, intense bursts, according to a new study that reconstructed nearly four decades of sediment transport across 175 waterways. The […]
Scientists Steer Infrared Light Through an “Invisible” Waveguide
The discovery could advance integrated photonics, on-chip optical signal transmission, and future quantum technologies. A nanoscale gold antenna placed on a crystal can send infrared light along one narrow route, even though no physical waveguide has been carved into the material. Researchers at the 4th Physics Institute of the University of Stuttgart and the Istituto […]
Scientists Steer Infrared Light Through an “Invisible” Waveguide
The discovery could advance integrated photonics, on-chip optical signal transmission, and future quantum technologies. A nanoscale gold antenna placed on a crystal can send infrared light along one narrow route, even though no physical waveguide has been carved into the material. Researchers at the 4th Physics Institute of the University of Stuttgart and the Istituto […]
Scientists Steer Infrared Light Through an “Invisible” Waveguide
The discovery could advance integrated photonics, on-chip optical signal transmission, and future quantum technologies. A nanoscale gold antenna placed on a crystal can send infrared light along one narrow route, even though no physical waveguide has been carved into the material. Researchers at the 4th Physics Institute of the University of Stuttgart and the Istituto […]
Scientists Steer Infrared Light Through an “Invisible” Waveguide
The discovery could advance integrated photonics, on-chip optical signal transmission, and future quantum technologies. A nanoscale gold antenna placed on a crystal can send infrared light along one narrow route, even though no physical waveguide has been carved into the material. Researchers at the 4th Physics Institute of the University of Stuttgart and the Istituto […]
Scientists Steer Infrared Light Through an “Invisible” Waveguide
The discovery could advance integrated photonics, on-chip optical signal transmission, and future quantum technologies. A nanoscale gold antenna placed on a crystal can send infrared light along one narrow route, even though no physical waveguide has been carved into the material. Researchers at the 4th Physics Institute of the University of Stuttgart and the Istituto […]
Scientists Steer Infrared Light Through an “Invisible” Waveguide
The discovery could advance integrated photonics, on-chip optical signal transmission, and future quantum technologies. A nanoscale gold antenna placed on a crystal can send infrared light along one narrow route, even though no physical waveguide has been carved into the material. Researchers at the 4th Physics Institute of the University of Stuttgart and the Istituto […]
Scientists Steer Infrared Light Through an “Invisible” Waveguide
The discovery could advance integrated photonics, on-chip optical signal transmission, and future quantum technologies. A nanoscale gold antenna placed on a crystal can send infrared light along one narrow route, even though no physical waveguide has been carved into the material. Researchers at the 4th Physics Institute of the University of Stuttgart and the Istituto […]