Astrophysicists employed massive super-computer simulations to calculate the mechanisms that accelerate charged particles in extreme environments. They concluded their energization is powered by the interplay of chaotic motion and reconnection …read more Source:: Science
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What keeps cells in shape? New research points to two types of motion
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•The health of cells is maintained, in part, by two types of movement of their nucleoli. This dual motion within surrounding fluid, it reports, adds to our understanding of what …read more Source:: Science
Neural nets to simulate molecular motion cast
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•New work is showing that artificial neural nets can be trained to encode quantum mechanical laws to describe the motions of molecules, supercharging simulations potentially across a broad range of …read more Source:: Science
Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles
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•One important requirement to see quantum effects is to remove all thermal energy from the particle motion, i.e. to cool it as close as possible to absolute zero temperature. Researchers …read more Source:: Science
Spider silk could be used as robotic muscle
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•Researchers have found that spider silk produces a strong twisting motion when exposed to humidity, and may be usable for future artificial muscles or actuators. …read more Source:: Science
Dandelion seeds reveal newly discovered form of natural flight
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•A study of dandelion seeds in motion has revealed a form of flight not seen before, and explains why the plant is among nature’s best fliers. …read more Source:: Science
How swarms of nanomachines could improve the efficiency of any machine
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•All machines convert one form of energy into another form – for example a car engine turns the energy stored in fuel into motion energy. Those processes of energy conversion, …read more Source:: Science
Wireless energy source generates electricity from simple motions such as waves, clapping hands
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•Researchers have developed a wireless energy source that generates electricity from simple mechanical motion, such as the waves in the ocean, the tap of a foot or the clap of …read more Source:: Science
No batteries required: Energy-harvesting yarns generate electricity
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•Scientists have developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stretched or twisted. ‘Twistron’ yarns have many possible applications, such as harvesting energy from the motion of ocean waves …read more Source:: Science
Ultrathin device harvests electricity from human motion
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•A new electrochemical energy harvesting device can generate electrical current from the full range of human motions and is thin enough to embed in clothing. …read more Source:: Science