by Ben Atkinson | Jun 5, 2020 | News
Researchers at Edo University (Nigeria) and University of Bening (Nigeria) recently worked together to investigate the electronic and optical properties of nitrogen doped anatase for solar power applications. Anatase is one of the prominent polymorphs of Titanium...
by Ben Atkinson | May 1, 2020 | News
Though beam-based lattices have dominated mechanical metamaterials for the past two decades, low structural efficiency limits their performance to fractions of the Hashin-Shtrikman and Suquet upper bounds, i.e. the theoretical stiffness and strength limits of any...
by Ben Atkinson | Apr 17, 2020 | News
With the recent and ongoing stay at home orders and social distancing in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever before are working remotely, participating in e-learning, and binging Netflix. This has created quite a bit of strain on internet service...
by Ben Atkinson | Apr 3, 2020 | News
Astronomers have recently discovered an additional 139 minor planets in our own solar system, far beyond Neptune. Data from the Dark Energy Survey was analyzed to find the new discoveries, and it is expected that this same technique will reveal many thousands more....
by Ben Atkinson | Mar 27, 2020 | News
Africa is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of locusts in decades. The insects are threatening the food supply for the continent, and there is no end in sight.Desert locusts are to blame, and they are the most destructive of all known locust species. A...
by Ben Atkinson | Mar 6, 2020 | News
Coronavirus History The coronavirus is a type of virus that typically causes the common cold. However there have been deadly outbreaks of similar viruses in the past. You may recall the 2002–04 SARS outbreak caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus...
