Researchers developed a bifocal lens based on two layers of liquid crystal (LC) structures. The intensities for the two focal lengths can be easily adjusted by applying external voltage.

Laura Viafora from Universidad de Concepción is the first author of a paper describing a new approach that uses video from thermal cameras to gain new insights into weightlifting.

New findings on how past viral respiratory infections affect future, unrelated ones could lead to therapies for boosting general antiviral immunity—and potentially pandemic preparedness.

Derek Arnold, researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology, carries a male lynx weighing around 24 pounds. It was captured in a log box trap near Stuver Cabin on the ...

A researcher at Osaka Metropolitan University examined the nonlinear multidimensional factors that correlate with population ...

Students interact with a multisensory model of the solar system from Universo Expansivo’s ‘Astronomy for All Senses’ tactile kit.

In partnership with Parque Explora, Red Aprender, and leading community organizations across Chile and the United States, the Giant Magellan Telescope launched Universo Expansivo, a free multisensory ...

Researchers developed a wearable device that can be used for non-invasive stroke risk assessment. The device uses speckle contrast optical spectroscopy to track changes in blood flow and volume in the ...

An artist's rendering of what's called an active galactic nucleus at the center of NGC 4151. The galaxy's black hole sits at the center, immediately surrounded by an accretion disk shown in blue.

Md Toukir Ahmed, doctoral student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, takes a photo of a sweet potato with a hyperspectral camera.

A schematic shows how the XRISM mission can take spectra from different parts of an active galactic nucleus: the thin, hot accretion disk; an intermediate zone called the broad-line region; and a ...

Purdue researchers Ankita Raturi (left) and Lori Hoagland (right) recently received a $3.5M grant with collaborators around the nation to develop new tools and strategies for tomato organic management ...