Discovery of unexpected collagen structure shows greater diversity than previously believed
Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...
Rubies and emeralds get their colours from a common metal
Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered ...
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Why are rubies red, emeralds green?
One feature of compounds made with transition metals is their intense colour. There are many examples in nature, including ...
Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
Even though emeralds and rubies are very different colors, they both have the same secret ingredient in their atomic ...
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How to Grow a Laser on Silicon
T oday, silicon photonic circuits connect server racks and play key roles in chemical sensors, biosensors, and LIDAR for self ...
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Researchers unveil game-changing solar tech after years of development — here's how it could revolutionize the energy industry
A major development has just struck the photovoltaic industry: perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells. Photovoltaic cells — or solar cells — are, of course, devices that convert sunlight into ...
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Highly Coherent Grain Boundaries Induced by Local Pseudomirror Symmetry in β-Ga 2 O 3
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310027, China Institute of Advanced ...
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FDIC sues 17 former Silicon Valley Bank executives over collapse
(Reuters) — The FDIC sued 17 former executives and directors of Silicon Valley Bank on Thursday, seeking to recover billions of dollars for alleged gross negligence and breaches of fiduciary ...
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FDIC sues 17 former Silicon Valley Bank executives, directors over collapse
Lawyers for the other defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Silicon Valley Bank's March 10, 2023 collapse and seizure by the FDIC shocked financial markets. It disrupted ...
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Parallels is testing x86 emulation on Apple silicon Macs
Wes Davis is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Parallels has added support for x86 emulation ...
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Archaeologists discovered a unique structure in the City of David
The team believes that the structure was in use until the 8th century BCE, the middle of the period when the Kings of Judah ruled. A scarab seal from the 8th century BCE uncovered during the ...
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Silicon photonics advance paves the way for cost-effective, high-performance optical devices
The large mismatch in crystal lattice ... on standard 300 mm silicon wafers, entirely within a CMOS pilot manufacturing line," says Bernardette Kunert, scientific director at imec. Leveraging the ...