Lignins' surprising order: Study finds complex plant molecules not so random after all

Lignins—the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall—are not as random as once thought. A new ...
IEEE

A Method for Measuring the Complex Refractive Index of Low-Volume Materials Using Integrated Terahertz Time-Domain Transmissometry

Abstract: This study presents the development of an on-chip terahertz characterization process for low-volume or thin-film materials. A time-domain method based on the transmission of picosecond ...
Slate

Help! I’ve Lost a Lot of Weight. Now Men Are Hitting on Me Using an Elaborate and Creepy “Method.”

Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. I have lost a lot of weight. In the past, my ...
Phys.org

Index unlocks a market for nature recovery work: New method values mangrove and salt marsh recovery

Research has opened the door for coastal wetland restoration projects to potentially earn tradable biodiversity certificates. Dr. Valerie Hagger from The University of Queensland's School of the ...
The New York Times

What is CLA, the revolutionary coaching method used by Victor Wembanyama and other top athletes?

LOS ANGELES — Victor Wembanyama is doing something wrong. The 7-foot-4 unicorn, still in the early stages of rewriting how basketball is played, just made a move few in the world can. But it’s the ...