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Experimental schematic of the hybrid system and ToF apparatus.
(A) A schematic of the experimental apparatus, including the LQT, the high voltage pulsing
scheme (shown as solid and dashed lines), and the ToF. (B) An illustrative experimental
time sequence that depicts initialization of a Ba+ crystal, production of BaOCH3 +
(visualized as dark ions in the crystal) through reactions with methanol vapor, and subsequent MOT immersion. (C) Sample mass spectra obtained after ejecting the LQT
species into the ToF after various MOT immersion times, ti, along with an inset depicting a superimposed fluorescence image of an ion crystal immersed in the Ca MOT. (D) Mass spectra of photofragmentation products collected after inducing photodissociation of
BaOCa+...

Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a breakthrough in stretchable electronics that can serve as an artificial skin, allowing a robotic hand to sense the difference between hot and cold.
Credit: University of Houston

Plants like the Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis; or commonly, spotted touch-me-not) use stress ingeniously for the ballistic dispersal of their seeds. The plant stores energy in its seed pods in the form of inbuilt stresses by controlling tissue hydration. When gently touched, these pods explode and curl up to launch their seeds. Using a similar concept, S. Sundaram and coworkers demonstrate the use of 3D-printing to fabricate flat electronic composites with residual stress in specific regions. Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In the long-range backscatter system developed by UW researchers, this sensor allows devices that run on extremely low power for the first time to communicate over long distances.. Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington