Chemistry
Cellulose Nanofiber Dispersions Accelerate Discovery of New Ceramic Materials
Ceramic materials are the quiet workhorses of modern technology, powering everything from smartphone capacitors and computer circuits to electric vehicles...
Scientists search for elusive axions using a powerful giant magnet
The hunt for the axion, one of particle physics’ most elusive hypothetical particles, has entered a decisive new phase. The...
Surface oxygen species guide hydrogen production from methanol on platinum catalysts
Oxygen on Catalyst Surfaces Could Unlock Faster, Cleaner Hydrogen Production from Liquid Methanol Hydrogen is often described as a clean...
New CERN result challenges decades-old theory of gluon behavior inside atomic nuclei
A new result from CERN’s ALICE experiment is giving physicists their sharpest look yet at the hidden structure of atomic...
Miniature microscope lets scientists observe and control brain cells during natural movement
A tiny microscope weighing just five grams could give neuroscientists an unprecedented view of how individual brain cells control behavior...
Contactless technique exposes contrasting light responses in mirror-image materials
A new contactless technique is giving scientists an unusually direct look at how mirror-image materials respond to light—and the results...
Researchers Align Green-Light Optical Components on Laboratory Optics Table
Researchers in India have demonstrated a full-color near-eye display that could help make augmented-reality glasses thinner, brighter and more energy...
Busseiron: Tracing the Origins and Evolution of Japan’s Distinctive Physics Tradition
A Japanese term that once seemed like little more than a specialized label helped create and preserve an entire branch...
Quantum Crystals Reveal a Mysterious Optical Glow
In a breakthrough that could transform the study of strongly correlated quantum matter, researchers at the University of Basel and...
High-Energy Electron Beams Enable Ambient-Condition Ammonia Synthesis from Nitrogen and Hydrogen
A burst of high-energy electrons has driven a reaction that normally demands extreme industrial conditions, producing ammonia from nitrogen and...
No-Till Farming and Microbial Fertilizers Increase Carbon in Albic Soils
A one-year field experiment in China has revealed that a carefully combined soil-management strategy can dramatically increase organic carbon in...
Surface-Wave-Driven Metasurfaces Generate Custom Vector Light Fields
Metasurfaces have transformed the way scientists manipulate light, but most existing devices still operate under a fundamental constraint: they primarily...
KAIST Creates Gas Lattice in Porous Materials, Revealing Crystal-Like Structure
Gas molecules inside porous materials have long been treated as disordered guests, filling microscopic cavities according to averaged properties such...
Photosynthetic Microorganisms Enable Long-Lasting, Renewable Chemical Production
Finnish researchers have developed living nanocellulose films that can produce ethylene for more than four months, offering a possible new...
Scandium Could Make Sodium-Ion Battery Electrodes More Durable
Sodium-ion batteries are moving closer to the center of the global energy-storage race, and a new study from Japan has...
Boston College Chemist Alexis Grimaud Wins NSF CAREER Award
Boston College chemist Alexis Grimaud has received a five-year National Science Foundation CAREER Award worth nearly $600,000 to investigate a...
Tuning Chiral Asymmetry Opens New Dimension for Lithium–Sulfur Battery Catalysts
A New Spin on Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Could Make Them Faster, More Stable, and More Powerful Lithium–sulfur batteries have long been...
Far-apart time crystals synchronize their oscillations
Physicists at TU Dortmund University have shown that continuous time crystals can synchronize with one another across surprisingly large distances...
Scientists observe antiferromagnetic skyrmions interacting in real time
Skyrmions—tiny magnetic vortices that can be moved by electric currents—have taken a major step toward becoming practical components in future...
Returning straw helps paddy soils retain more carbon
Rice straw, often treated as agricultural waste, may be one of the most powerful tools available for storing carbon in...