Chemistry
Discovering exceptional oxide ion conductivity at lower temperatures
Oxide ion conductors used in solid-state fuel cells often fail to reach full potential when operating at temperatures below 500...
Quantum breakthrough when light makes materials magnetic
The potential of quantum technology is huge but is today largely limited to the extremely cold environments of laboratories. Now,...
Quantum crystal of frozen electrons—the Wigner crystal—is visualized for the first time
Electrons—these infinitesimally small particles that are known to zip around atoms—continue to amaze scientists despite the more than a century...
Waterproof ‘e-glove’ could help scuba divers communicate
When scuba divers need to say “I’m okay” or “Shark!” to their dive partners, they use hand signals to communicate...
AI makes retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a technique that produces high-resolution images of cells...
Breakthrough for next-generation digital displays
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a digital display screen where the LEDs themselves react to touch, light, fingerprints...
Novel UV broadband spectrometer revolutionizes air pollutant analysis
Sunlight has a major influence on chemical processes. Its high-energy UV radiation in particular is strongly absorbed by all materials...
FAU lands $1.3 million grant to ‘clean up’ stinky seaweed in Florida
In the last decade, the emergence of a massive expanse of Sargassum, the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, has wreaked havoc...
Improving sodium ion batteries with mechanically robust nanocellular graphene
Ever since its discovery in 2004, graphene has been revolutionizing the field of materials science and beyond. Graphene comprises two-dimensional...
A smarter city skyline for flood safety
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2024 — A city’s skyline — the distinctive shapes and arrangements of its buildings — impacts the...
New technique lets scientists create resistance-free electron channels
An international research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has taken the first atomic-resolution images and demonstrated...
Early medieval money mystery solved
Credit: © The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge University of Cambridge media release Early medieval money mystery solved ...
New study shows renewable energy could work as power source at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
A recent analysis shows that renewable energy could be a viable alternative to diesel fuel for science at the South...
Protecting art and passwords with biochemistry
Security experts fear Q-Day, the day when quantum computers become so powerful that they can crack today’s passwords. Some experts...
Climate change threatens Antarctic meteorites
Using artificial intelligence, satellite observations, and climate model projections, a team of researchers from Switzerland and Belgium calculate that for...
A simple, inexpensive way to make carbon atoms bind together
LA JOLLA, CA—The active ingredient in many drugs is what’s known as a small molecule: bigger than water, much smaller...
Ocean waves propel PFAS back to land
A new study by researchers at the Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, published in Science Advances, reveals that PFAS...
Simulating magnetization in a Heisenberg quantum spin chain
The rapid progress of quantum simulators is now enabling them to study problems that before have been limited to the...
Utilizing palladium for addressing contact issues of buried oxide thin film transistors
A novel method that employs palladium to inject hydrogen into the deeply buried oxide-metal electrode contacts of amorphous oxide semiconductors...
Chemical reactions can scramble quantum information as well as black holes
HOUSTON – (April 5, 2024) – If you were to throw a message in a bottle into a black hole,...
