Chemistry
Scientists used large scientific facilities to test the synthesis and characterization of polymeric nitrogen
Polymeric nitrogen (PN), formed under high temperature and pressure conditions, is considered an ideal high energy density material (HEDM). Its...
A cool (temperature) take on direct air carbon capture
Lehigh University engineering researchers working with a Pennsylvania-based technology company have recently entered the second phase in the development of...
Chance twists ordered carbon nanotubes into ‘tornado films’
HOUSTON – (Dec. 11, 2023) – Chiral materials interact with light in very precise ways that are useful for building...
Researchers combine biopolymers derived from the ocean to replace synthetic plastic films
Materials with enhanced structure derived from crustaceans and seaweed could be part of a next-generation answer to the challenge of...
New insight on electrochemical reactions – advancing the green transition
Electrochemical reactions are central to the green transitions. These reactions use the electric current and potential difference to carry out...
When is an aurora not an aurora?
The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights — the auroras — may be the...
A fork in the rhod: Janelia researchers unveil comprehensive collection of rhodamine-based fluorescent dyes
When Senior Scientist Jonathan Grimm came to Janelia 13 years ago, he didn’t know much about fluorescence or fluorescent dyes. But...
Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda is warmer and more acidic than ever, 40 years of observation show
Decade-long ocean warming which impacts ocean circulation, a decrease in oxygen levels that contributes to changes in salinification and nutrient...
Physicists ‘entangle’ individual molecules for the first time, hastening possibilities for quantum information processing
For the first time, a team of Princeton physicists have been able to link together individual molecules into special states...
Princeton Chemistry develops catalyst for electronically controlled C–H functionalization
The Chirik Group at the Princeton Department of Chemistry is chipping away at one of the great challenges of metal-catalyzed C–H...
Magnetization by laser pulse
To magnetize an iron nail, one simply has to stroke its surface several times with a bar magnet. Yet, there...
2024 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Simon Mahler
BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA — SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced Simon Mahler, who received his PhD in nonlinear...
Team reviews phosphine ligand-induced structural transformation of metal nanoclusters
A team of researchers has reviewed a unique method for reforming the structures of ultra-small nanomaterials. These nanomaterials, called metal...
Understanding the formation of minute droplets in microfluidic devices
Emulsions are mixtures of two insoluble liquids, in which one of the liquids exists as a dispersion of small droplets...
Software DJ creates automated pop song mashups #Acoustics23
SYDNEY, Dec. 7, 2023 – Song mashups are a staple of many DJs, who mix the vocals and instrumentals from...
Bowtie resonators that build themselves bridge the gap between nanoscopic and macroscopic
A central goal in quantum optics and photonics is to increase the strength of the interaction between light and matter...
Taming noise behind bars #Acoustics23
SYDNEY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Prisons are typically noisy environments, filled with clanking metal bars and echoing concrete surfaces. This...
Singing in the rain: Why the bundengan sounds better wet #Acoustics23
SYDNEY, Dec. 6, 2023 – A bundengan wears many hats – and is one too. This portable shelter woven from...
Limitations of asteroid crater lakes as climate archives
In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression between the hilly surroundings: the Nördlinger...
Picking up good vibrations: The surprising physics of the didjeridu #Acoustics23
SYDNEY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Australia’s most iconic sound is almost certainly the didjeridu. The long wooden tube-shaped instrument is...
