Chemistry
Controlling waves in magnets with superconductors for the first time
Quantum physicists at Delft University of Technology have shown that it’s possible to control and manipulate spin waves on a...
Breakthrough synthesis method improves solar cell stability
HOUSTON – (Oct. 26, 2023) – Solar cell efficiency has soared in recent years due to light-harvesting materials like halide...
Major milestone achieved in new quantum computing architecture
Coherence stands as a pillar of effective communication, whether it is in writing, speaking or information processing. This principle extends...
A superatomic semiconductor sets a speed record
Semiconductors—most notably, silicon—underpin the computers, cellphones, and other electronic devices that power our daily lives, including the device on which...
New quantum effect demonstrated for the first time: Spinaron, a rugby in a ball pit
Extreme conditions prevail in the Würzburg laboratory of experimental physicists Professor Matthias Bode and Dr. Artem Odobesko. Affiliated with the...
Renewed support for high power laser facilities will benefit discovery science and inertial fusion energy research at SLAC
Research and technology development for plasma physics and fusion energy at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory just...
NSF awards up to $21.4M for design of next-gen telescopes to capture earliest moments of universe
The National Science Foundation has awarded $3.7 million to the University of Chicago for the first year of a grant...
Interacting polarons
An electron moving through a solid generates a polarization in its environment due to its electric charge. In his theoretical...
Breaking bad barriers through a molecular vacuum cleaner
A molecular vacuum cleanerCredit: RUB, Marquard A molecular vacuum cleaner Triglycerides are the form in which fat energy is stored...
New strategy boosting carbon dioxide reduction to carbon monoxide
Classical strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) describes that reducible oxide migrates to the surface metal nanoparticles (NPs) to obtain metal@oxide encapsulation...
New excellence chair launched in Würzburg: Building bridges in the quantum world
Whenever his peers seek his assistance regarding a material, Giorgio Sangiovanni begins by delving into its chemical makeup. Recognized internationally...
Ricardo Martínez-García wins international career award in complex systems’ research
What have vehicle traffic, the brain, human society and the microbiome in common? All these are examples of complex systems...
Diapers can be recycled 200 times faster with light
Superabsorbers can be found in diapers as well as in a number of other hygiene and medical products, such as...
Debra Callahan receives 2023 Ronald C. Davidson Award for plasma physics
MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2023 — Physics of Plasmas has bestowed the 2023 Ronald C. Davidson Award for Plasma Physics...
Brain-computer interface restores control of home devices for Johns Hopkins patient with ALS
It’s the day after the Baltimore Orioles clinched the American League East Championship with their 100th win of the season,...
UC Riverside physicist awarded National Medal of Science
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Physicist Barry C. Barish, a distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at UC Riverside, was awarded the National Medal of...
Adding crushed rock to farmland pulls carbon out of the air
Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air. In a field...
Synergistic roles of platinum nanoparticles and sodium ions within beta zeolites in n-alkylation of amines with aromatic alcohols
Organic N-alkyl amines are important chemical products and intermediate with wide applications in the fields of daily chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals,...
Biggest ever supercomputer simulation to investigate Universe’s evolution
Astronomers have carried out the biggest ever computer simulations from the Big Bang to the present day to investigate how...
ET phone Dublin? Astrophysicists scan the Galaxy for signs of life
Astrophysicists from Trinity College Dublin are scanning the Universe for “technosignatures” emanating from distant planets that would provide support for...
