Chemistry
When all details matter — Heat transport in energy materials
The NOMAD Laboratory researchers have recently elucidated on fundamental microscopic mechanisms that offer to tailor materials for heat insulation. This...
Aston University wins £1.8m to boost West Midlands low carbon markets
Aston University is to receive £1.8 million to transform the West Midlands into a powerhouse of low-carbon product development and...
University of Minnesota theoretical physicists help expand the search for new particle
One of the most high-profile mysteries in physics today is what scientists refer to as the “Strong CP Problem.” Stemming...
New method takes the uncertainty out of oxide semiconductor layering
Tokyo, Japan – 3D integrated circuits are a key part of improving the efficiency of electronics to meet the considerable...
Tailoring fluorine-rich solid electrolyte interphase to boost high efficiency and long cycling stability of lithium metal batteries
This study is led by Prof. Ji Qian and Prof. Renjie Chen (Department of Energy and Environmental Materials, School of...
Confinement effects of carbon nanotubes on polyoxometalate clusters enhance electrochemical energy storage
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered ideal electrochemical energy storage materials due to their high electrical conductivity, large theoretical surface area,...
Study unravels the mysteries of actin filament polarity
Actin filaments — protein structures critical to living movement from single cells to animals — have long been known to...
Researchers tune thermal conductivity of materials ‘on the fly’ for more energy-efficient devices
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientists and engineers discovered a new method for tuning the thermal...
Topological phase protection reams to sub-symmetry
An international team led by researchers at Nankai University in China and at University of Zagreb in Croatia, along with...
New study describes unique jet structure of brightest gamma-ray burst ever
WASHINGTON (June 7, 2023) - When scientists detected the gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A on October 9, 2022, they...
Calculation shows why heavy quarks get caught up in the flow
UPTON, NY—Using some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, a group of theorists has produced a major advance in the...
Intentional defects make for better reactions, researchers report
A defect is not always a bad thing. In fact, when it comes to improving the electrocatalysis process that produces...
‘Hot Jupiters’ may not be orbiting alone
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Research led by an Indiana University astronomer challenges longstanding beliefs about the isolation of "hot Jupiters" and...
New study could help unlock ‘game-changing’ batteries for electric vehicles and aviation
Significantly improved electric vehicle (EV) batteries could be a step closer thanks to a new study led by University of...
Columbia scientists discover that water molecules define the materials around us
For decades, the fields of physics and chemistry have maintained that the atoms and molecules that make up the natural...
Craig Levin, PhD, receives SNMMI Mars Shot Fund award
Reston, Virginia—The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce that Craig Levin, PhD, professor of radiology, physics, electrical...
Order in chaos: Atmosphere’s Antarctic oscillation has natural cycle
HOUSTON – (June 6, 2023) – Climate scientists at Rice University have discovered an “internally generated periodicity” — a natural...
The problems with coal ash start smaller than anyone thought
DURHAM, N.C. – Everyone knows that burning coal causes air pollution that is harmful to the climate and human health....
Significant citizen participation: Study examines the fate of plastic particles
Where do large plastic items such as shopping bags and disposable bottles which end up in the German Bight come...
CityU invents wireless olfactory feedback system to let users smell in the VR world
A research team co-led by researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently invented a novel, wireless, skin-interfaced olfactory...
