Chemistry
New dual mode ratio fluorescence sensing system enables rapid in situ detection of carbaryl residues
A team of researchers led by Prof. JIANG Changlong from Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP), Hefei Institutes of Physical...
Defect-rich MnOx nanobelts prepared for glutathione detection in recent study
A recent study published in Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical highlights the development of highly active oxidase mimics using MnOx...
‘BeerBots’ could speed up the brewing process
Craft brewers are continuously upping the ante and coming up with innovative ways to make or flavor their newest beers....
Outstanding performance of organic solar cell using tin oxide
Organic solar cells have a photoactive layer that is made from polymers and small molecules. The cells are very thin,...
A more precise model of the Earth’s ionosphere
SummaryCredit: CCBY 4.0 Smirnov et al. (2023) - Scientific Reports (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28034-z) Summary The ionosphere – the region of geospace spanning...
Massive iceberg discharges during the last ice age had no impact on nearby Greenland, raising new questions about climate dynamics
CORVALLIS, Ore. – During the last ice age, massive icebergs periodically broke off from an ice sheet covering a large...
Researchers develop ultra-tunable bistable structures for universal robotic applications
Bistable structures in nature are unparalleled for their fast response and force amplification even with the minutest physical stimulation. Harnessing...
A panoramic view on lithium-mediated electrochemical dinitrogen reduction reaction
The Haber-Bosch process is the industrial approach for NH3 production today, which must be operated at energy-intensive high temperatures and pressures....
Masashi Watanabe to receive 2023 Microanalysis Society Presidential Science Award
Lehigh University materials science and engineering (MSE) professor Masashi Watanabe is the 2023 recipient of the Microanalysis Society Presidential Science Award, which recognizes...
Cryo-imaging lifts the lid on fuel cell catalyst layers
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), which are being developed for use in electric vehicles, rely on nanoparticles called catalysts to...
New programmable smart fabric responds to temperature and electricity
A new smart material developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is activated by both heat and electricity, making...
Want to make better materials? Read between the lines. Or the “grain boundaries,” as they’re known in materials science.
The orientations of these infinitesimally small separations between individual “grains” of a polycrystalline material have big effects. In a material...
Putting hydrogen on solid ground: Simulations with a machine learning model predict a new phase of solid hydrogen
Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is found everywhere from the dust filling most of outer space to...
Test of strength of cells: new Heisenberg Professorship for Mechanics of Active Biomaterials at TU Dresden
Cells are the smallest living entities in our body. Every minute, body cells deform to perform their natural function. For...
HKU Mechanical Engineering team develops multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels
Repairing or replacing injured tendons or similar load-bearing tissues represents one of the major challenges in clinical medicine. Natural tendons...
On-demand preparation of organosilicon reagents
National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists have demonstrated that stepwise customised functionalisation of multihydrosilanes to access fully substituted silicon compounds...
Highly sensitive and self-healing conductive hydrogels fabricated from cationic cellulose nanofiber-dispersed liquid metal for strain sensors
This study is led by Dr. Wenxia Liu (State Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of...
SwRI-led team successfully observes Australian eclipse in preparation for 2024 US eclipse
SAN ANTONIO – 4.20.23 -Scientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) led a team in the unique Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse...
Defying gravity
Physicists from the University of Utrecht and the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw have observed - for...
First research flight images from innovative balloon-borne telescope
Astronomers have successfully launched a balloon-borne telescope which has begun capturing images of the Universe on its first research flight.Credit:...
