Chemistry
Solving the puzzle: Cubic silicon carbide wafer demonstrates high thermal conductivity, second only to diamond
A team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Material Science and Engineering researchers have solved a long-standing puzzle about lower measured...
Researchers explore causes of thermal runaway in lithium-sulfur batteries
A research team has conducted a systematic analysis of thermal safety in lithium-sulfur pouch cells. The team focused their study...
An important step towards strong and durable biobased plastics
In a recent paper in Nature Communications, researchers at the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry group led by Prof. Gert-Jan Gruter take...
Economical eco-friendly fabrication of high efficiency chalcopyrite solar cells
Clean, sustainable energy solutions are essential to meet the ever-increasing energy demands of the human population. High efficiency solar cells...
Team undertakes study of lithium deposition behavior in hard carbon hosts
While lithium metal is an ideal anode for next-generation high-energy-density batteries, there are challenges to be addressed before it can...
Tin selenide nanosheets enables to develop wearable tracking devices
Researchers have synthesized two-dimensional (2D) tin selenide (SnSe) nanosheets with remarkable piezoelectricity—turning mechanical stress into electricity—that enables to develop self-power...
Whispers from the deep sea: the subtle sounds of hydrothermal vents #ASA183
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 8, 2022 – Deep-sea hydrothermal vents host unique life that survives without sunlight, and they play a...
Lehigh University shares in $47 million DOE push to accelerate fusion energy research
The world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor is currently being built in the south of France. Called ITER— Latin for “the...
How behind-the-scenes sound mixing makes movie magic #ASA183
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 7, 2022 – If you've ever watched a movie where the audio is out of sync, it...
Scientists discover mechanism plants use to control ‘mouths’
Because breathing is generally involuntary, we sometimes forget how complicated it is. But biologists are gaining new insight into the...
Helping acoustic concepts resonate with students #ASA183
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 7, 2022 – "I am sitting in a room, different from the one you are in now."...
NSF-funded solicitation seeks physical science proposals to utilize the International Space Station National Lab
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 7, 2022 – For the eighth year, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space,...
In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores
The ability of tropical forests to grow and store carbon is limited, in part, by herbivory. Insects and other animals...
Faraday Institution launches first physics-based battery modelling standard
HARWELL, UK (7 December 2022) The Faraday Institution has today launched the Battery Parameter eXchange (BPX), an open standard for...
New biomarkers for coffee consumption
In search of new biomarkers for nutrition and health studies, a research team from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems...
Text-to-audio models make music from scratch #ASA183
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 7, 2022 – Type a few words into a text-to-image model, and you'll end up with a...
Martian dust devil analogues in the Mojave Desert #ASA183
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 7, 2022 – In the Mojave Desert, the sun beats down on the ground and makes pockets...
Physics is Culture: Clifford V. Johnson selected for AIP’s 2022 Andrew Gemant Award
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2022 – AIP announced physicist Clifford V. Johnson as the winner of the 2022 Andrew Gemant Award...
Scripps Research chemists develop reactions for the general synthesis of promising unexplored compounds
LA JOLLA, CA—Chemists at Scripps Research have devised the first general method for synthesizing a family of compounds called 1,2,3,5-tetrazines,...
Cultivating a music studio to sound like an indoor forest #ASA183
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 6, 2022 – Blackbird Studio in Nashville has an impressive client list that includes Carrie Underwood, Dolly...
