Chemistry
New ultrathin capacitor could enable energy-efficient microchips
— By Rachel BerkowitzCredit: Lane Martin/Berkeley Lab — By Rachel Berkowitz The silicon-based computer chips that power our modern devices...
Designable spatially coherent wideband radiation and frequency conversion
Components of a typical laser include gain medium, laser pumping energy and resonant optical cavity. The output frequency of most...
Quantum sensor can detect electromagnetic signals of any frequency
Quantum sensors, which detect the most minute variations in magnetic or electrical fields, have enabled precision measurements in materials science...
Optical microphone developed by CMU researchers sees sound like never before
A camera system developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers can see sound vibrations with such precision and detail that it...
Campus food pantries lead to healthier public university students
Philadelphia, June 21, 2022 – While access to food is a national concern, college students are experiencing food insecurity at...
NCCR MARVEL team wins award for ground-breaking work on 2D materials
Investigations into a fascinating class of novel materials that could underpin next-generation electronic and optoelectronic applications and quantum computing has...
SwRI scientists identify a possible source for Charon’s red cap
SAN ANTONIO — June 21, 2022 — Southwest Research Institute scientists combined data from NASA’s New Horizons mission with novel...
Magnetic superstructures resonate with global 6G developers
Osaka, Japan - When will 6G be a reality? The race to realize sixth generation (6G) wireless communication systems requires...
Systematic warming pool discovered in the Pacific due to human activities
In a study just released in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment, Dr. Armineh Barkhordarian confirms that this systematic...
New membrane improves reversibility of zinc-air batteries
The long-standing challenges to the practical implementation of rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are the electrochemical irreversibility of the Zn anode...
Nanoparticles control flow of light like road signs direct traffic
Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed tiny translucent slides capable of producing two very different images by...
UMass Lowell leader honored as a champion of entrepreneurship education
Media contacts:Credit: Richard Pasley for UMass Lowell Media contacts: Emily Gowdey-Backus, [email protected] Nancy Cicco, [email protected] UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie...
Electrons take the fast and slow lanes at the same time
Imagine a road with two lanes in each direction. One lane is for slow cars, and the other is for...
Scientists serendipitously discover rare cluster compound
Scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Cell-Material Sciences have discovered a novel cluster compound that could prove useful as a...
Integrated tool allows better tracking of clinical trial metrics
Before new treatments can reach the clinic, they must be tested in clinical trials to see if they are safe...
Researcher awarded $100,000 to identify potential fuel source on Mars
Associate professor Vincent Chevrier at the U of A Center for Space and Planetary Sciences was awarded $100,000 to study...
HKUST researchers discover ‘hotspots’ of three-layered alternatively rotating circulation in South China Sea
A research team led by Prof. GAN Jianping, director of the Center for Ocean Research Hong Kong and Macau (CORE)...
Exciting light emission and measuring temperature with ultrasound
Jena, Germany (17.06.2022) If mechanoluminescent materials are subjected to external mechanical stress, they emit visible or invisible light. Such excitation...
Controlled synthesis of crystal flakes paves path for advanced future electronics
The third dimension may be responsible for preventing electronics from becoming thinner, tinier and more flexible, according to an international collaboration...
Researchers use fluorine-doping method to construct catalysts with enhanced performance
As industry has developed over the past century, excess carbon dioxide emission had led to climate problems and greenhouse effects....
