Chemistry
Semiconductor nanogrooves enhanced broad spectral band mmW and THz detection
Credit: by Jinchao Tong, Fei Suo, Tianning Zhang, Zhiming Huang, Junhao Chu and Dao Hua Zhang Millimetre and terahertz wave...
Ultrafast intra-atom motion tracked using synchrotron radiation
Credit: NINS/IMS Scientists in Japan have observed, and interfered with, the ultrafast motion of electron movement inside of a Xenon...
SwRI develops new model, controller to optimize fast charging of electric vehicles
Technique averts potentially damaging "lithium plating," accelerates recharge by 35%Credit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- March 17, 2021 -- Engineers at...
New aluminum and samarium hexaboride-based composite material with near-zero expansion
Scientists developed a new aluminum and samarium hexaboride-based composite material with near-zero expansionCredit: Serebrennikov et al. / Results in Physics,...
CO2 electrotransformation into value-added chemicals in ionic liquid-based electrolytes
Credit: ©Science China Press The use of fossil fuels as energy carriers and raw materials promotes the rapid development of...
Cu-based small-pore zeolites for deNOx
Credit: ©Science China Press The diesel engine is the backbone of transportation due to its irreplaceability as the primary power...
Glass crystallization making red phosphor for high-power warm white lighting
Credit: by Tao Hu, Lixin Ning, Yan Gao, Jianwei Qiao, Enhai Song, Zitao Chen, Yayun Zhou, Jing Wang, Maxim S....
Solar cells: Losses made visible on the nanoscale
Using a conductive atomic force microscope, they scanned the solar cell surfaces and detected tiny, nanometre-sized channels for the detrimental...
Indirect surpassing CO2 utilization in membrane-free CO2 battery
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel system, capable of producing hydrogen and electricity quickly...
Catching electrons in action in an antiferromagnetic nanowire
Credit: Ranjit Pati/Michigan Tech The electron is one of the fundamental particles in nature we read about in school. Its...
Image release: Cosmic lens reveals faint radio galaxy
Natural magnification enables discoveryCredit: Heywood et al.; Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF; STScI. Radio telescopes are the world's most sensitive radio receivers,...
Tracking past earthquakes along the Japan Trench
IODP Expedition 386 focuses on the record of giant earthquakes of the past preserved in deep marine sedimentsCredit: Credits ©...
Lightning strikes played a vital role in life’s origins on Earth
Credit: Lucy Entwisle Lightning strikes were just as important as meteorites in creating the perfect conditions for life to emerge...
New imaging technology could help predict heart attacks
Preclinical testing shows intravascular imaging approach can detect unstable coronary plaqueCredit: Seemantini Nadkarni, Wellman Center for Photomedicine WASHINGTON -- Researchers...
How bacterial traffic jams lead to antibiotic-resistant, multilayer biofilms
New insight on the physical interactions that take place between swarming bacteria when exposed to antibiotics could lead to novel...
Biosensing with whispering-gallery mode lasers
Credit: by Nikita Toropov, Gema Cabello, Mariana P. Serrano, Rithvik R. Gutha, Matías Rafti, Frank Vollmer Label-free optical sensors based...
Brain disease research reveals differences between sexes
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease impact men and women differently, affecting cure, treatmentCredit: Callie Weber WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 -- Men...
SwRI researcher theorizes worlds with underground oceans support, conceal life
Layers of ice and rock obviate the need for "habitable zone" and shield life against threatsCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Southwest Research Institute SAN...
Militarization negatively influences green growth
This was concluded by economists who studied the indicators of 21 OECD countries from 1980 to 2016Credit: UrFU / Ilya...
URI researchers develop new test for coronavirus, launch clinical trial
Non-invasive saliva test increases access, is accurate, simple and cost-effectiveCredit: (URI photo/Patrick Luce) KINGSTON, R.I. - March 16, 2021 -...
