Chemistry
Machine learning accelerates discovery of materials for use in industrial processes
Platform aims to minimize resources required in the development of new materials for use in targeted applicationsCredit: Courtesy of University...
‘Swiss Army knife’ catalyst can make natural gas burn cleaner
Lowering the combustion temperature for methaneCredit: Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at the University...
Cultivating plant growth in space
Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign When in space, astronauts typically eat dehydrated, nutrient-dense food, but when it comes to longer...
2D compound shows unique versatility
Multifunctional nanomaterial proposed by Rice could enhance solar energy, quantum computingCredit: Illustration by Jun-Jie Zhang/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 11,...
Study shows tweaking one layer of atoms on a catalyst’s surface can make it work better
The surprising results offer a way to boost the activity and stability of catalysts for making hydrogen fuel from water.Credit:...
Researchers acquire 3D images with LED room lighting and a smartphone
Simple, yet smart LED illumination could provide 3D images for surveillance and robotic applicationsCredit: Emma Le Francois, University of Strathclyde...
Carbon monoxide reduced to valuable liquid fuels
Rice engineers' reactor converts gas directly into acetic acidCredit: Wang Group/Senftle Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, 2021) - A...
Researchers develop new one-step process for creating self-assembled metamaterials
Credit: Credit: Jalan Group, University of Minnesota A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has discovered a...
Laser harmony
Credit: IPC PAS/Grzegorz Krzyzewski Would you like to capture a chemical transformation inside a cell live? Or maybe revolutionize microchips'...
Rice model offers help for new hips
Unique study incorporates fluid dynamics and more to evaluate, enhance future implantsCredit: Wikipedia HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, 2021) - Rice...
Measurements of pulsar acceleration reveal Milky Way’s dark side
Credit: IAS; Dana Berry It is well known that the expansion of the universe is accelerating due to a mysterious...
Material for future electronics: New method makes graphene nanoribbons easier to produce
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Russian researchers have proposed a new method for synthesizing high-quality graphene nanoribbons -- a material...
Scientists discover bizarre new mode of snake locomotion
Credit: Bjorn Lardner, United States Geological Survey A team of researchers from Colorado State University and the University of Cincinnati...
Discovery pinpoints new therapeutic target for atopic dermatitis
Credit: Dave Cullen Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a key mechanism underlying bacterial skin colonisation in atopic dermatitis,...
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B volume 10, issue 12 publishes
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B The Journal of the Institute of Materia Medica, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and...
Electrically switchable qubit can tune between storage and fast calculation modes
A tiny germanium; silicon nanowire takes a big step towards a scalable quantum computerCredit: Image: University of Basel, Department of...
Researchers use LRZ HPC resources to perform largest-ever supersonic turbulence simulation
A multi-institution team from Australia and Germany simulates turbulence happening on both sides of the so-called "sonic scale," opening the...
ALMA captures distant colliding galaxy dying out as it loses the ability to form stars
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Galaxies begin to "die" when they stop forming stars, but until now astronomers had never clearly glimpsed...
Core design strategy for fire-resistant batteries
Development of a strategy for reducing 'electrolyte-electrode interface resistance,' which limits the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries; new material design strategy...
Construction of carbon-based cell-like-spheres for robust potassium anode
Credit: @Science China Press With the rapid development of smart portable electronics and electric vehicles, the consumption of lithium resource...
