Chemistry
Photocatalytic reaction in the shadow
Credit: @Science China Press Solar-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an attractive approach to convert solar energy into chemical energy....
How complex oscillations in a quantum system simplify with time
Credit: S. Sotiriadis / Freie Universität Berlin Quantum physics allows to make statements about the behaviour of a wide variety...
Better bundled: new principle for generating X-rays
Physicists from Göttingen University develop method in which beams are simultaneously generated and guided by 'sandwich structure'Credit: Julius Hilbig X-rays...
CHEOPS finds unique planetary system
Credit: © ESO Musical notes that sound pleasant together can form a harmony. These notes are usually in a special...
3-D printed Biomesh minimizes hernia repair complications
Credit: Drs. C. Shin/G. Acharya/Baylor College of Medicine. Hernias are one of the most common soft tissue injuries. Hernias form...
What’s in a name? A new class of superconductors
Commonly mistaken name leads to broader discovery by Rice, Arizona State physicistsCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan....
Ba7Nb4MoO20-based materials with high oxygen-ion conductivity opening sustainable future
Credit: Nature Communications Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Imperial and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) Institute...
Optimal information about the invisible
How do you measure objects that you can't see under normal circumstances? Utrecht University and TU Wien (Vienna) open up...
New galaxy sheds light on how stars form
Detailed observations of molecular gas in a tidal dwarf galaxy have important implications for our understanding of how stars are...
Princeton team advances new route to chemically recyclable plastics
New polybutadiene molecule enchains in squares, a microstructure that enables it to depolymerize under certain conditions, advancing options for closed-loop...
White turns into (extreme-)ultraviolet
Credit: Copyright: MBI Researchers from the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) have developed a...
Adding or subtracting single quanta of sound
Credit: Imperial College London Researchers perform experiments that can add or subtract a single quantum of sound--with surprising results when...
Advanced measurement technology for future semiconductor devices
Terahertz time domain spectroscopy for ultra-high frequency response of gallium oxideCredit: Osaka University 1. Key points of the work -...
Highly efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes for next-generation display technology
Perovskite LEDs with the world's highest efficiency (EQE = 23.4%) -- Seoul National University and University of PennsylvaniaCredit: seoul national...
Titanium oxide nanotubes facilitate low-cost laser-assisted photoporation
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) 2015 TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Overview: A research team at the Department of Mechanical...
Puzzling six-exoplanet system with rhythmic movement challenges theories of how planets form
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org Using a combination of telescopes, including the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO's VLT),...
UToledo awarded Department of Defense funding to advance promising new chemotherapy
Credit: Daniel Miller / UToledo Researchers at The University of Toledo have received a three-year funding award of $1.4 million...
Efficient solid-state depolymerization of waste PET
The latest study was ranked among the top five percent publications in the field, thus earning a VIP status, and...
New technique builds super-hard metals from nanoparticles
Credit: Chen Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Metallurgists have all kinds of ways to make a chunk of...
Defects may help scientists understand the exotic physics of topology
Credit: Kitt Peterson Real-world materials are usually messier than the idealized scenarios found in textbooks. Imperfections can add complications and...
