Chemistry
More power to you: A novel betavoltaic technology with dyes for better energy production
Scientists produce the first dye-sensitized betavoltaic cell and achieve unprecedented radiation-to-electricity conversion efficiencyCredit: dgist Electronic devices are becoming smaller, more...
Squaring the circle — Breaking the symmetry of a sphere to control the polarization of light
Credit: ACS Nano Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech, Japan) and Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO, Spain) develop...
How to imitate natural spring-loaded snapping movement without losing energy
UMass Amherst materials scientists outline fundamental physics of bending into a snapCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Venus flytraps do...
To make a better sensor, just add noise
Credit: Bessie Terrones, Penn State MRI Adding noise to enhance a weak signal is a sensing phenomenon common in the...
New observations show planet-forming disc torn apart by its three central stars
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, Exeter/Kraus et al. A team of astronomers have identified the first direct evidence that groups of stars...
Scientists discover a warped disc “torn apart by stars” in a triple Tatooine-like system
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, Exeter/Kraus et al. Pioneering new research has revealed the first direct evidence that groups of stars can...
Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained
Understanding the origins of extremely oblique orbital angles such as these could help reveal details about the planetary formation processCredit:...
ALMA discovers misaligned rings in planet-forming disk around triple stars
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), S. Kraus & J. Bi; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), two teams...
Editors’ Choice in Science: an unusual superconductor
Credit: Nano Letters, School of Physics of Peking University Professor Wang Jian at Peking University and collaborators investigated the superconducting...
Springer Nature launches its first textbook as part of the newly established MOOC&BOOK
Textbook on Archaeoastronomy is linked to the online course The Science of Stars and Stones at Politecnico di MilanoCredit: Springer...
Comprehensive look at US fuel economy standards show big savings on fuel and emissions
Credit: Graph courtesy of the researchers (Rebecca Ciez); Redesign by Bumper DeJesus In one of the first comprehensive assessments of...
Discovery of unconventional hall effect
Credit: ©Science China Press Hall effect plays an important role in the development of condensed matter physics. The classical Hall...
ERC Starting Grant for Sara Buson
Credit: (Photo: Elisa Mortin) Cosmic rays prove it: the universe hosts astrophysically elusive "monsters" that continuously and efficiently accelerate elementary...
ERC starting grants 2020: 677 million awarded to unravel scientific mysteries
Credit: ERC What can be done to improve the efficacy of vaccines? How can we predict our future climate? What...
Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders
Credit: José Manuel Reyes Mendoza Breeding programs for crops with limited per-plant seed yield require one or more generations of...
Plant pathogens reorder physical structures of effectors to escape plant recognition
Credit: The American Phytopathology Society Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete, or water mold, that causes the devastating potato disease known...
How mechanical forces nudge tumors toward malignancy
Credit: Laboratory of Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University All cancers are the result of cells that have...
Making more of methane
Credit: © 2020 data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) Demand continues for plastics and solvents made from petrochemicals, which...
Ambient light alters refraction in 2D material
Rice researchers find effect that could aid 3D displays, virtual reality, self-driving vehiclesCredit: Weijian Li/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 2,...
Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
Credit: Shuai Li To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high...
