Chemistry
Wireless device makes clean fuel from sunlight, CO2 and water
Credit: University of Cambridge Researchers have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into a carbon-neutral...
Fuel cells for hydrogen vehicles are becoming longer lasting
An international research team led by the University of Bern has succeeded in developing an electrocatalyst for hydrogen fuel cells...
New syringe technology could enable injection of highly concentrated biologic drugs
Researchers have designed a simple, low-cost device for subcutaneous injection of viscous formulations.Credit: Images courtesy of the researchers and edited...
Geothermal energy from shell limestone
The ATES iQ project aims to demonstrate whether the carbonate rocks 500 meters below Berlin are suitable for heating buildingsCredit:...
A leap forward for biomaterials design using AI
Data-driven approach allows for advanced material screeningCredit: Biomaterials Science & Engineering Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have...
Observing ancient neutrinos
Super-Kamiokande gets an upgrade to see neutrinos from ancient supernovaeCredit: © 2020 Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research),...
Flexible production system enables variety of variants
Engineers at KIT and industrial partners work on the economic production of individualized industrial and consumer goodsCredit: (Graphic: wbk, KIT)...
Lensless light-field imaging through diffuser encoding
Credit: Zewei Cai, Jiawei Chen, Giancarlo Pedrini, Wolfgang Osten, Xiaoli Liu, and Xiang Peng Light-field imaging can detect both spatial...
Mechanisms identified to restore myelin sheaths after injury or in multiple sclerosis
Researchers reveal a potential method for treating multiple sclerosis / Theophylline activates histone deacetylase, enabling the reconstruction of myelin sheathsCredit:...
Routing valley exciton emission of a WS2 monolayer via in-plane inversion-symmetry broken PhC slabs
Credit: by Jiajun Wang, Han Li, Yating Ma, Maoxiong Zhao, Wenzhe Liu, Bo Wang, Shiwei Wu, Xiaohan Liu, Lei Shi...
The interplay of nonlinearity and topology–nontrivial eigenmodes coupling induced by nonlinearity
Credit: by Shiqi Xia, DarioJuki?, NanWang, DariaSmirnova, LevSmirnov, Liqin Tang, Daohong Song, Alexander Szameit, Daniel Leykam, JingjunXu, Zhigang Chen and...
Surface deep: Light-responsive top layer of plastic film induces movement
Scientists show that azobenzene-containing film, important for many industries, does not need to be made entirely of light-sensitive material to...
The age of the Earth’s inner core revised
Credit: NASA/ Gary A.Glatzmaier By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have...
Hubble snaps close-up of comet NEOWISE
Credit: NASA, ESA, Q. Zhang (California Institute of Technology), A. Pagan (STScI) The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the...
Hubble snaps close-up of celebrity comet NEOWISE
Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Pagan (STScI), and Q. Zhang (Caltech) NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of comet NEOWISE, taken on...
Harvard’s Wyss Institute launches Torus Biosystems
Nucleic acid detection technology enables rapid, quantitative, and highly multiplexed detection of microbial pathogens and host immune-response markers, facilitating precision...
Energy transition away from coal in China will yield benefits
Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, August 21, 2020 - China is the world's largest producer and consumer of...
Elevated “hunger” hormone leaves trauma-exposed teens at higher risk for PTSD
Credit: JoCol Burgess Chronic stress increases a blood-based hormone called acyl-ghrelin for years after the initial traumatic stressor exposure in...
“All-in-one” strategy for metalla[3]catenanes, borromean rings and ring-in-ring complex
Credit: ©Science China Press Interlocked molecular species have received considerable attention recently, not only because of their intriguing structures and...
A powder method for the high-efficacy measurement of electro-optic coefficients
Credit: ©Science China Press Electro-optic crystal shows great promise for extensive applications in laser, optoelectronics, and optical communication, such as...
