Chemistry
Lighting the way to porous electronics and sensors
Researchers from Osaka University introduce a straightforward fabrication method that dramatically improves the gas sensing performance of a common ceramicCredit:...
Breaking the mold: An unusual choice of material yields incredibly long-lasting batteries
Non-conductive silica could be key to realizing next-generation lithium-sulfur batteriesCredit: DGIST The tremendous increase in the use of mobile technology,...
Ultra-bright X-ray source awakens near a galaxy not so far away
Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech A new ultra-bright source of X-rays has awakened in between our galactic neighbours the Magellanic Clouds,...
Researchers develop sustainable method for extracting vanillin from wood processing waste
Electrolytic depolymerization of lignin in caustic soda could replace the existing environmentally harmful process for producing the most widely used...
First optical measurements of Milky Way’s Fermi Bubbles probe their origin
Credit: Images by Dhanesh Krishnarao and NASA MADISON -Using the Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper telescope, astronomers have for the first time...
Black holes? They are like a hologram
According to new research, black holes could be like a hologram, where all the information is amassed in a two-dimensional...
Scientists decipher the role of carbon and the break-up of continents
UNM researcher Tobias Fischer part of international collaborationCredit: UNM University of New Mexico (UNM) Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences,...
Solar cells, phone displays and lighting could be transformed by nanocrystal assembly method
Applying a specific level of electric field is a shortcut to near-perfect alignment of the building blocks in vital technologies,...
Counterintuitive phase behavior observed in isotopic hydrogen (H2-HD-D2) alloy
Credit: LIU Xiaodi A joint team, while exploring phase diagrams in dense H2-HD-D2 mixtures, has reported a new discovery in...
Science snapshots May 2020
Berkeley Lab news: changing forest structures, aging wind plants, fungi food choicesCredit: Vincent Wu/JGI The World's Forests Are Growing Younger...
Get excited by neural networks
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The...
New method predicts spin dynamics of materials for quantum computing
Universal first-principles approach will accelerate the identification and design of materials for quantum information science and other spintronics applicationsCredit: Xinran...
The nature of glass-forming liquids is more clear
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Glass is such a common, everyday material that...
New research deepens understanding of Earth’s interaction with the solar wind
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications As the Earth orbits the sun, it plows through a stream of...
Scientists detect crab nebula using innovative gamma-ray telescope
First-of-its-kind telescope promises to shed new light on the physics of high-energy phenomena, from supernovae to dark matterCredit: Photo: Amy...
Study reveals continuous pathway to building blocks of life
Credit: Ruiqin Yi, ELSI Researchers have long sought to understand the origins of life on Earth. A new study conducted...
Human waste could help combat global food insecurity
Credit: Leilah Krounbi SASKATOON - Researchers from Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Canadian Light Source...
Deep-sea study of the Earth’s crust receives $1.65 million NSERC-CREATE grant
Credit: GEOMAR To address the challenges of a dwindling global supply of energy and mineral resources, Professor Mark Hannington of...
Understanding the role of cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in brain health
Credit: Della Perrone for the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology A new study led by researchers at the...
New model shows how diamond-carrying rocks formed in Northern Alberta
Credit: Jeffregy Gu and Yunfeng Chen A new study by University of Alberta geologists is proposing a new model for...
