Chemistry
Highly efficient and stable double layer solar cell developed
Credit: KAIST Solar cells convert light into energy, but they can be inefficient and vulnerable to the environment, degrading with,...
Completely new antibiotic resistance gene has spread unnoticed to several pathogens
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A...
Why does your cotton towel get stiff after natural drying?
Credit: J. Surfact Deterg (2016), 19, 183 The remaining "bound water" on cotton surfaces cross-link single fibers of cotton, causing...
Quantum effect triggers unusual material expansion
Findings open new avenues for designing alloys for aviation and other applicationsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--You know how you...
Coral tells own tale about El Niño’s past
Rice, Georgia Tech study in Science reveals Pacific temperatures over a millenniumCredit: Cobb Lab HOUSTON - (March 26, 2020) -...
New technique looks for dark matter traces in dark places
Study knocks down some theories for the origin of a mysterious light signature that has puzzled physicists for yearsCredit: Zosia...
Upgrading biomass with selective surface-modified catalysts
Scientists demonstrated how the conversion of a plant derivative into fuels and other valuable chemicals can be achieved by loading...
Artificial intelligence identifies optimal material formula
Material researchCredit: © Lars Banko Porous or dense, columns or fibres During the manufacture of thin films, numerous control variables...
Quantum phenomenon governs organic solar cells
Vibronic coherence contributes to photocurrent generation in organic semiconductor heterojunction diodesCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University have discovered a...
Under extreme heat and drought, trees hardly benefit from an increased CO2 level
Studies of Aleppo Pines reveal: The increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere does not compensate the negative...
Astronomers use slime mould to map the universe’s largest structures
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Burchett and O. Elek (UC Santa Cruz) The single-cell organism known as slime mould (Physarum...
Making sense of cells
Credit: OIST Our body's ability to detect disease, foreign material, and the location of food sources and toxins is all...
Holographic cosmological model and thermodynamics on the horizon of the universe
A Kanazawa University researcher proposes a novel cosmological model to study thermodynamics on the horizon of the universeCredit: Kanazawa University...
Enhanced 1.54 μm PL and EL on a perfluorinated Er3+ complex sensitized by an Ir3+ complex
Credit: by Hong-Fei Li, Xiao-Qi Liu, Chen Lyu, Jelena Gorbaciova, Li-Li Wen, Guo-Gang Shan, Peter. B. Wyatt, Huan-Qing Ye and...
Despite failures, chemo still promising against dangerous childhood brain cancer, DIPG
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The pediatric brain cancer known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is almost uniformly...
Renewable energy developments threaten biodiverse areas
Credit: Francisca Hidalgo More than 2000 renewable energy facilities are built in areas of environmental significance and threaten the natural...
Eclectic rocks influence earthquake types
Credit: IODP JRSO New Zealand's largest fault is a jumble of mixed-up rocks of all shapes, sizes, compositions and origins....
Computational human cell reveals new insight on genetic information processing
Credit: Graphic courtesy Zhaleh Ghaemi CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed the first computational model of a human cell and...
Printing complex cellulose-based objects
Credit: Michael Hausmann / ETH Zurich / Empa Trees and other plants lead the way: they produce cellulose themselves and...
A nanoscale device to generate high-power Terahertz waves
Researchers at EPFL have developed a nanodevice that operates more than 10 times faster than today's fastest transistorsCredit: EPFL /...
