Chemistry
N-doped porous carbon supported Fe single atom catalysts for highly efficient ORR
Credit: ©Science China Press Noble metals (e.g., platinum) are often used as catalysts in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of...
Studying pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer manmade flight
Credit: Mark Witton Pterosaurs were the largest animals ever to fly. They soared the skies for 160 million years--much longer...
T2K insight into the origin of the universe
Credit: Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research), The University of Tokyo Lancaster physicists working on the T2K major...
KIST develops nanometer-thick electromagentic shielding film using MXene
Uniform nanometer-thick MXene films can be used as electromagnetic shields in flexible electronics and 5G telecommunication devicesCredit: Korea Institute of...
Autism in males linked to defect in brain immune cells, microglia
Immune cell mutations lead to inadequate pruning of brain connections in young male miceCredit: Baoji Xu lab, Scripps Research, Florida...
New research helps explain why the solar wind is hotter than expected
Credit: Courtesy of Cary Forest / UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- When a fire extinguisher is opened, the compressed carbon dioxide...
Tandem solar cell world record: New branch in the NREL chart
Credit: HZB Tandem cells combine two different semiconductors that convert different parts of the light spectrum into electrical energy. Metal-halide...
Study reveals unique physical, chemical properties of cicada wings
Credit: Photo by Wayne Boo, U.S. Geological Survey CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Biological structures sometimes have unique features that engineers would...
Predictability of temporal networks quantified by an entropy-rate-based framework
Credit: ©Science China Press Network or graph is a mathematical description of the internal structure between components in a complex...
Particle billiards with three players
Frankfurt researchers solve puzzle of Compton scattering -- new approach for testing theories in quantum mechanicsCredit: Max Kircher, Goethe University...
Electrospun manuka honey nanofibrous wound dressings
Credit: Shinshu University As instances of antibiotic resistance increase in the medical field, scientists are reexamining natural materials for their...
Solar power plants get help from satellites to predict cloud cover
Scientists develop a method to convert GOES satellite data into detailed information about cloud cover properties, enhancing the ability to...
Beacon in space: BRITE Constellation observes complete nova eruption for the first time
The recordings of a complete nova eruption are unique worldwideCredit: © Nova_by K. Ulaczyk, Warschau Universität Observatorium Since the beginning...
Hierarchically mesoporous TiO2 materials for energy and environmental applications
Credit: ©Science China Press Since the first discovery of photocatalytic water splitting on a TiO2 electrode under ultraviolet (UV) light,...
Supercomputing future wind power rise
TACC's Jetstream, Wrangler and DOE NERSC Cori simulate promiseCredit: Pryor et al., CC BY 4.0 Wind power surged worldwide in...
Seeking sounds of superfluids
Probing quantum gases with sound wavesCredit: FLEET Sound waves reveal the unique properties of an ultracold quantum gas, a model...
Is the Earth’s inner core oscillating and translating anomalously?
Quantum mechanical simulations reveal low iron viscosity at the pressure and temperature conditions of Earth's inner coreCredit: Ehime University The...
Development of attachable sticker-type rechargeable batteries
A joint research team from KIER, KAIST, PNU, NTU develops a high-performance re-attachable sticker-type energy storage device. The research findings...
Breaking the size and speed limit of modulators: The workhorses of the internet
GW researchers develop fast, micrometer-size electro-optical modulatorCredit: Mario Miscuglio and Rubab Amin SUMMARY Researchers developed and demonstrated for the first...
Illuminating the future of renewable energy
Credit: West Virginia University A new chemical compound created by researchers at West Virginia University is lighting the way for...