Chemistry
New mechanism moving droplets at record-high speed and long distance without extra power
Credit: City University of Hong Kong Transporting droplets on solid surfaces at high speed and long distance, even against gravity,...
NIST physicists create record-setting quantum motion
Credit: Burrus/NIST Showcasing precise control at the quantum level, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have...
Astronomers make first calculations of magnetic activity in ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanets
Credit: NASA, ESA and A. Schaller (for STScI) Gas-giant planets orbiting close to other stars have powerful magnetic fields, many...
Solving the salt problem for seismic imaging
Credit: © 2019 Mahesh Kalita The efficient extraction of oil and gas from within the Earth's crust requires accurate images...
New Record: PLQE of 70.3% in lead-free halide double perovskites
Credit: ©Science China Press Illumination consumes more than 20 percent of electricity. Thus, finding an efficient, stable, single-phase warm white-light...
SwRI and UTSA collaborate to better understand metal degradation
Researchers will study potential for cracking in additively manufactured materials SAN ANTONIO -- July 22, 2019 -- Southwest Research Institute...
Sophisticated molecular machines in action
Frankfurt researchers solve mechanism of ABC transporter in detail; cover story in NatureCredit: Christoph Thomas & Robert Tampé (Institute of...
Heart disease biomarker linked to paleo diet
Credit: ECU People who follow the paleo diet have twice the amount of a key blood biomarker linked closely to...
UTA physicist studying how extreme weather in space affects satellites
Solar windCredit: UT Arlington A physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing a new scale to measure...
KIST uesed eco-friendly composite catalyst and ultrasound to remove pollutants from water
Developed eco-friendly, low-cost, and high-efficiency wastewater processing catalyst made from agricultural byproductCredit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) Developed eco-friendly,...
Bridging the nanoscale gap: A deep look inside atomic switches
Credit: Manabu Kiguchi A team of researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology has gained unprecedented insight into the inner workings...
2007, 2012, 2019: University of Excellence in Konstanz
Success in all funding lines of the German Excellence Strategy competition: after the positive funding decision for two Clusters of...
Atomically precise models improve understanding of fuel cells
Computer simulations using models based on real-world atomic structures from microscope observations shed new light on the reaction pathways in...
Newly discovered biosynthetic pathway in bacteria recipe for drug discovery and production
Credit: Chi P. Ting Microbes are master chefs of the biomolecular world; collectively, they harbor the ability to produce a...
An air-stable and waterproof lithium metal anode
Credit: ©Science China Press Lithium metal anode is promising to upgrade the energy density of lithium ion batteries for its...
Heat flow through single molecules detected
Credit: OIST After several years of theorizing and experimenting, an international team of researchers including scientists at Okinawa Institute of...
Heat transport through single molecules
Credit: Jan C. Kloeckner Combining novel theoretical and experimental approaches, researchers from the University of Michigan (USA), Kookmin University (South...
Simulation explores how insects glean compass direction from skylight
Neural mechanisms could inspire designs for new skylight-based navigation tools for robotsCredit: Christian Lischka, unsplash. A computational simulation suggests that...
New low-cost thermoelectric material works at room temperature
Material could be used to cool electronic devices, overheated vehiclesCredit: University of Houston Has your steering wheel been too hot...
New laws of attraction: Scientists print magnetic liquid droplets
Amazing magnetic, liquid material could lead to 3D-printable magnetic liquid devices for the fabrication of flexible electronics, or artificial cells...
