Hidden structure found in essential metabolic machinery
Discovery 'requires us to rethink everything we thought we knew about peroxisomes'Credit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 4, 2020) - In his...
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Electrons falling flat: Germanium falls into a 2D arrangement on zirconium diboride
Scientists reveal 'flat band' behavior in 2D 'bitriangular' lattice of germanium, confirming earlier theoretical predictionCredit: JAIST Scientists have recently revealed, both theoretically and experimentally, that...
Hubble captures unprecedented fading of Stingray nebula
Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA, B. Balick (University of Washington), M. Guerrero (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía), and G. Ramos-Larios (Universidad de Guadalajara) Astronomers have caught...
RUDN University chemists synthesized new fluorescent substances for medical applications
Credit: RUDN University Indolizines are a group of substances with biological and optical properties. A team of chemists from RUDN University developed a new approach...
Ionic defect landscape in perovskite solar cells revealed
Credit: Prof. Dr. Yana Vaynzof (TU Dresden/cfaed) The group of so-called metal halide perovskites as materials has revolutionized the field of photovoltaics in recent years....
Unlocking the secrets of chemical bonding with machine learning
Credit: Virginia Tech A new machine learning approach offers important insights into catalysis, a fundamental process that makes it possible to reduce the emission of...
Protein storytelling to address the pandemic
New computational tools developed at Stony Brook University help characterize protein structures and identify new treatments for COVID-19Credit: Lucy Fallon, Laufer Center, Stony Brook University...
Battery of tests: Scientists figure out how to track what happens inside batteries
Credit: Department of Energy The future of mobility is electric cars, trucks and airplanes. But there is no way a single battery design can power...
Researchers urge priority vaccination for individuals with diabetes
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have discovered individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes infected with COVID-19 are three...
Reversible stickiness is something to smile about
Credit: Department of Organic Biomaterials,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers report a cross-linker for dental cement that breaks down under UV light, making...
New testing system could become the IoT of photovoltaics
Suns Voc current-voltage testing adapted for system-wide useCredit: Pexels A new system for measuring solar performance over the long term in scalable photovoltaic systems, developed...
Hubble captures fading of the stingray nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, B. Balick (University of Washington), M. Guerrero (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia), and G. Ramos-Larios (Universidad de Guadalajara) Astronomers have caught a...
Researchers discover how bean plants fend off famished foes
Credit: Adam Steinbrenner/University of Washington For a caterpillar, a green leaf can make a nice meal. But to the plant itself, it's an attack. And...
Electrical spin filtering the key to ultra-fast, energy-efficient spintronics
Electrical spin filtering avoids energy-costs of magnetic fieldCredit: FLEET Spin-filtering could be the key to faster, more energy-efficient switching in future spintronic technology, allowing the...
Energy efficiency: Innovations that drive prosperity and slash emissions
New edited volume shows the intimate link between energy efficiency and the technologies that will drive tomorrow's economic growthCredit: World Scientific Strategies for increasing the...
