Graphene controls laser frequency combs in fiber
Credit: by Chenye Qin, Kunpeng Jia, Qianyuan Li, Teng Tan, Xiaohan Wang, Yanhong Guo, Shu-Wei Huang, Yuan Liu, Shining Zhu, Zhenda Xie, Yunjiang Rao, &...
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Cascade amplified upconversion luminescence facilitating narrow band NIR photodetection
Credit: by Yanan Ji, Wen Xu, Nan Ding, Haitao Yang, Hongwei Song, Qingyun Liu, Hans Ă…gren, Jerker Widengren, Haichun Liu Narrow-band near infrared (NIR) photodetectors...
Dissecting colloidal glasses using laser as a lancet
IBS researchers in South Korea probe the cage formation of the glass at surgical precision and elucidate the onset of glass transitionCredit: IBS Bo Li,...
Intelligent surfaces signal better coverage
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Mustafa Kishk & Maha M. Kamal Specialized reflective panels located on top of buildings and deployed widely across a city could...
Scientists can now scoop contents of individual cells from their local environment
New method bridges in situ microscopy with single cell omicsCredit: Wheeler lab Scientists can now select individual cells from a population that grows on the...
Identifying the microscopic mechanism of vibrational energy harvesters
Familiarity with self-power generation devicesCredit: Nagoya University The Japanese research team elucidated the microscopic mechanism in which amorphous silica(1) becomes negatively charged as a vibrational...
Observation of four-charm-quark structure
Credit: ©Science China Press The strong interaction is one of the fundamental forces of nature, which binds quarks into hadrons such as the proton and...
Interlayer ligand engineering of β-Ni(OH)2 for oxygen evolution reaction
Credit: ©Science China Press Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a key process for many energy devices such as electrolyzers and rechargeable metal-air batteries. Tremendous studies...
Selective encapsulation of ultrafine Pd and Pt nanoparticles within the shallow layers of MOF
Credit: ©Science China Press Metal-based catalysts have shown considerable performances in heterogeneous catalysis for the production of various valuable products. With the development of modern...
3D-printed weather stations could enable more science for less money
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Across the United States, weather stations made up of instruments and sensors monitor the conditions that produce our local forecasts, like...
Camel-fur-inspired technology harnesses insulation and evaporation to keep products cool
Credit: Zhengmao Lu and Ningxin Chen Scientists have developed a bilayer passive cooling technology inspired by the way camels stay cool in the hot desert...
Ultrafast laser experiments pave way to better industrial catalysts
Credit: none Arizona State University's Scott Sayres and his team have recently published an ultrafast laser study on uncharged iron oxide clusters, which could ultimately...
A molecule from gut bacteria reduces effect of diabetes medication
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg. The action of metformin, the classic drug used to treat diabetes by stabilizing blood sugar, can be blocked by a...
The transformation of a pair: How electrons supertransport current in ‘bad metals’
'Bad' and mysterious yet highly effective in superconducting at high temperatures; even if, according to expectations, these materials should not behave like this; new research...
Power-free system harnesses evaporation to keep items cool
Inspired by camel fur, a new two-layered material could provide extended cooling to preserve the freshness of perishable goods.Credit: Courtesy of Jeffrey Grossman, et. al...
