How to make catalysts more efficient
DFG funds new collaborative research center "TrackAct" at KIT for understanding catalytic processesCredit: (Figure: ITCP/KIT) Heterogeneous catalysts based on noble metal clusters and particles play...
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New research project on environmental and safety aspects of stationary energy storage
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz The increasing use of battery technologies in the mobility sector and in stationary applications has been leading to increasing...
Antimicrobial Stewardship course honoured at Antibiotic Guardian Awards
Credit: University of Huddersfield A COURSE delivered by the University of Huddersfield that teaches healthcare professionals involved in wound management and infection prevention about antimicrobial...
Shining a light on what’s really happening in perovskite solar cells
University of Tsukuba researchers take a molecular-level look at what happens in perovskite solar cells when they are operating, to determine the factors that affect...
Archaeopteryx fossil provides insights into the origins of flight
Research reveals earliest flight-related moulting strategy in 150-million-year ancient bird Credit: Kaye et al. 2020 Flying birds moult their feathers when they are old and...
New blended solar cells yield high power conversion efficiencies
Credit: Itaru Osaka, Hiroshima University Researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan have blended together various polymer and molecular semiconductors as photo-absorbers to create a solar...
NTU, Surbana Jurong and ENGIE to partner for sustainable liquid air energy storage researc
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Surbana Jurong (SJ), and ENGIE will be collaborating to develop an alternative way of storing energy...
Shining a light on what’s really happening in perovskite solar cells
University of Tsukuba researchers take a molecular-level look at what happens in perovskite solar cells when they are operating, to determine the factors that affect...
How does eye position affect ‘cocktail party’ listening?
Eye position has a modest but measurable impact on speech intelligibility within a cocktail party setting.Credit: Virginia Best MELVILLE, N.Y., December 9, 2020 -- Several...
Physicians don’t always recognize patients’ radiation therapy side effects
A new study finds that significant symptoms in young and Black patients are more likely to be under-recognized Credit: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center...
A colossal step for electronics
Scientists at Osaka University develop a new method for controlling the hydrogen content and conductivity of thin-film perovskite rare-earth nickelate resistors using applied electric fields,...
NUS engineers discover new microbe for simpler, cheaper and greener wastewater treatment
The new strain of bacterium can remove both nitrogen and phosphorous from sewageCredit: National University of Singapore Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS)...
PhD thesis introduces new possibilities of electronic warfare to Estonian Defence Forces
Credit: TalTech Modern warfare is day by day shifting away from man-to-man combat towards electronic warfare. The end result of military operations is increasingly dependent...
Let the sunshine in: self-cleaning membrane under visible light treatment
Complete removal of microbial contaminant layer accumulated on the membrane surface by sunlight irradiation. Providing a foundation for the development of new membrane materials on...
Tomatoes offer affordable source of Parkinson’s disease drug
Credit: Phil Robinson Scientists have produced a tomato enriched in the Parkinson's disease drug L-DOPA in what could become a new, affordable source of one...
