Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: American Chemical Society Chunshan Song, distinguished professor of fuel science in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering and director of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences'…
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Rice, Texas A&M, UTHealth scientists discover coal-derived 'dots' are effective antioxidantCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Graphene quantum dots drawn from common coal may be the basis for an effective antioxidant…
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Study shows evidence of topological superconductivity in planar structuresCredit: Microsoft Station Q Purdue photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Researchers have been trying for many years to build a quantum computer that industry…
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A better understanding of how these receptors work could enable scientists to design better therapeutics for sleep disorders, cancer and type 2 diabetes Menlo Park, Calif. -- An international team of researchers used an X-ray laser at the…
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The 2019 MRS Communications Lecture recognizes excellence in the field of materials research through work published in MRS Communications. It is intended to honor the authors of an outstanding paper published in the journal during the…
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Credit: (Image: Xenon Collaboration) Around 1500 meters deep in the Italian Gran Sasso mountains is the underground laboratory LNGS (Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), in which scientists search for dark matter particles in a lab…
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LEDs make UV light The nano research team led by professors Helge Weman and Bjørn-Ove Fimland at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Department of Electronic Systems has succeeded in creating light-emitting diodes,…
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Credit: HZB The thermoelectric effect has been known since 1821: with certain combinations of materials, a temperature difference generates an electric current. If one end of the sample is heated, for example using waste heat from a…
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Mechanically stretched carbon nanotubes extract heat efficiently and could be used to cool flexible electronic devices, for example The use of solid-state refrigerators to cool appliances and electronic devices is a possible technological…
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Fluorescence probe shows the distribution of active lithium species on lithium metal anodes Batteries with metallic lithium anodes offer enhanced efficiency compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries because of their higher capacity.…
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Research may have implications for Alzheimer's Disease or preventing the immune system from rejecting organ transplants, Baylor-led study findsCredit: Photo by Roxane M. Jourdain A new chemical synthesis strategy to harvest the rich…
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The Journal of Materials Research Paper of the Year Award recognizes excellence in advancing materials knowledge through written scholarship. The 2018 JMR Paper of the Year has been awarded to Huachen Cui, Ryan Hensleigh, Hongshun Chen…
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The 33rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society Best Paper Award Winners, June 30- July 3, 2019, Seattle, WACredit: The Protein Society At the beginning of each year, two "best papers" are selected from articles published in…
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Method could reduce costs for pharmaceutical, industrial and tech industries TORONTO, April 22, 2019 - York University chemists have invented a new fluorescence-based method for accurately determining the strength of a range of Lewis…
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