Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: Science Advances Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess ...

City College leads new photonics breakthrough

Credit: ITMO University A new approach to trapping light in artificial photonic materials by a City College of New York-led ...

Chen WeiQiu’s team realized the tailoring of topological states via boundary selection

Credit: ©Science China Press In the paper, a C6v-symmetric structure is thoroughly studied in which the valley Hall effect plays ...

Simultaneous emission of orthogonal handedness in circular polarization

Credit: by Kyungmin Baek, Dong-Myung Lee, Yu-Jin Lee, Hyunchul Choi, Jeongdae Seo, Inbyeong Kang, Chang-Jae Yu, and Jae-Hoon Kim Control ...

Unique polymer fibres: Light, strong, and tough

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth discover unique multifibrillar fibresCredit: © University of Bayreuth / Rennecke. Strong and tough yet ...

Yule log chemistry trivia — 4 hours cozy fireplace for your nerdy holiday parties (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2019 -- Ready to kick back and relax by the fire this ...

Tiny quantum sensors watch materials transform under pressure

Scientists at Berkeley Lab convert diamonds' atomic flaws into atomic sensors with front-row seats to a quantum world of materials ...

Demonstration of ultrafast and energy-efficient all-optical switching with graphene and plasmonic waveguides

Progress toward photonic integrated circuits for ultrafast information processingCredit: NTT, Tokyo Tech Background Optical switches will be important components in ...

Deadly ‘superbugs’ destroyed by molecular drills

Rice, Texas A&M-led research shows motors kill bacteria, revive some antibacterial drugsCredit: Don Thushara Galbadage/Biola University HOUSTON - (Dec. 12, ...

Daylight saving time does not misalign human cycles

Credit: Universidad de Sevilla Professor José María Martín-Olalla, from the University of Seville, has published a new report where the ...

Tracking lab-grown tissue with light

New proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regenerationCredit: J.L. Lee/NIST Someday, doctors would like to grow limbs ...

Rare algae enzyme to convert cooking oil into ready-to-use biofuel

Researchers have found an unusual, light-dependent enzyme in microalgae. A new project at the Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, will ...

APS tip sheet: Dark matter’s galactic emissions and game theory of vaccination