2021 Jansky Lectureship awarded to Mexican astronomer
Award recognizes contributions to radio astronomy Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) have awarded the ...
Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences
Solar energy collectors grown from seeds
Engineers create seeds for growing near-perfect 2D perovskite crystals HOUSTON - (June 21, 2021) - Rice University engineers have created ...
Scientists develop energy saving technique paving way for a carbon neutral society
Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered a method which will allow for faster communication systems and better energy ...
Inkjet printing ‘impossible materials’
Engineers develop inexpensive, scalable method to make metamaterials that manipulate microwave energy in ways conventional materials cannot Engineers at Tufts ...
Plant probes make sense for sustainable farming
A method for making ultrathin sensors for monitoring the health of crops could help farmers grow more food without putting ...
New geochemical study confirms cause of end-Permian mass extinction event
Results demonstrate the power of nickel isotope analyses, which are relatively new, to solve long-standing problems in the geosciences The ...
Graphene drum: Researchers develop new phonon laser design
Professor Konstantin Arutyunov of the HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE), together with Chinese researchers, has ...
Proliferation of electric vehicles based on high-performance, low-cost sodium-ion battery
A large-capacity anode material is developed for sodium-ion batteries by using low-cost silicone-based oil. This process, if commercialized, is expected ...
Breathing new life into existing tech: FT-IR spectrometer shows molecular orientation
Osaka Prefecture University observes the molecular orientation of thin-film materials with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) using an originally designed, ...
Compact quantum computer for server centers
Researchers build smallest quantum computer yet based on industry standards Over the past three decades, fundamental groundwork for building quantum ...
Surprising spider hair discovery may inspire stronger adhesives
Engineers impressed by the functional great diversity of hairs on spider legs Just how do spiders walk straight up -- ...
Controlling brain states with a ray of light
The brain presents different states depending on the communication between billions of neurons, and this network is the basis of ...
For the first time, researchers visualize metabolic process at the single-cell level
Understanding cellular metabolism - how a cell uses energy- could be key to treating a wide array of diseases, including ...
Tailored laser fields reveal properties of transparent crystals
Research team led by the University of Göttingen investigates surface magnetisation The surface of a material often has properties that ...
Quaise Inc. drilling technology could allow geothermal to power the world
Work reported at World Geothermal Congress includes model showing economic feasibility That was the takeaway from a paper presented by ...
Lesley Chow honored with national Early-Career Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award
CUR award recognizes Lehigh bioengineering and materials science and engineering assistant professor for commitment to undergraduate-student research, scholarship, and experiential ...
On the road to practical, low-cost superconductors with unexplored materials
Researchers from Japan report advantages of high temperature superconductivity in a mixed rare-earth elements systems prepared using trending techniques Superconductors ...
University of Groningen scientists design superfast molecular motor
Light-driven molecular motors have been around for over twenty years. These motors typically take microseconds to nanoseconds for one revolution. ...
DOE Early Career Research Awardee to study quantum materials
University of Arkansas physicist Jin Hu received a prestigious grant from the US Department of Energy to advance research into ...
Scientists achieve ultra-fast optical orbiting of nanoparticles at subdiffraction scale
Is it possible to drive nanoparticles to orbit below the light diffraction limit using a Gaussian beam? A recent joint ...
