Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Tweaking proteins in staple foods could help feed a warming worldCredit: University of Oxford/PNAS Enzymes that control a plant's response ...

To the choir: Forward-thinking faculty sharing innovations mostly among themselves

Study suggests faculty networks not enough to spread evidence-based practicesCredit: Jacob McAlpin | University of South Florida Eager to learn ...

Red, green and blue single-mode lasing in heterogeneously coupled system

Credit: by Yuxiang Du, Chang-Ling Zou, Chunhuan Zhang, Kang Wang, Chan Qiao, Jiannian Yao, and Yong Sheng Zhao Miniaturized lasers ...

Scientists develop low-temperature resisting aqueous zinc-based batteries

Credit: CHANG Nana Aqueous zinc-based batteries (ZBBs) are widely used for portable and grid-scale applications due to their high safety, ...

Demonstrating the dynamics of electron-light interaction originating from first principle

New toolbox for the nanooptics allows the theoretical description to the highest accurate level possibleCredit: Nahid Talebi With the highest ...

New evidence for quantum fluctuations near a quantum critical point in a superconductor

Theory suggests that quantum critical points may be analogous to black holes as places where all sorts of strange phenomena ...

Biocompatible TeSex nano-alloys for PT/PA/CT/PET imaging-guided NIR-II-photothermal therapy

Credit: ©Science China Press Nanotheranostics, integrating diagnostic and therapeutic functions by nanoplatform, exhibits a great potential in precision and personalized ...

Nanomaterials based strategies for treatment of hypoxic tumor

Credit: ©Science China Press Hypoxia is a typical characteristic of most tumors, owing to the fast consumption of oxygen by ...

Manganese single-atom catalyst boosts performance of electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Credit: FENG jiaqi Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a promising approach to convert CO2 into useful chemicals. A research ...

Team’s flexible micro LEDs may reshape future of wearable technology

Novel devices can be folded, cut, attached to surfacesCredit: The University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at Dallas ...

New theory hints at more efficient way to develop quantum algorithms

Method to further understanding of the quantum state spaceCredit: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- In 2019, Google claimed it ...

New hydrogels for T-cell growth to be used in cancer immunotherapy

This technology co-developed by CSIC scientists can mimic lymph nodes, where T-cells proliferateCredit: ICMAB-CSIC; IBEC. A team with the participation ...

Researchers dramatically downsize technology for fingerprinting drugs and other chemicals

Tiny photonic chip could fit comfortably within the tip of a fingerCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering As new ...

Tungsten isotope helps study how to armor future fusion reactors

Credit: Jaimee Janiga/ORNL The inside of future nuclear fusion energy reactors will be among the harshest environments ever produced on ...

A novel salvinia-like slippery surface

Credit: ©Science China Press Superhydrophobic surfaces are widely used in many industrial settings, which mainly consist of rough solid protrusions ...

How bacteria adhere to fiber in the gut

Molecular mechanics of bacterial superglueCredit: University of Basel, Department of Chemistry Researchers have revealed a new molecular mechanism by which ...

Optical imaging enters sub-nanometer era

Credit: YANG Ben, HUANG Wen et al. Prof. DONG Zhenchao and Prof. HOU Jianguo from University of Science and Technology ...

Round nanoparticles improve quality factors of surface lattice resonances: Study

Credit: SIAT Plasmonic surface lattice resonances (SLRs) supported by metal nanoparticle arrays have many merits such as strong field enhancements ...

Observation charge accumulation at nanocavity on plasmonic photocatalyst

Credit: ©Science China Press Strong interaction between plasmonic nanoparticles and free-space light induced the evanescently confined modes on the nanoparticle ...

Sunflower oil shows unexpected efficiency in corrosion prevention