Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Argonne ...

Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure

Credit: Wang Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The discovery of carbon nanostructures like two-dimensional graphene and soccer ball-shaped ...

SPIE announces a $1 million endowed diversity-focused chair at ICFO

Credit: © ICFO ICFO is a unique place. Located in Barcelona, it has managed to attract a very special group ...

New approach drives bacteria to produce potential antibiotic, antiparasitic compounds

Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic ...

Physicists obtain molecular ‘fingerprints’ using plasmons

Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Scientists from the Center for Photonics and 2D Materials of the Moscow Institute of Physics ...

You’re using disinfectants wrong. Here’s what you actually need to do (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 25, 2020 -- Sure, you've got a product that says "kills germs" under ...

New insights into the energy levels in quantum dots

Researchers have experimentally proven the theoretically predicted Auger effect in quantum dots.Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers from Basel, Bochum and Copenhagen ...

Quantum entanglement demonstrated aboard orbiting CubeSat

Advance poised to enable cost-effective space-based global quantum network for secure communications and moreCredit: Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University ...

Self-compacting concrete becomes more sustainable thanks to using granite residue

Credit: University of Córdoba The basis of the construction industry clashes head-on with environmental sustainability. Extracting raw materials and turning ...

Wavy surfaces for better light control

Credit: ETH Zurich / Nolan Lassaline The importance of light-based technologies for our society was demonstrated once more in recent ...

Trapping the Sun: New thin-film technology uses sustainable components for solar panels

Scientists identify a novel method to create efficient alloy-based solar panels free of toxic metalsCredit: DGIST Commercialized thin-film solar panels ...

Scientists develop new tool to design better fusion devices

Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications One way that scientists seek to bring to Earth the fusion process ...

Simulations reveal how saltwater behaves in Earth’s mantle

Credit: Zhang et al Scientists estimate that the Earth's mantle holds as much water as all the oceans on the ...

Tour scores prestigious Centenary Prize

Rice University chemist's achievements earn top Royal Society of Chemistry honorCredit: Royal Society of Chemistry HOUSTON - (June 24, 2020) ...

Plug-and-play lens simplifies adaptive optics for microscopy

Credit: T. Furieri (CNR-IFN), G. Calisei and A. Bassi (Politecnico of Milan), E. Daini and A. Vilella (University of Modena ...

Measure squeezing in a novel way

Credit: Weig Group, University of Konstanz "Squeezing" is used in physics, among other things, to improve the resolution of measuring ...

Researchers use electric fields to herd cells like flocks of sheep

Credit: Video courtesy of the researchers; GIF by Neil Adelantar Princeton researchers have created a device that can herd groups ...

Researchers sharply reduce time needed for glass and ceramic 3D printing

Credit: Motoyuki Iijima, Yokohama National University The fabrication of complex ceramic or glass structures via stereolithography, a type of 3D ...

An innovative catalyst with Pt, Re and SnO2 nanoparticles as anode material in ethanol fuel cells

Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the ...

New model helps to describe defects and errors in quantum computers