Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Researchers from Osaka University introduce a straightforward fabrication method that dramatically improves the gas sensing performance of a common ceramicCredit: ...

Breaking the mold: An unusual choice of material yields incredibly long-lasting batteries

Non-conductive silica could be key to realizing next-generation lithium-sulfur batteriesCredit: DGIST The tremendous increase in the use of mobile technology, ...

Researchers develop sustainable method for extracting vanillin from wood processing waste

Electrolytic depolymerization of lignin in caustic soda could replace the existing environmentally harmful process for producing the most widely used ...

Solar cells, phone displays and lighting could be transformed by nanocrystal assembly method

Applying a specific level of electric field is a shortcut to near-perfect alignment of the building blocks in vital technologies, ...

Counterintuitive phase behavior observed in isotopic hydrogen (H2-HD-D2) alloy

Credit: LIU Xiaodi A joint team, while exploring phase diagrams in dense H2-HD-D2 mixtures, has reported a new discovery in ...

Get excited by neural networks

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The ...

New method predicts spin dynamics of materials for quantum computing

Universal first-principles approach will accelerate the identification and design of materials for quantum information science and other spintronics applicationsCredit: Xinran ...

$2 million SBIR grant fast-tracks cancer drug platform technology

Credit: Herman O. Sintim/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer, is one of ...

The nature of glass-forming liquids is more clear

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Glass is such a common, everyday material that ...

Solving the mysteries of water and air underground

Credit: J.C. Fiola Stand outside and look underneath your feet. There, perhaps under some grass, is the soil. On a ...

New research deepens understanding of Earth’s interaction with the solar wind

Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications As the Earth orbits the sun, it plows through a stream of ...

Study reveals continuous pathway to building blocks of life

Credit: Ruiqin Yi, ELSI Researchers have long sought to understand the origins of life on Earth. A new study conducted ...

Human waste could help combat global food insecurity

Credit: Leilah Krounbi SASKATOON - Researchers from Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Canadian Light Source ...

Aluminum oxide crystal tested as a UV radiation sensor

Doped with carbon and magnesium, the material becomes thermoluminescent in response to UV radiationCredit: Neilo Marcos Trindade and his team ...

Exotic nanotubes move in less-mysterious ways

Rice scientists, engineers show boron nitride's promise for composites, biomedical applicationsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 2, 2020) - ...

New model shows how diamond-carrying rocks formed in Northern Alberta

Credit: Jeffregy Gu and Yunfeng Chen A new study by University of Alberta geologists is proposing a new model for ...

‘A litmus paper for CO2:’ Scientists develop paper-based sensors for carbon dioxide

Credit: Al Meldrum. A new sensor for detecting carbon dioxide can be manufactured on a simple piece of paper, according ...

Story tips: Shuffling atoms, thinning forests, fusion assembly and nuclear medicine

Credit: Jill Hemman/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Neutrons - Deuterium shuffle Scientists have found a new method ...

From dark to light in a flash: Smart film lets windows switch autonomously

Credit: KAIST Researchers have developed a new easy-to-use smart optical film technology that allows smart window devices to autonomously switch ...

Smart molecules could be key to computers with 100-times bigger memories