Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: ACS Applied Energy Materials A new report by Skoltech scientists and their colleagues describes an organic material for the ...

Does cold wildfire smoke contribute to water repellent soils in burned areas?

New pilot study finds severe water repellency in sand samples after treatment with both hot and cold smokeCredit: Vera Samburova/DRI. ...

Made in the shade or fun in the sun

New insights into how phytochromes help plants sense and react to light, temperatureCredit: Washington University in St. Louis Plants contain ...

Probing deeper into origins of cosmic rays

Simulation model provides first step in developing algorithms to enhance detection methods.Credit: Salvatore Buonocore WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 -- Cosmic ...

Superflimsy graphene turned ultrastiff by optical forging

Stiffened graphene opens up avenues for novel applicationsCredit: University of Jyväskylä/Pekka Koskinen, Vesa-Matti Hiltunen Graphene is an ultrathin material characterized ...

“Bite” defects in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons

NTU Professor’s achievements recognised with ASME’s prestigious medal

Research has seen him scrutinising geckos, bones, and conch shellsCredit: NTU Singapore As a child, Professor Gao Huajian, Distinguished University ...

Soft X-ray method promises nanocarrier breakthroughs for smart medicine

Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Before the huge potential of tiny nanocarriers for highly targeted drug delivery and ...

Researchers find semimetal that clings to a quantum precipice

Credit: Yiming Qiu, NIST Scientists studying a special kind of semimetals have found a material with an unusually pristine nature ...

New optimization approach helps design lighter carbon fiber composite materials

New design approach for manufacturing carbon fibers with optimized orientation and thickness achieves weight reduction in fiber reinforced plasticsCredit: Robert ...

Generating electricity from heat using the spin Seebeck device

Credit: POSTECH Thermoelectric (TE) conversion offers a carbon-free power generation from geothermal, waste, body or solar heat, and shows promise ...

Electromagnetic anomalies that occur before an earthquake

Researchers first synthesize conjoined bismacrocycle with all phenylene units

Credit: ZHANG Xinyu et al. The research team led by Prof. DU Pingwu from the University of Science and Technology ...

Identifying how chemotherapy drug works could deliver personalized cancer treatment

Credit: KAIST The chemotherapy drug decitabine is commonly used to treat patients with blood cancers, but its response rate is ...

Pristine quantum criticality found

Study: Quantum fluctuations may give rise to topological phases of matterCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 24, ...

Lehigh Engineering PhD students earn prestigious STEM research fellowships from NSF, DoD

Credit: Courtesy of Nicole Malofsky and Mari-Therese Burton / Lehigh University Rossin College PhD students Mari-Therese Burton (materials science and ...

Clues from soured milk reveal how gold veins form

For decades scientists have been puzzled by the formation of rare hyper-enriched gold depositsCredit: Duncan McLeish For decades scientists have ...

Controllability of ionization energy of atoms promises advancements in chemical synthesis

A paper by Kazan Federal University and Tatarstan Academy of Sciences saw light in Physics Letters ACredit: Kazan Federal University ...

Researchers develop advanced model to improve safety of next-generation reactors

The model can better predict the physical phenomenon inside of very-high-temperature pebble-bed reactorsCredit: Dr. Jean Ragusa and Dr. Mauricio Eduardo ...

Scientists created building materials effectively protecting from radiation