Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Discovered at SLAC and Stanford, this new class of unconventional superconductors is starting to give up its secrets -- including ...

The adaptability of debris is successfully proven as a raw material for roads

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba In 2009, 105 single-family homes in the city of Cordoba were demolished in order to expand ...

Sandia Fellow wins nuclear fusion award

Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories Fellow Keith Matzen has been awarded the 2019 ...

Designer-defect clamping of ferroelectric domain walls for more-stable nanoelectronics

Improved stability a significant step forward for domain-wall nanoelectronic data storageCredit: FLEET A UNSW study published today in Nature Communications ...

Transformative ‘green’ accelerator achieves world’s first 8-pass full energy recovery

Successful demonstration paves the way for unprecedented applications in science, industry, and medicineCredit: Cornell University ITHACA, NY--Scientists from Cornell University ...

Let the europium shine brighter

Credit: WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido University A stacked nanocarbon antenna makes a rare earth element shine 5 times more brightly than previous ...

Novel composite antimicrobial film could take a bite out of foodborne illnesses

Credit: Penn State A novel composite film -- created by the bonding of an antimicrobial layer to conventional, clear polyethylene ...

New self-assembled monolayer is resistant to air

Buckyballs can pave the way for molecular electronicsCredit: Xinkai Qiu, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen Organic self-assembled monolayers ...

Study finds billions of quantum entangled electrons in ‘strange metal’

Physicists provide direct evidence of entanglement's role in quantum criticalityCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Jan. 16, 2020) ...

A new look at ‘strange metals’

For years, a new synthesis method has been developed at TU Wien (Vienna) to unlock the secrets of "strange metals". ...

Breakthrough on curbing dengue

Credit: CSIRO Scientists from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, and the University of California San Diego have engineered the first ...

New optical technique captures real-time dynamics of cement setting

Material characterization approach can pinpoint cement setting times, could lead to more environmentally friendly cementCredit: José Ortiz-Lozano WASHINGTON -- Researchers ...

Compact broadband acoustic absorber with coherently coupled weak resonances

Credit: ©Science China Press Deep-subwavelength acoustic absorbers have received great attention due to their scientific and application values. Porous materials ...

Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodetectors can now see further than before

Credit: ©ICFO Optical sensing in the mid to long infrared (5microns - um) is becoming of utmost importance in different ...

Deep learning enables real-time imaging around corners

Detailed, fast imaging of hidden objects could help self-driving cars detect hazardsCredit: Felix Heide, Princeton University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have ...

Physicists design ‘super-human’ red blood cells to deliver drugs to specific targets

Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University A team of physicists from McMaster University has developed a process to modify red blood ...

Structual color barcode micromotors for multiplex biosensing

Credit: ©Science China Press Micromotors are artificial microscale devices which can achieve autonomous movement by converting supplied fuels or externally ...

Pretty with a twist

Complex porous, chiral nano-patterns arise from a simple linear building blockCredit: Bodong Zhang / TUM Nanoscience can arrange minute molecular ...

Photoelectrochemical water-splitting efficiency hits 4.5%

Credit: P. Linfeng/EPFL Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting for hydrogen fuel generation has been considered the Holy Grail of electrochemistry. But ...

Team led by PPPL wins supercomputer time to help capture and control fusion energy