Taking the measure of glycans
Researchers capture variability in antibodyCredit: De Leoz et al., MCP 2019 When Lorna De Leoz invited laboratories to participate in ...
Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences
GMRT discovers a gigantic ring of hydrogen gas around a distant galaxy
Credit: O. Bait (NCRA-TIFR/GMRT), Duc (ObAS/CFHT) A team of astronomers at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) in Pune, ...
Topological semimetals can generate sizable transverse thermoelectric figure of merit
Credit: ©Science China Press The thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a particular material is determined by the value of its thermoelectric ...
Strategies to generate larger pores in metal-organic frameworks
Credit: ©Science China Press Due to the advantages such as large specific surface area, adjustable pore size and tunable functionality, ...
Life could have emerged from lakes with high phosphorus
Credit: Matthew Dillon/Flickr Life as we know it requires phosphorus. It's one of the six main chemical elements of life, ...
Samara Polytech scientists has developed a new concept of mathematical modeling
Using unique models, new technologies for producing nanomaterials and nanocoatings will be createdCredit: @SamaraPolytech A team of scientists from the ...
Harnessing hot carriers for high efficiency solar cells
Credit: © 2019 Jun Yin Two-dimensional solar materials may offer a way to extract more energy from sunlight. By tuning ...
Which of these mushrooms could kill you? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2019 -- There are tens of thousands of mushroom species out there, ...
Using deep learning to predict disease-associated mutations
HKU scientists develop a deep learning approach to predict disease-associated mutations of the metal-binding sitesCredit: @The University of Hong Kong ...
FEFU scientists participate in development of ceramic materials that are IR-transparent
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) teamed up with colleagues from Institute of Chemistry (FEB ...
Full noncontact laser ultrasound: First human data
Credit: by Xiang Zhang, Jonathan R. Fincke, Charles M. Wynn, Matt R. Johnson, Robert W. Haupt, Brian W. Anthony For ...
East Asia VLBI Network observations of the TeV Gamma-Ray Burst 190114C
Credit: ©Science China Press Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB), generated in distant galaxies, is the most energetic astronomical event in the Universe. ...
Paving the way for spintronic RAMs: A deeper look into a powerful spin phenomenon
Credit: Journal of Applied Physics Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech) explore a new material combination that sets the ...
Brain-like functions emerging in a metallic nanowire network
Emerging fluctuation-based functionalities are expected to open a way to novel memory device technologyCredit: NIMS An international joint research team ...
Lasers learn to accurately spot space junk
Scientists applied a set of algorithms to laser-ranging telescopes and succeeded in increasing accurate detection of the space litter in ...
High-performance anode for all-solid-state Li batteries is made of Si nanoparticles
Large volume expansion during charging, the obstacle to using Si anodes in conventional liquid electrolytes, helps a Si anode composed ...
2D materials: arrangement of atoms measured in silicene
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics Silicene consists of a single layer of silicon atoms. In contrast to the ...
A fast and inexpensive device to capture and identify viruses
Credit: Terrones Lab/Penn State A device to quickly capture and identify various strains of virus has been developed, according to ...
Powder, not gas: A safer, more effective way to create a star on Earth
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications A major issue with operating ring-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks is ...
‘Tweezer clock’ may help tell time more precisely
Credit: Caltech Atomic clocks are used around the world to precisely tell time. Each "tick" of the clock depends on ...
