Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Astronomers uncover the relic at the heart of Supernova 1987A that has been hidden for over 30 yearsCredit: Cardiff University ...

Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties

Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, and Nagoya University, Japan, have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors ...

Atoms don’t like jumping rope

Scientists have removed an important obstacle to the practical use of nanooptical traps.Credit: Mathieu L. Juan By controlling individual atoms, ...

Development of magneto-optic effect measurement device using dual-comb spectroscopy

New tools for polarization and spectroscopic measurement and material developmentBlock diagram of Faraday effect measurement system using dual-comb spectroscopy. Professor ...

‘Dual login’ mechanism found to resist fungal infection in cells

Indiana University-led research has revealed how two specific immune receptors coordinate to trigger a powerful response against fungal invadersCredit: Image ...

Blowing bubbles: PPPL scientist confirms way to launch current in fusion plasmas

Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications An obstacle to generating fusion reactions inside facilities called tokamaks is that ...

Quantum light improves sensitivity of biological measurements

New approach combines quantum physics and biology to improve enzyme activity measurementsCredit: Simonetta Pieroni WASHINGTON -- In a new study, ...

Army project may lead to new class of high-performance materials

Credit: Courtesy Northwestern University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Synthetic biologists working on a U.S. Army project have developed a ...

NTU and Dutch scientists show how perovskite solar cells can capture more electricity

Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) in a collaboration with the University of Groningen (UG) ...

Discovery in ferroelectric material reveals unique property, application potential

Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; illustration by Sabine Neumayer A discovery from a team of physicists ...

Balancing elementary steps for boosting alkaline hydrogen evolution

Credit: ©Science China Press Electrocatalytic reaction, like other heterogenous catalytic reaction, commonly consists of multiple elementary reaction steps. For example, ...

Directional control of self-propelled protocells

The future of drug delivery?Credit: Ambika Somasundar, Penn State Synthetic protocells can be made to move toward and away from ...

New catalysts remove NOx pollutants at lower temperatures

November 16, 2019

Bulk 'defective' vanadium oxide for NOx removal from industrial exhaust at temperatures lower than 150 degrees CelsiusCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University ...

Hot electrons harvested without tricks

Credit: Maxim Pchenitchnikov, University of Groningen Semiconductors convert energy from photons (light) into an electron current. However, some photons carry ...

Water could modulate the activity and selectivity of CO2 reduction

Credit: ©Science China Press As an alternative to the depletion of fossil resources, the reduction of CO2 emitted from fossil ...

Near-infrared electrochromism of a new multilayered complex

Credit: ©Science China Press Electrochromic films that display reversible spectral and color changes in response to electric or electrochemical stimulus ...

First research results from the Estonian-Finnish FinEstBeAMS beamline

Credit: Photo credit: Mati Kook, University of Tartu. The public might not even know that scientists from the University of ...

Atomically dispersed Ni is coke-resistant for dry reforming of methane

Credit: QIAO Botao Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is the process of converting methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) into ...

Nearly extreme black holes which attempt to regrow hair become bald again

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The black holes of Einstein's theory of relativity can be completely described by just three parameters: their mass, ...

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