Chemists map an artificial molecular self-assembly pathway with complexities of life
The road less traveledCredit: Image by Shuichi Hiraoka, CC-BY-ND. Two pathways diverged in a chemical synthesis, and one molecule took ...
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FSU researchers develop thin heat shield for superfast aircraft
Credit: © 2019 FAMU-FSU College of Engineering The world of aerospace increasingly relies on carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites to ...
Research reveals new state of matter: a Cooper pair metal
Credit: Valles lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For years, physicists have assumed that Cooper pairs, the electron duos ...
New laser opens up large, underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum
Terahertz frequency laser paves the way for better sensing, imaging and communicationsCredit: Arman Amirzhan, Harvard SEAS The terahertz frequency range ...
Scientists design built-in controls for mini-chemical labs on a chip
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Since the 1990s, scientists have been exploring the possibilities of miniaturized chemical "laboratories" ...
Lifelike chemistry created in lab search for ways to study origin of life
Credit: Image courtesy of the David Baum lab MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have cultivated lifelike chemical reactions while ...
Chemists use light to build biologically active compounds
Photocatalyst builds 3D scaffolds from flat aromatics/Study published in ChemCredit: Jiajia Ma Some of the most biologically active molecules, including ...
Bottlebrushes rise up to control coatings
Rice University engineers find bottlebrush copolymers can be tailored for applicationsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 14, 2019) - ...
New material breaks world record turning heat into electricity
A new type of material generates electrical current very efficiently from temperature differences. This allows sensors and small processors to ...
Tailor-made carbon helps pinpoint hereditary diseases and correct medication dosage
A new method of analysis is speeding up the researchCredit: Anja Aarva / Aalto University Sensors manufactured with carbon-based materials ...
Observing changes in the chirality of molecules in real time
Credit: ETH Zurich / Joachim Schnabl Some molecules can exist in two mirror-image forms, similar to our hands. Although such ...
Typhoons and marine eutrophication are probably the missing source of organic nitrogen in ecosystems
Credit: Ming Chang Atmospheric nitrogen deposition has a significant impact on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and alterations in its ...
Crystal coatings could help solve mystery of fracture patterns
Credit: Lander et al. Fractures are everywhere. They are the cracks in the sidewalk. The rifts in roadcuts. The spidery ...
Turning waste heat into hydrogen fuel
Using waste heat helps cut cost of producing hydrogenCredit: Illustration: NTNU In June, the International Energy Agency confirmed what most ...
Gallium-based solvating agent efficiently analyzes optically active alcohols
Credit: KAIST A KAIST research team has developed a gallium-based metal complex enabling the rapid chiral analysis of alcohols. A ...
Graphene: The more you bend it, the softer it gets
Credit: Graphic courtesy Blanka Janicek, Pinshane Huang Lab CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- New research by engineers at the University of Illinois ...
Rational transparent conductor design provides a boost to carbon nanotubes application
Credit: Skoltech An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Laboratory of Nanomaterials at the Skoltech Center for ...
Printed metal conductors may be next-generation electronic displays
$1m grant from DOE funds Pitt researcher and electroninks project using metal ink for OLEDsCredit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH ...
Theoretical tubulanes inspire ultrahard polymers
Rice University-printed sample is full of holes, but stops bullets better than solid materialsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. ...
Researchers capture moving object with ghost imaging
By using information from blurry images to create clear reconstructions, new method could expand applications for ghost imagingCredit: Wei-Tao Liu, ...
