Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Hydroxyapatite, a mineral present in human bones, shows efficient decomposition of hazardous organic compounds when activated using mechanical stressCredit: Image ...

Box fan air cleaner greatly reduces virus transmission

Decades-old public classrooms with inadequate ventilation can be made safer with the use of a cardboard frame, air filter, and ...

Pepsin-degradable plastics of bionylons from itaconic and amino acids

Credit: Image courtesy: Tatsuo Kaneko and Mohammad Asif Ali from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Point: Novel chiral ...

Popcorn! Packaging for the future?

Forest scientists at Göttingen University develop plant-based, environmentally friendly materialCredit: Carolin Pertsch Modern packaging must do much more than simply ...

Researchers develop magnetic thin film for spin-thermoelectric energy conversion

Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently introduced a new class of magnetic materials for spin ...

Stabilizer residue in inks found to inhibit conductivity in 3D printed electronic

Credit: Gustavo Trindade Inks containing metal nanoparticles are among the most commonly-used conductive materials for printed electronics. Ink-jetting layers of ...

Low temperature physics gives insight into turbulence

Credit: Lancaster University A novel technique for studying vortices in quantum fluids has been developed by Lancaster physicists. Andrew Guthrie, ...

New material to treat wounds can protect against resistant bacteria

First successful implementation of new antibacterial technologyCredit: Anna-Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new ...

‘Unmaking’ a move: Correcting motion blur in single-photon images

Researchers develop innovative deblurring method that works even for images with multiple objects moving independentlyCredit: Free-Photos from Pixabay Imaging technology ...

Scientists develop better way to block viruses that cause childhood respiratory infections

Credit: Images by Victor Outlaw. MADISON - By engineering a short chunk of protein, or peptide, that can prevent the ...

Magnetic nanoparticles pull valuable elements from water sources

Earth-friendly process may help make critical materials sourcing economically feasible in the U.S.Credit: (Graphic: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) RICHLAND, Wash.--A ...

Light meets superconducting circuits

Credit: Andrea Bancora, Amir Youssefi (EPFL) In the last few years, several technology companies including Google, Microsoft, and IBM, have ...

3D printing lays the foundation for a new range of diagnostic tests

Credit: © Ameloot Group Researchers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a 3D printing technique that extends the possibilities of ...

Treating cerebral aneurysms with a new filling method

Credit: POSTECH Cerebral aneurysms are malformations caused by abnormalities on the walls of blood vessels in the brain. When these ...

THz emission spectroscopy reveals optical response of GaInN/GaN multiple quantum wells

Towards nano-seismology of wide bandgap quantum devicesCredit: Osaka University A team of researchers at the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka ...

Materials research says yes to wood

Researchers achieve 50dB noiseless at all optical isolation

Credit: HU Xinxin et al. Chinese researchers achieved 51.5dB nonreciprocal isolation in the atomic ensemble, which is the highest isolation ...

Engineering diseased human skin in vitro

Credit: POSTECH The skin, which covers the surface of the human body, is its largest organ. It is the first ...

Parallel universes cross in Flatland

Physicists at the University of Bath in the UK observe modified energy landscapes at the intersection of 2D materials.Credit: Ventsislav ...

Worldwide network develops SARS-CoV-2 protocols for research laboratories