Developing technologies that run on light
The future of faster, more efficient information processing may come down to light rather than electricity. Mark Lawrence, a postdoctoral ...
Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences
Skoltech scientists developed a novel method to fine-tune the properties of carbon nanotubes
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Photonics and Quantum Materials (CPQM) have developed a novel method to fine-tune the optoelectrical ...
Fungal compound deodorizes skunk smell
Being sprayed by a skunk is no fun for people or their pets, and the strong, stinky secretions can serve ...
Three Mars rovers set to blast off in 2020
Since ancient times, the Red Planet has captured the imaginations of scientists, writers and the general public. In July 2020, ...
Artificial throat could someday help mute people ‘speak’
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2019, 10.1021/acsnano.9b03218 Most people take speech for granted, but it's actually a complex process that ...
Alzheimer’s protein is likely held together with many weak chemical interactions
Model reveals new role for overlooked electron relationships The chemical interactions that give proteins their shape may be weaker and ...
Does one size does fit all? A new model for organic semiconductors
A multicenter team including researchers from Osaka University reports new observations for organic single crystals that derive from their flexibility, ...
Elsevier announces the winner of the 2019 Tetrahedron Prize
Peter Schultz recognized for his outstanding contributions to bioorganic and medicinal chemistryCredit: Scripps Institue Amsterdam, July 24, 2019 - Elsevier, ...
Valleytronics core theory for future high-efficiency semiconductor technology
DGIST discovered the core theory of valleytronics that will lead high-efficiency next generation semiconductor technologyCredit: DGIST DGIST research team discovered ...
Rising CO2 levels could boost wheat yield but slightly reduce nutritional quality
Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are rising, which experts predict could produce more droughts and hotter temperatures. Although these ...
New technique could help engineer polluted water filter, human tissues
Rutgers-led team's protein patterns look like flowers, trees, snowflakesCredit: Nancy Hernandez, William Hansen and Slava Manichev Scientists can turn proteins ...
KIST-Stanford team develops new material for wearable devices able to restore conductivity
KIST-Stanford University team develops new material for wearable devices that can self-heal and recover its original electrical conductivity even after ...
Science Societies announce 2019-20 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows
The Optical Society, Materials Research Society and SPIE make final selection for prestigious appointments to learn and contribute to science ...
Unconventional phenomena triggered by acoustic waves in 2D materials
Opening a new way to manipulate valley transport by acoustic methodsCredit: IBS Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics of ...
Finding alternatives to diamonds for drilling
Using computational methods, scientists have plotted a highly accurate map to guide the synthesis of new, cheaper materials tough enough ...
A new concept for self-assembling micromachines
Polarisable microrobots components can be designed to find each other in an electric fieldCredit: MPI for Intelligent Systems / Nature ...
Cancer lab on chip to enable widespread screening, personalized treatment
Tiny devices based on microfluidics could use bodily fluids to analyze and help treat tumorsCredit: Florina Silvia Iliescu WASHINGTON, D.C., ...
Towards a light driven molecular assembler
Chemists at Kiel University built the first artificial molecular machines that performs synthesisCredit: Rainer Herges Chemists usually synthesize molecules using ...
Hidden dynamics detected in neuronal networks
Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University show that neuronal networks can assume a second, previously unknown critical modeCredit: ...
When the pigeon and the letter do not travel together
Credit: © University of Vienna, created by Jon Ladrón de Guevara Whether it is pigeons in the air, electrons in ...
