Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Osaka University-led researchers apply pressure to a thermoelectric material to better understand quantum phenomena and in doing so are able ...

New cuprate superconductor may challenge the classical wisdom

Credit: JIN Changqing Superconductivity is one of the most mysterious phenomena in nature in that the materials can conduct electrical ...

Lightning bolt underwater

Credit: RUB, Kramer Electrochemical cells help recycle CO2. However, the catalytic surfaces get worn down in the process. Researchers at ...

Rich defects boosting the oxygen evolution reaction

Credit: ©Science China Press The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with sluggish reaction kinetics and large over-potential is the severe reaction ...

A new way to make droplets bounce away

Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soakingCredit: Kripa Varanasi CAMBRIDGE, MA -- In many ...

3D body mapping could identify, treat organs, cells damaged from medical conditions

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Medical advancements can come at a physical cost. Often following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and ...

Mimicking the ultrastructure of wood with 3D-printing for green products

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in 3D printing with a ...

Researchers reach milestone in use of nanoparticles to kill cancer with heat

Credit: Tetiana Korzun CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have developed an improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters ...

Practice makes perfect

Credit: Argonne National Laboratory/Noah Paulson Argonne team combines cutting-edge modeling with 300-year-old statistical analysis technique to enhance material properties. At some ...

Academic reviewers to now more easily receive credit for their work

San Francisco, CA., June 26, 2019---PLOS today announced that its collaboration with ORCID now includes credit for reviewers. For more ...

The fundamental physics of frequency combs sheds light on nature’s problem-solving skills

Insight into laser frequency combs improves understanding, advances technology Nature has a way of finding optimal solutions to complex problems. ...

Long delays prescribing new antibiotics hinder market for needed drugs

MADISON, Wis. -- U.S. hospitals wait over a year on average to begin prescribing newly developed antibiotics, a delay that ...

Building a bridge to the quantum world

Scientists at IST Austria develop a prototype of what may, in the future, serve as a link to connect quantum ...

Experimental physicists redefine ultrafast, coherent magnetism

Credit: © J.K. Dewhurst Electronic properties of materials can be directly influenced via light absorption in under a femtosecond (10-15 ...

Sustainability-linked loans provide opportunities for chemical firms

Spurred by calculations showing that companies with a lower environmental impact are less of a financial risk, banks are beginning ...

Shell increases versatility of nanowires

Laboratory experiments show that semiconductor nanowires can be tuned over wide energy rangesCredit: HZDR / R. Huebner Nanowires promise to ...

Solving the knotty question of soft-pretzel aroma

Whether at Oktoberfest, the movie theater or a shopping mall, the enticing aroma of soft pretzels is unmistakable. Now, researchers ...

First snapshots of trapped CO2 molecules shed new light on carbon capture

A new twist on cryo-EM imaging reveals what's going on inside MOFs, highly porous nanoparticles with big potential for storing ...

UIC, AbbVie scientists develop a novel device to screen advanced crystalline materials

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and AbbVie Inc. have developed a novel device that will help scientists ...

Diving into water treatment strategies for swimming pools