Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: University of Liverpool Research led by the University of Liverpool, in partnership with Johnson Matthey PLC and Loughborough University ...

Phonon imaging in 3D with a fiber probe

Credit: by La Cavera, S., Pérez-Cota, F., Smith, R.J. et al. Ultrasound is an indispensable tool for the life sciences ...

Microalgae biofuels: Changing carbohydrates into lipids

Credit: Kato et al. (2021) A cross-institutional collaboration has developed a technique to repartition carbon resources from carbohydrates to lipids ...

Realization of the highest laser intensity ever reached

The record-breaking laser intensity over 1023 W/cm2 enables us to explore novel physical phenomena occurring under extreme physical conditionsCredit: Institute ...

Diversity and universality of jamming

Credit: Osaka University Researchers at Chinese Academy of Science and Osaka University show that, unlike the crystalline close packing of ...

Elite Researcher 2021: “I find solutions for problems that we don’t even have yet.”

Today, she receives the Ministry of Higher Education and Science's prestigious Elite Research Prize 2021 as one of Denmark's most ...

Zero to hero: Overlooked material could help reduce our carbon footprint

Scientists report hitherto unobserved high-performance CO2 adsorption in zeolites at room temperature, opening doors to applications in air purificationCredit: 2021 ...

Can we make opioids less addictive? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 6, 2021 -- Opioids are the most powerful painkillers we have, but they're ...

AI is not perfect — Domain knowledge is a key in engineering

Enjoying Domain Knowledge for stay-cable monitoring in full automationCredit: Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) The Korea ...

Dead lithium batteries could find new life through unique recycling process

Credit: Illustration provided by Linda Wang American Resources Corp., a socially responsible supplier of high-quality raw materials, (NASDAQ:AREC) announced Thursday ...

Dark matter detection

UD's Singh and collaborators propose repurposing tabletop sensors to search for dark matterCredit: Photo by Evan Krape, photo composite by ...

Supersymmetry-inspired microlaser arrays pave way for powering chip-sized optical systems

Credit: University of Pennsylvania The field of photonics aims to transform all manner of electronic devices by storing and transmitting ...

Rapid rovers, speedy sands: fast-tracking terrain interaction modeling

Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech Granular materials, such as sand and gravel, are an interesting class of materials. They can ...

Rein Ulijn receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

Ulijn is the second ASRC faculty member in just two years to receive the Department of Defense's most prestigious single-investigator ...

Examining the one-two punch of malaria drugs

Why the combination medicines both help and hurt each otherCredit: University of Houston When a mosquito begins to nibble on ...

Fundamental regulation mechanism of proteins discovered

A research team led by Göttingen University find novel switch in proteins with wide-ranging implications for medical treatmentsCredit: K Tittmann ...

3D bioprinting technique controls cell orientation

Common bioprinting methods fail to direct cell orientation at the individual cell level, but a technique can with implications for ...

A high-tech textile to stay comfortable outdoors

Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00400 Clothing, from tank tops to parkas, helps people adapt to temperatures outdoors. ...

An uncrackable combination of invisible ink and artificial intelligence

Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01179 Coded messages in invisible ink sound like something only ...

Personalized sweat sensor reliably monitors blood glucose without finger pricks