Mineral discovery made easier: X-ray technique shines a new light on tiny, rare crystals
Berkeley Lab scientists participate in the discovery of ognitite; other candidate new-mineral studies in progressCredit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab Like a ...
Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences
OU physicists show novel Mott state in twisted graphene bilayers at ‘magic angle’
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma physics group sheds light on a novel Mott state observed in twisted ...
Montana State leads project to study mysterious relative of the aurora
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- When the shimmering hues of the aurora dance in the night sky, ...
Powering a solution: Professor takes charge at improving lithium ion batteries safety
As cutting edge as electric vehicles are, they're still vulnerable to an Achilles heel - the very source that gives ...
Photovoltaic nanotubes
Special nanotubes could improve solar power and imaging technologyCredit: © 2019 Iwasa et al. Physicists discovered a novel kind of ...
Upcycling process brings new life to old jeans
A growing population, rising standards of living and quickly changing fashions send mountains of clothing waste to the world's landfills ...
Artificial muscles powered by glucose
Credit: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just ...
Fifty years after the Cuyahoga conflagration
On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River, which flows through Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire. Although firefighters extinguished the blaze within ...
A forest of nano-mushroom structures keep this plastic clean and stain-free
Pitt engineers develop new optical stain-resistant plastic based on mushroom structures PITTSBURGH (June 19, 2019) ¬--Technologies like solar panels and ...
Unearthing the sweet potato proteome
The sweet, starchy orange sweet potatoes are tasty and nutritious ingredients for fries, casseroles and pies. Although humans have been ...
Freezing bubbles viral video inspired research published
Credit: Virginia Tech Scientific inquiry often begins with the "why." Without expecting to do more than answer a question posed ...
High reaction rates even without precious metals
Precious metals are often efficient catalysts -- but they are expensive and rare; however, it has so far been difficult ...
Expanding the temperature range of lithium-ion batteries
Electric cars struggle with extreme temperatures, mainly because of impacts on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries. Now, researchers ...
Is glue the answer to climate change?
A sticky solution could improve carbon capture materialsCredit: ESRI, Swansea University Is glue the answer to climate change? Researchers at ...
Researchers find quantum gravity has no symmetry
Credit: Harlow and Ooguri A new study by a pair of researchers in the US and Japan has found that, ...
The nature-inspired materials can be used in applications ranging from tunneling to space
Credit: Rahul Kumar Optimal materials for cutting tools of tunnel boring machines (TBM) were developed in the recently finished three-year ...
Astronomers make first detection of polarised radio waves in Gamma Ray Burst jets
The polarisation signature reveals magnetic fields in the universe's most powerful explosions to be much more patchy and tangled than ...
Real-time analysis of MOF adsorption behavior
Researchers have developed a technology to analyze the adsorption behavior of molecules in each individual pore of a metal organic ...
A sound idea: a step towards quantum computing
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba investigate a new method for generating coherent signals in silicon chips using laser-induced vibrations ...
Direct method to etch-embed Ce onto Cu-based Oxide
Ce-O-Cu catalysts are obtainedCredit: Dan Zhao et al. In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, ...
