Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: ©Science China Press It has become a hot topic to further improve the efficiency of polymer solar cells (PSCs) ...

New method enables ‘photographing’ of enzymes

Study by the University of Bonn facilitates the clarification of catalysis mechanismsCredit: © AG Schiemann/Uni Bonn Scientists at the University ...

How Nigerian music can help you choose a ripe watermelon

Researchers will describe a surprising similarity between the sounds of Nigerian drums and the sound a ripe watermelon makes when ...

A new sensor for light, heat and touch

Thermodiffusion assisted pyroelectrics -- Enabling rapid and stable heat and radiation sensingCredit: Thor Balkhed Inspired by the behaviour of natural ...

Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power could transform energy

The ultra-high efficiency material called a tandem perovskite solar cell is being developed to help solve the world energy crisis.Credit: ...

Want to expand your toddler’s vocabulary? Find another child

New OSU and Purdue study to be presented at the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting in Louisville shows young ...

A step for a promising new battery to store clean energy

Researchers find way to build potassium-oxygen batteries that last longer COLUMBUS, Ohio--Researchers have built a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen ...

Signals to noise in acoustic vehicles alerting systems

Experts will discuss the health and safety concerns of making quiet cars louder at the 177th Acoustical Society of America ...

Skoltech researchers developed new perovskite-inspired semiconductors for electronic devices

Credit: Journal of Materials Chemistry A The collaborative effort of researchers from Skoltech, SB RAS Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ...

At the frontiers of physics

Two UC Santa Barbara physics professors are elected to the National Academy of Sciences Two UC Santa Barbara physics professors ...

Underwater power generation

Energy from seawater: Power generator autonomously switches between two functional modes Underwater vehicles, diving robots, and detectors require their own ...

Just like toothpaste: fluoride radically improves the stability of perovskite solar cells

Credit: Eindhoven University of Technology Solar cells made of perovskite hold much promise for the future of solar energy. The ...

Software library to serve for faster chemical reaction processing

A new tool has been proposed by Kazan University chemoinformatics lab Big Data has become ubiquitous in recent years, and ...

Physicists discover new type of spin waves

This could help create innovative concepts for future IT applications Current technologies for information transfer and processing are challenged by ...

Study: Glassy menagerie of particles in beach sands near Hiroshima is fallout debris

X-ray studies at Berkeley Lab provide evidence for source of exotic assortment of melt debrisCredit: Mario Wannier Mario Wannier, a ...

Power to the constants!

On World Metrology Day, 20 May 2019, what defines a kilogram, an ampere and all the other units will change ...

Optical security: Tunable-resonator upconverted emission color printing

Credit: SUTD Viewing bank notes under ultraviolet or infra-red light is a common check for counterfeits. Doing so causes invisible ...

Quieter intensive care units may translate to better outcomes for infants in new study

Researchers find quiet times in hospital neonatal units may be related to improved infant health -- results to be reported ...

Locating a shooter from the first shot via cellphone

French acoustics researchers hope soldiers will soon be able to look to locate shooters on their smart phones with information ...

How acoustics detected artillery in WWI