Researchers discover surprising quantum effect in hard disk drive material
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Scientists find surprising way to affect information storage properties in metal alloy. Sometimes scientific discoveries can ...
Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences
New method proposed for studying hydrodynamic behavior of electrons in graphene
Published work paves the way for further research into the potential of graphene TROY, N.Y. -- By studying how electrons ...
Bridge over coupled waters: Scientists 3D-print all-liquid ‘lab on a chip’
Berkeley Lab researchers set the stage for new class of 3D-printed, all-liquid devices; could automate chemical synthesis for batteries and ...
How to take the ‘petro’ out of the petrochemicals industry
New paper in Science by U of T Engineering research team charts a road map for displacing fossil fuels in ...
Unprecedented insight into two-dimensional magnets using diamond quantum sensors
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics For the first time, physicists at the University of Basel have succeeded in ...
Ice-proof coating for big structures relies on a ‘beautiful demonstration of mechanics’
Credit: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing, University of Michigan ANN ARBOR--A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly ...
IAS researchers detect evidence of 6 new binary black hole mergers within LVC data
Credit: Lee Sandberg Scholars at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) recently submitted a paper announcing the discovery of six ...
Extracting something from nothing: A bright glow from empty space
Particles travelling through empty space can emit bright flashes of gamma rays by interacting with the quantum vacuum, according to ...
Royal Academy of Engineering technology chair for Strathclyde professor
Credit: University of Strathclyde A Physics Professor at the University of Strathclyde has been awarded a prestigious Chair in Emerging ...
Caffeine gives solar cells an energy boost
Credit: Rui Wang and Jingjing Xue Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China ...
How to get rid of that skunk smell? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 25, 2019 -- Skunks are nocturnal animals that prefer to keep to themselves. ...
Developing a model critical in creating better devices
Credit: Virginia Tech Water is everywhere. Understanding how it behaves at an intersection with another material and how it affects ...
The first laser radio transmitter
Researchers transmit data via a semiconductor laser, opening the door to ultra-high-speed Wi-FiCredit: Image courtesy of Marco Piccardo/Harvard SEAS You've ...
Biomimicry of basic instinct
Pitt chemical engineers replicate feed, fight and flight responses in catalytic chemical reactionsCredit: Abhrajit Laskar/Anna Balazs PITTSBURGH (April 22, 2019) ...
Battery research at TU Graz: New breakthroughs in research on super-batteries
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Since 2012, Stefan Freunberger of the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials at ...
Tracking charge carriers in the molecular crystal at organic pn junction
Credit: NINS/IMS An organic solar cell is light, flexible, low cost and green device, hence regarded as a potential seed ...
Using DNA templates to harness the sun’s energy
Credit: Neal Woodbury and Hao Yan As the world struggles to meet the increasing demand for energy, coupled with the ...
New lens system for brighter, sharper diffraction images
Researchers from Brookhaven Lab designed, implemented, and applied a new and improved focusing system for electron diffraction measurementsCredit: Brookhaven National ...
Holy Pleistocene Batman, the answer’s in the cave
Let's say you wanted to solve a 20,000-year-old mystery, where would you start? Let's say you wanted to solve a ...
Song receives George A. Olah Award from the American Chemical Society
Credit: American Chemical Society Chunshan Song, distinguished professor of fuel science in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of ...