Coal could yield treatment for traumatic injuries
Rice, Texas A&M, UTHealth scientists discover coal-derived 'dots' are effective antioxidantCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Graphene quantum dots drawn from common ...
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New robust device may scale up quantum tech, researchers say
Study shows evidence of topological superconductivity in planar structuresCredit: Microsoft Station Q Purdue photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Researchers have ...
Researchers create the first maps of two melatonin receptors essential for sleep
A better understanding of how these receptors work could enable scientists to design better therapeutics for sleep disorders, cancer and ...
Timothy J. Bunning awarded 2019 MRS Communications Lecture
The 2019 MRS Communications Lecture recognizes excellence in the field of materials research through work published in MRS Communications. It ...
Researchers observe slowest atom decay ever measured
Credit: (Image: Xenon Collaboration) Around 1500 meters deep in the Italian Gran Sasso mountains is the underground laboratory LNGS (Laboratori ...
New nanomaterial to replace mercury
LEDs make UV light The nano research team led by professors Helge Weman and Bjørn-Ove Fimland at the Norwegian University ...
High-efficiency thermoelectric materials: New insights into tin selenide
Credit: HZB The thermoelectric effect has been known since 1821: with certain combinations of materials, a temperature difference generates an ...
Study shows the potential of carbon nanotubes to cool electronic circuits
Mechanically stretched carbon nanotubes extract heat efficiently and could be used to cool flexible electronic devices, for example The use ...
A close look at lithium batteries
Fluorescence probe shows the distribution of active lithium species on lithium metal anodes Batteries with metallic lithium anodes offer enhanced ...
New synthesis strategy speeds identification of simpler versions of a natural product
Research may have implications for Alzheimer's Disease or preventing the immune system from rejecting organ transplants, Baylor-led study findsCredit: Photo ...
Cui, Hensleigh, Chen and Zheng awarded the JMR Paper of the Year
The Journal of Materials Research Paper of the Year Award recognizes excellence in advancing materials knowledge through written scholarship. The ...
Protein Science Best Paper Awards to Yu-ming Huang and Abhay Thakur
The 33rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society Best Paper Award Winners, June 30- July 3, 2019, Seattle, WACredit: The ...
York University chemists invent new Lewis acidity test using fluorescence
Method could reduce costs for pharmaceutical, industrial and tech industries TORONTO, April 22, 2019 - York University chemists have invented ...
Otago’s atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies
Credit: University of Otago By breaking with conventionality, University of Otago physicists have opened up new research and technology opportunities ...
Photoacoustic endoscopy could improve Crohn’s disease treatment
Better view of intestinal changes could lead to targeted treatments and fewer adverse effects WASHINGTON -- A newly developed endoscope ...
Perfume makers seek natural, sustainable scents
In 1921, perfumer Ernest Beaux discovered that adding synthetic aldehydes to natural rose and jasmine scents produced just the right ...
Liquid crystals in nanopores produce a surprisingly large negative pressure
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Negative pressure governs not only the Universe or the quantum vacuum. This phenomenon, although of a ...
Scientists are world’s firsts to reproduce complete copy of ‘anti-tumour antibiotic’
The breakthrough reveals new ways to combat drug-resistant bacteria and fight cancerCredit: Dr Martin Lear, University of Lincoln After 20 ...
Frustrated materials under high pressure
HZDR researchers modify magnetic behavior of exotic materialsCredit: D. Mueller / HZDR People are not the only ones to be ...
Energy-saving new LED phosphor
Chemists developed a new red phosphor whose light is well perceived by the eyeCredit: University of Innsbruck Light emitting diodes ...