Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Ion mobility-mass spectrometry allowed for a closer examinationCredit: The McLean Group Every bit of information about a person's health - ...

ETRI develops thermoelectric device that generates electricity using human body heat

Researchers in South Korea have developed a thermoelectric module that can generate electricity using human body temperature, and power wearable ...

Mobile bedside bioprinter can heal wounds

Credit: WFIRM video WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., - Feb. 28, 2019 - Imagine a day when a bioprinter filled with a patient's ...

G-ray Nanotech and IKZ join forces to develop detector-grade gallium arsenide wafers

New platform for very high performance X-ray detectorsCredit: Matthias Kern, IKZ G-ray Nanotech and IKZ have entered into a research ...

Scientists at FAU are researching a new method for developing artificial ovaries

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) led by Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini from the Chair of Materials ...

Zips on the nanoscale

New method of synthesising nanographene on metal oxide surfaces Nanostructures based on carbon are promising materials for nanoelectronics. However, to ...

A trap for positrons

Interview with Dr. Eve Stenson on the delicate antiparticles of electronsCredit: Axel Griesch / IPP For the first time, scientists ...

Code used to reduce quantum error in logic gates for first time

Error detection in logic gates opens path to further improvements in quantum computersCredit: University of Sydney Scientists at the University ...

Capturing carbon from the air

Climate scientists predict disastrous consequences if greenhouse gases continue to accumulate at ever-increasing rates. Experts agree that any solution will ...

Immunizing quantum computers against errors

When building a quantum computer, one needs to reckon with errors - in both senses of the word. Quantum bits ...

Good news for future tech: Exotic ‘topological’ materials are surprisingly common

A new online catalog makes it easy to predict topological behaviors in materialsCredit: Maia G. Vergniory, Luis Elcoro, Claudia Felser, ...

Yale researchers create a ‘universal entangler’ for new quantum tech

Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - One of the key concepts in quantum physics is entanglement, in which two ...

Smoking and alcohol: Double trouble for the brain?

Along with many other harmful health consequences, smoking tobacco causes chemical changes, oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain. Excessive ...

Engineers make clear droplets produce iridescent colors

Optical effect could be harnessed for light displays, litmus tests, and makeup products Engineers at MIT and Penn State University ...

A water-splitting catalyst unlike any other

Electricity can be generated by renewable sources such as sunlight, wind Electricity can then be used to split water, which ...

Flipping the view: New microscope offers options for drug discovery, safety

Purdue University researchers created a new type of microscopeCredit: Garth Simpson, Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new type ...

Directed evolution builds nanoparticles

Credit: Benjamin Lambert, EPFL The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists who developed the method that forever ...

Now you see heat, now you don’t

Credit: American Chemical Society Hiding an object from heat-sensing cameras could be useful for military and technology applications as well ...

Packaging insecticides in tiny capsules may make them more toxic

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Encasing insecticides in microscopic plastic capsules - a common formulation for many pest sprays on the market ...

Detecting cyanide exposure