Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

The BBVA Foundation's award in the Basic Sciences category has gone in this 11th edition to physicists Charles Kane and ...

Nanotechnology and sunlight clear the way for better visibility

Credit: ETH Zurich / Christopher Walker Anyone who skis, wears glasses, uses a camera or drives a car is familiar ...

Copper catalyst distinguishing two different carbonyl compounds — synthesis of 1,2-diols

Credit: Kanazawa University 1,2-Diols*1) are common scaffolds in many pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and natural products. The most direct method of synthesis ...

Discovering the next generation of catalysts

Energy The use of solar and wind energy must be doubled to meet the world's demand for clean energy over ...

Swimming microbes steer themselves into mathematical order

Credit: Video courtesy of Saverio Spagnolie MADISON, Wis. -- Freeing thousands of microorganisms to swim in random directions in an ...

Solving a sticky problem

University of Pittsburgh's Tevis Jacobs receives $500,000 NSF CAREER Award to improve nanoparticle performanceCredit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (March ...

How to catch a magnetic monopole in the act

Berkeley Lab-led study could lead to smaller memory devices, microelectronics, and spintronicsCredit: Farhan/Berkeley Lab A research team led by the ...

Scientists develop printable water sensor

X-ray investigation reveals functioning of highly versatile copper-based compoundCredit: UAM, Verónica García Vegas A new, versatile plastic-composite sensor can detect ...

Researchers 3D print ultra-strong steel parts from powder

Credit: US Army photo by David McNally ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Soldiers needing replacement parts may turn to 3-D ...

Optical clocks started the calibration of the international atomic time

Credit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Optical clocks of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, ...

Gotcha! Scientists fingerprint proteins using their vibrations

Researchers show that they can quickly measure a protein's microscopic movements, opening new possibilities in medical researchCredit: Credit: Mengyang Xu, ...

Researchers use machine learning to more quickly analyze key capacitor materials

Credit: Allison Barnes, Georgia Tech Capacitors, given their high energy output and recharging speed, could play a major role in ...

How bacteria can help prevent coal ash spills

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses bacteria to produce "biocement" in coal ash ponds, ...

Chemists ‘print’ sensors for nano-objects