Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: IKBFU MAX-phases are the new promising class of artificially created compounds that started to be extensively studied in the ...

Plant-based magnetic nanoparticles with antifungal properties

Scientists developed a plant-based technology for obtaining magnetic nanoparticles with antifungal propertiesCredit: Thakur et al. / Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2020 ...

The future of solar technology: New technology makes foldable cells a practical reality

International research team creates solar cells with unprecedented flexibility and resistanceCredit: Pusan National University With the recent development of foldable ...

Solar awnings over parking lots help companies and customers

Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech The number of people who own electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing, but they face a conundrum: ...

‘Handy pen’ lights up when exposed to nerve gas or spoiled food vapors

Credit: Adapted from ACS Materials Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.0c00516 Exposure to some odorless, colorless and tasteless gases, such as nerve ...

Scientists create liquid crystals that look a lot like their solid counterparts

Credit: Smalyukh Lab A team at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed new kinds of liquid crystals that mirror ...

Russian scientists significantly improved coal-burning efficiency

Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A team of Russian scientists from NUST MISIS, Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and Boreskov Institute of ...

Study reveals platinum’s role in clean fuel conversion

Identifying specific platinum atoms activated in a water gas shift reaction catalyst could guide the design of less costly efficient ...

A scalable method for the large-area integration of 2D materials

Graphene Flagship researchers report a new method to integrate graphene and 2D materials into semiconductor manufacturing lines, a milestone for ...

Object transparency reduces human perception of three-dimensional shapes

Black carbon aerosols in Beijing become “slim”

Credit: Yunfei Wu Black carbon (BC) is the product of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuel, and biomass. By strongly ...

Sustainable and safe batteries: Lifecycle research

KIT bundles interdisciplinary expertise in two new battery competence clustersCredit: (Photo: Laila Tkotz, KIT) Recycling and optimized resource cycles, second ...

Industrial compound gets eco-friendly reaction

Scientists have found catalysts that improve an important industrial reaction and make it more eco-friendlyCredit: Kazuaki Ishihara Nagoya University scientists ...

Discovery of a new law of phase separation

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Institute of Industrial Science at The ...

Function identified of ‘mystery protein’ that kills brain cells of people with Parkinson’s

Scientists have made a 'vital step' towards understanding the origins of Parkinson's Disease - the fastest growing neurological condition in ...

Stable armchairlike hexazine N6 ring in tungsten hexanitride

Credit: Nilesh?P. Salke Tungsten hexanitride with armchairlike hexazine N6 ring has been synthesized by a group of scientists led by ...

Can super-Earth interior dynamics set the table for habitability?

Are super-Earths capable of creating conditions that are hospitable for life to arise and thrive?Credit: Image is courtesy of Yingwei ...

Fermilab scientist Josh Frieman awarded American Astronomical Society Fellowship

Credit: courtesy of Josh Frieman Fermilab scientist and University of Chicago Professor Josh Frieman has been awarded an American Astronomical ...

Scientists create flexible biocompatible cilia that can be controlled by a magnet

Filaments made of polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticles are obtained by exposing the material to a magnetic field under controlled temperature; ...

‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production