Researchers take key step toward cleaner, more sustainable production of hydrogen
Credit: Zhenxing Feng, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality ...
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Math and the buildings we live and work in
University of Hawaii professor Wai-Fah Chen reveals how the mathematical theory of plasticity shaped the modern structural designCredit: World Scientific ...
The world’s first integrated quantum communication network
Credit: university of science and technology of China Chinese scientists have established the world's first integrated quantum communication network, combining ...
On the road to invisible solar panels: How tomorrow’s windows will generate electricity
A new study led by scientists from Incheon National University in Korea shows how to make a fully transparent solar ...
Researchers regenerate deactivated catalyst in methanol-to-olefins process
Credit: GAO Mingbin MTO process, which was first commercialized in 2010, is a catalytic process converting methanol, which is typically ...
Catalyst transforms plastic waste to valuable ingredients at low temperature
Credit: Tamura/Osaka City University For the first time, researchers have used a novel catalyst process to recycle a type of ...
Innovative battery chemistry revolutionizes zinc-air battery
International Research Cooperation for Sustainable Batteries of the Future; publication in the Journal 'Science'Credit: WWU - MEET (Judith Kraft) High-performance, ...
Researchers measure, model desalination membranes to maximize flow, clean more water
Credit: Image by the Ganapathysubramanian research group/Iowa State University and Gregory Foss/Texas Advanced Computing Center. AMES, Iowa - Nature has ...
Electrons hop to it on twisted molecular wires
Scientists at Osaka University devise a method to improve the conductivity of molecular wires by intentionally adding periodic twists to ...
Faster, greener way of producing carbon spheres
- advance could improve carbon capture technologyCredit: ESRI, Swansea University A fast, green and one-step method for producing porous carbon ...
Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale
Scalable synthesis of transition metal chalcogenide nanowires for next-gen electronicsCredit: Copyright 2020 American Chemical Society (ACS) Tokyo, Japan - Researchers ...
Turning the heat down: Catalyzing ammonia formation at lower temperatures with ruthenium
Credit: Tokyo Tech Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth. While about 80% of earth is nitrogen, it is ...
Theory describes quantum phenomenon in nanomaterials
Osaka City University scientists have developed mathematical formulas to describe the current and fluctuations of strongly correlated electrons in quantum ...
Scientists suggested a method to improve performance of methanol fuel cells
Credit: FEFU press office Fuel cells based on methanol oxidation have a huge potential in the motor and technical industries. ...
‘Soft’ nanoparticles give plasmons new potential
Rice scientists show how coated nanoantennas retain energy to potentially catalyze chemical reactionsCredit: Emily Searles/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 22, ...
NTU Singapore scientists invent glue activated by magnetic field
A potential boon to green manufacturing, the new glue saves on energy, time and spaceCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang ...
Scientists develop the first virtual model of a new Moscow metro station in Russia
Credit: NUST MISIS Scientists from the NUST MISIS Mining Institute have proposed a new approach to urban space design, presenting ...
Speeding toward improved hydrogen fuel production
A new nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier, in a key step toward a stable and clean ...
Regulating off-centering distortion maximizes photoluminescence in halide perovskites
Credit: Xujie Lü In work published in the National Science Review (nwaa288), a team at HPSTAR led by Dr. Xujie ...
Researchers invent method to ‘sketch’ quantum devices with focused electrons
Technique is 10,000 faster than previous methods, and can create active nanostructured gates directly below two-dimensional materials such as grapheneCredit: ...
