Merging solar cell and liquid battery produces efficient, long-lasting solar storage
Credit: Wenjie Li MADISON, Wis. -- Chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient ...
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Robust high-performance data storage through magnetic anisotropy
Credit: M. Bargheer/ Uni Potsdam In thermal equilibrium, iron-platinum (FePt) belongs to the class of invar materials, which hardly expand ...
Liquid water is more than just H2O molecules
Credit: Skoltech Skoltech scientists in collaboration with researchers from the University of Stuttgart showed that the concentration of short-lived ions ...
Using electricity to break down pollutants left over after wastewater treatment
A team at the INRS tested an advanced electro-oxidation processCredit: Jean-Daniel Bourgault (INRS) Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are ...
Record efficiency for printed solar cells
Key step towards cheaper and more effective solar energyCredit: SPECIFIC/Swansea University A new study reports the highest efficiency ever recorded ...
Boron nitride destroys PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals PFOA, GenX
Pollutant-destroying properties surprise Rice engineer: 'It's not supposed to work'Credit: Image courtesy of M. Wong/Rice University HOUSTON -- (July 7, ...
Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water
Powerful electrochemical process destroys water contaminants, such as pesticidesCredit: Julia Ciarlini Jungers Soares, University of Sydney A team of engineers ...
Story tips: Predicting fire risk, solid state stability check and images in a flash
Credit: Uvinduni Premadasa/ORNL, US Dept. of Energy Climate - Predicting fire risk Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a ...
New nano-engineering strategy shows potential for improved advanced energy storage
New types of cathodes, suitable for advanced energy storage, can be developed using beyond-lithium ion batteriesCredit: Supplied by University of ...
Red-light LEDs for next-generation displays
Credit: © Zhe Zhuang In efforts to optimize the performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), KAUST researchers are looking at every ...
New light-based method for faster and ‘green’ production of building blocks for medicines
"Significant breakthrough" simplifies processing of gaseous, low-weight hydrocarbons in industry.Credit: Timothy Noël, TU/e In industry, gaseous hydrocarbons, such as ethane ...
Building a harder diamond
Scientists at the University of Tsukuba use computer calculations to propose a new way to rearrange the carbon atoms in ...
Scientists use a Teflon pipe to make a cheap, simple reactor for silica particle synthesis
Functional silica beads for biomedical imaging, drug delivery and other important applications could be made using an easy new flow ...
Scientists develop N-doped self-cleaning membranes that use visible light irradiation
Credit: ZHANG Huiru Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Argonne National ...
Rice lab’s bright idea is pure gold
Physicists see surprisingly strong light, high heat from nanogaps between plasmonic electrodesCredit: Illustration by Longji Cui and Yunxuan Zhu/Rice University ...
Newly designed ligands for a catalytic reaction to synthesize drugs and useful compounds
Scientists spur advances in the field of drug development by designing a novel strategy to generate useful compoundsCredit: Gwangju Institute ...
Accurate thermal-welding of resins for high-quality products
To improve the quality of small electronic components, microchannel, flat panel, and the likeCredit: SEIWA OPTICAL CO., LTD. JST announced ...
Process for ‘two-faced’ nanomaterials may aid energy, information tech
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...
TU Graz researchers want to fundamentally improve concrete diagnostics
Credit: © Melbinger - TU Graz Whether crumbling tunnel walls, cracks in concrete facades or porous bridge piers, according to ...
Chemistry paves the way for improved electronic materials
Credit: Magnus Johansson/Linköping University Indium nitride is a promising material for use in electronics, but difficult to manufacture. Scientists at ...
