‘Wonder material’ can be used to detect COVID-19 quickly, accurately
Researchers show a graphene-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2Credit: Vikas Berry Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used ...
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Particles with ‘eyes’ allow a closer look at rotational dynamics
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Colloids--mixtures of particles made from one substance, dispersed ...
Rice lab peers inside 2D crystal synthesis
Simulations could help molecular engineers enhance creation of semiconducting nanomaterialsCredit: Illustration by Jincheng Lei/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 11, 2021) ...
One step towards a daily-use deep UV light source for sterilization and disinfection
Researchers construct a gallium nitride optical microcavity with high reflectivity distributed Bragg reflectors to double the frequency of incoming light, ...
New method makes generic polymers luminescent
Credit: Koji Kubota et al., Angewandte Chemie International Edition. May 14, 2021 Hokkaido University researchers have developed a simple method ...
More sustainable mortars and concrete with optimal thermal and mechanical efficiency
The University of the Basque Country-UPV/EHU is researching mortars and concrete manufactured from industrial by-products, within the circular economy approachCredit: ...
‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics
Credit: Xampla Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. The ...
Engineers apply physics-informed machine learning to solar cell production
Lehigh University researchers use Frontera supercomputer to simulate photovoltaic fabrication, train AI to optimize energy productionCredit: Department of Mechanical Engineering ...
Developing the novel joint technique for copper alloy
This highly contributes to producing the efficient heat removal component for fusion reactorCredit: National Institute for Fusion Science The oxide ...
Drone improves odor management in water treatment plants
Credit: SNIFFDRONE, ATTRACT initiative (GA 777222, Horizon 2020). The bad odors produced by the Waste Water Treatment Plants, known as ...
Control over water friction with 2D materials points to ‘smart membranes’
Dramatic decrease in friction when water is passed through nanoscale capillaries made of grapheneCredit: The University of Manchester The speed ...
Mechanochemical peptide bond formation behind the origins of life
The emergence of peptides on the prebiotic Earth is an open scientific question since the condensation of amino acids is ...
Machine learning reduces microscope data processing time from months to just seconds
Credit: IBEC Ever since the world's first ever microscope was invented in 1590 by Hans and Zacharias Janssen --a Dutch ...
Absorbent aerogels show some muscle
Rice lab creates spongelike materials for environmental remediation and moreCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 8, 2021) - A ...
Researchers used smart watches to monitor changes in quality of life during lockdowns
Data on 20-40 age group reveals: They sleep more, walk less and feel unhappierCredit: Tel Aviv University In a first-of-its-kind ...
Binder-free MWW-type titanosilicate for selective and durable propylene epoxidation
Credit: Chinese Journal of Catalysis Propylene oxide (PO) is one of the important propylene derivatives with high reactivity, which is ...
Srinivas Rangarajan wins NSF CAREER award for catalytic transfer hydrogenation research
Lehigh University computational chemical engineer to advance fundamental understanding of promising approach for safe, streamlined, cost-effective biomass and CO2 conversionCredit: ...
Visualizing cement hydration on a molecular level
Imaging technique could enable new pathways for reducing concrete's hefty carbon footprint, as well as for 3-D printing of concrete.Credit: ...
Using HPC and experiment, researchers continue to refine graphene production
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich have been using GCS HPC resources to develop more efficient methods for producing ...
Underground storage of carbon captured directly from air — green and economical
New study shows that geological storage of low-purity carbon dioxide mixed with oxygen and nitrogen from direct air capture is ...