Vapor drives a liquid-solid transition in a molecular system
Credit: Kanazawa University The transition between a solid and a liquid phase, a key process in daily life and materials ...
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EU consumption results in high carbon emissions from tropical deforestation, studies show
Credit: Florence Pendrill, Chalmers University of Technology A sixth of all emissions resulting from the typical diet of an EU ...
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2019 inductees
Lights, camera, invent! Hollywood icon and inventor Hedy Lamarr, ATM creator Luther Simjian, and hybrid motor pioneer Thomas Lipo among ...
Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for first time
Credit: Galchenko/Klinke: University of Hamburg/Swansea University Tiny nanoclusters of metal atoms - such as gold and silver - have properties ...
First explanation for mechanism behind magnetism-driven NTE derived in 40 years
A step closer to developing more durable and less heat-sensitive machine partsCredit: Waseda University If you have tried dismantling your ...
University of Arizona researchers making drinking water safer
A $1.2M Department of Defense grant will help UA engineers further research into removing PFAS from groundwater suppliesCredit: U.S. Air ...
A fascinating phase transition: From one liquid state to another
Credit: 2019 Hajime Tanaka, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - A team at The University ...
Advances and applications in plasma physics — The first Nature conference in Russia
September 18-20, 2019, An international scientific conference 'Advances and Applications in Plasma Physics' guided by the world's famous publisher Nature ...
UTSA chemist Banglin Chen receives prestigious Humboldt Research Award
Innovator of MOF sieve to reduce hydrocarbons in plastics wins recognitionCredit: Photo Courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, March 25, 2019) ...
Catalyst advance removes pollutants at low temperatures
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Researchers at Washington State University, University of New Mexico, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Pacific ...
Key evidence associating hydrophobicity with effective acid catalysis
Quantitative analysis of dense siloxane gels shows water can hinder catalytic activityCredit: Hiroki Miura Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Breakthrough in air purification with a catalyst that works at room temperature
Turning ammonia into harmless substances using gold nanoparticles on a metal oxide frameworkCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers ...
Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen
Sensor can monitor wiring in a building or ship, and signal when repairs are needed A new system devised by ...
Danish biotech company announce the completion of a €5.5 million seed investment
The big Chinese fine chemical company Zhejiang NHU invest €5.5 million in the biotech start-up CysBio to develop new and ...
Chemicals induce dipoles to damp plasmons
Rice University-led study finds molecules alter gold nanoparticles' electronic propertiesCredit: Alese Pickering/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 22, 2019) - The ...
Researchers create new way to power electric cars
UMass Lowell invention makes vehicles run clean longer LOWELL, Mass. - A team of UMass Lowell researchers has pioneered a ...
Making solar cells is like buttering bread
Credit: Loi lab / University of Groningen Formamidinium lead iodide is a very good material for photovoltaic cells, but getting ...
Heroines of the periodic table (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 21, 2019 -- In 1871, Dimitri Mendeleev presented his periodic table to the ...
Improved control of big power in little motors
An approximate high gain observer for speed-sensorless estimation of induction motors Little motors power everything from small comforts, such as ...
Fish-inspired material changes color using nanocolumns
Credit: Zhiren Luo, NC State University Inspired by the flashing colors of the neon tetra fish, researchers have developed a ...