Russian physicists obtained data on particles self-organization in ultracold dusty plasma
It is for the first time that physicists investigated the behavior of particles in a dusty plasma at a temperature ...
Tag: Materials
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 ...
Mirage software automates design of optical metamaterials
Program free for many federal government projectsCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New software lets users design science-fiction-like materials ...
UB chemist and materials scientist lands $675,000 NSF CAREER award
Timothy Cook will design self-assembling molecules and work with K-12 science teachers to create 3D-printed magnetic structures that self-assemble in ...
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 ...
New structural phase transition may broaden the applicability of photo-responsive solids
Scientists discover possibility of remotely controlling next-generation actuators by lightCredit: Waseda University A team of scientists from Waseda University in ...
Will cyborgs be made from melanin? Pigment breakthrough enables biocompatible electronics
Scientists have achieved a billion-fold increase in the electrical conductivity of melanin, that could unleash its potential in safe, sustainable ...
UMD-Led researchers’ wood-based technology creates electricity from heat
UMD developed wood-based membrane someday may turn body heat into electricity COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A University of Maryland-led team ...
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 ...
New cellulose-based material gives three sensors in one
A multiparameter Pressure-Temperature-Humidity Sensor based on Mixed Ionic-Electronic Cellulose AerogelsCredit: Thor Balkhed Cellulose soaked in a carefully designed polymer mixture ...
Extremely accurate measurements of atom states for quantum computing
Credit: Weiss Laboratory, Penn State A new method allows the quantum state of atomic "qubits"--the basic unit of information in ...
Team led by Stanford and MIT predicts the useful life of batteries with data and AI
Credit: Younghee Lee/CUBE3D Graphic If manufacturers of cell-phone batteries could tell which cells will last at least two years, then ...
Scientists squeeze catalysts inside host materials like a ship into a bottle
Credit: Jingwei Hou Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have found a way to place catalysts inside the tiniest ...
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 ...
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 ...
