Transition metal ‘cocktail’ helps make brand new superconductors
Concept of high entropy alloys provides a discovery platform for new superconductorsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from ...
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UCF engineering and biology researchers collaborate to aid coral reef restoration
UCF researchers tested how well staghorn coral skeletons withstand the forces of nature and humans in a new study. The ...
Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers
Credit: Brooke Kuei, Penn State Reactive molecules, such as free radicals, can be produced in the body after exposure to ...
Chemists invent shape-shifting nanomaterial with biomedical potential
It converts from sheets to tubes and back in a controllable fashionCredit: Conticello Lab Chemists have developed a nanomaterial that ...
Researchers question fundamental study on the Kondo effect
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich, Germany, 7 January 2021. The Kondo effect influences the electrical resistance of metals at low temperatures ...
Refined process enables high-strength thin glass
Materials scientist from the University of Jena, Germany receives renewed support from the European Research CouncilCredit: Jens Meyer/University of Jena ...
Researchers synthesize bio-based Methylcyclopentadiene with 3-Methylcyclopent-2-enone
Credit: DICP Methylcyclopentadiene (MCPD) is an important monomer in the production of RJ-4 fuel, a high-energy-density rocket fuel, and various ...
Machine-learning models of matter beyond interatomic potentials
Credit: @Michele Ceriotti Combining electronic structure calculations and machine learning (ML) techniques has become a common approach in the atomistic ...
Researchers repurpose ‘damaged’ polymer optical fibers to precisely measure magnetic fields
Credit: Yokohama National University The invention of optical fibers has revolutionized not only telecommunications but also sensing technology. Optical fiber ...
Physicists observe competition between magnetic orders
Nature study: Research team at the University of Bonn gains insights into novel quantum phenomenaCredit: © Marcell Gall, Nicola Wurz ...
Researchers turn coal powder into graphite in microwave oven
Credit: Chris Masi Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated ...
A better pen-and-ink system for drawing flexible circuits
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Electronic Materials 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.0c00866 Conductive ink is a great tool for printing flexible electronic ...
Designer protein patches boost cell signaling
Proteins engineered to form honeycomb structures can block uptake of receptors from the surface of cellsCredit: Ian Haydon, UW Medicine ...
Researcher cracks the hidden strengthening mechanism in biological ceramics
Credit: Virginia Tech Ling Li, an assistant professor in mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has found insights into building stronger ...
Advanced materials in a snap
Sandia Labs shows machine learning could lop a year off technology design cycleCredit: Eric Lundin, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ...
In sight: A paradigm shift in materials characterization
With industry partnership, Lehigh Univ. materials researchers developing novel instrumentation that could outperform synchrotron-based x-ray absorption spectrometry in giving scientists ...
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 ...
Impurities boost performance of organic solar cells
Credit: © 2021 Yuanbao Lin Sunlight offers a potential solution in the search for an energy source that does not ...
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 ...
3D-printed smart gel changes shape when exposed to light
Rutgers engineers' invention can become color-changing 'artificial muscle'Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Galapagos Rift Expedition 2011 Inspired by the color-changing ...
