Having a ball: Crystallization in a sphere
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan--Crystallization is the assembly of atoms or molecules into highly ...
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The right formula for scaling production of promising material to decontaminate water
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin. An international team of researchers have found a way to refine and reliably ...
Why there is no speed limit in the superfluid universe
Credit: Lancaster University Physicists from Lancaster University have established why objects moving through superfluid helium-3 lack a speed limit in ...
Shape matters for light-activated nanocatalysts
Study: Pointed tips on aluminum 'octopods' increase catalytic reactivityCredit: Image courtesy of Lin Yuan/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 18, 2020) ...
Who stole the light?
Self-induced ultrafast demagnetization limits the amount of light diffracted from magnetic samples at soft x-ray energiesCredit: MBI Berlin Free electron ...
Development of high-sensitivity, wide-IF band heterodyne receiver in THz frequency range
Realized by NICT's original superconducting device structure using magnetic materialsCredit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) The National ...
Most homemade masks are doing a great job, even when we sneeze, study finds
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Studies indicate that homemade masks help combat the spread of viruses like ...
Aberrant electronic and structural alterations in pressure tuned perovskite NaOsO3
Credit: Raimundas Sereika The perovskite NaOsO3 has a complicated, but interesting temperature dependent metal-insulator transition (MIT). A team led by ...
SUTD researchers develop simple method to 3D print milk products
Additive free, multimaterial 3D printing is achieved for milk-based products without temperature controlCredit: SUTD Researchers from the Singapore University of ...
Ancient Roman roads endure for millennia. UTA is researching why.
UTA civil engineer studying long-lasting Roman, Greek structures for construction secretsCredit: UT Arlington An assistant professor of civil engineering will ...
Self-imaging of a molecule by its own electrons
Mapping the atomic motion during a molecular vibrationCredit: MBI Berlin One of the long-standing goals of research on the light-induced ...
From plastic to protein powder
Credit: Steve Techtmann/Michigan Tech It's a well-documented fact that we have a plastic problem. Plastic is so ubiquitous in packaging, ...
What happens between the sheets?
'Floating' graphene on a bed of calcium atomsCredit: FLEET Adding calcium to graphene creates an extremely-promising superconductor, but where does ...
Secret of plant dietary fibre structure revealed
Credit: (c) Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, The University of Queensland The secret of how fibre shapes the structure of plant cell ...
Comparing virtual and actual pants
Credit: Copyright © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited The designing, pattern-making and prototype-making process of the apparel industry is a necessary ...
New smart drug delivery system may help treatment for neurological disorders
Drug delivery technology is aimed at helping people with spinal cord and other nervous system disordersCredit: KiBum Lee, Letao Yang ...
Researchers discover effective pathway to convert CO2 into ethylene
Credit: Yu Huang and William A. Goddard III A research team from Caltech and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering ...
Medical robotic hand? Rubbery semiconductor makes it possible
Rubbery electronics offer promise for new applicationsCredit: University of Houston A medical robotic hand could allow doctors to more accurately ...
A new species of spider
University of Bayreuth researcher discovers new species of spider during a research stay in the highlands of ColombiaCredit: Photo: Charlotte ...
Controlled dynamics of colloidal rods
Physicists from Bayreuth develop basic principles for mini-laboratories on chipsCredit: Image: Adrian Ernst. Colloidal particles have become increasingly important for ...
