Texas A&M engineers develop recipe to dramatically strengthen body armor
Credit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering According to ancient lore, Genghis Khan instructed his horsemen to wear silk vests ...
Tag: Molecular Physics
New self-assembled monolayer is resistant to air
Buckyballs can pave the way for molecular electronicsCredit: Xinkai Qiu, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen Organic self-assembled monolayers ...
The mysterious movement of water molecules
Credit: © Tamtögl Water is a mysterious substance. Understanding how it behaves at the atomic level is still a challenge ...
Physicists prove that 2D and 3D liquids are fundamentally different
Credit: NTU Singapore A 50-year-old puzzle in statistical mechanics has been solved by an international team of researchers who have ...
Improving solar cells’ back-contact is goal of $3.5 million DOE project
Before cadmium telluride solar cells can corner the market, they require further improvement in their performanceCredit: Jim Sites/Colorado State University ...
Visualizing chemical reactions, e.g. from H2 and CO2 to synthetic natural gas
Researchers at EPFL have developed a reactor system and an analysis method that has allowed them to observe the real-time ...
Scientists observe ultrafast chemistry in water caused by ionizing radiation
Credit: NTU Singapore An international research team jointly led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), the U.S. Department of ...
Randomness opens the gates to the land of attophotography
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN / Anna Wach One of the last obstacles hindering the photography and filming of processes occurring ...
Milestone in Advanced Light Source upgrade project will bring in a new ring
Construction of innovative accumulator ring as part of ALS-U project will keep Berkeley Lab at the forefront of synchrotron light ...
Nanobubbles in nanodroplets
Credit: Photo: AG Stienkemeier A team headed by Professor Frank Stienkemeier at Freiburg's Institute of Physics and Dr. Marcel Mudrich, ...
Computing with molecules: A big step in molecular spintronics
International research team lead by Kiel University developed more stable spin statesCredit: © Jan-Simon von Glasenapp and Rainer Herges Spintronics ...
Mechanical force as a new way of starting chemical reactions
Credit: Kubota K. et al. Science, December 19, 2019 Researchers have shown mechanical force can start chemical reactions, making them ...
Ultrashort x-ray technique will probe conditions found at the heart of planets
View and download more at: https://imperialcollegelondon.box.com/s/zk4njouzx74f6lqnwczppgkbww358ym7 view more Combining powerful lasers and bright x-rays, Imperial and STFC researchers have demonstrated ...
Research provides new design principle for water-splitting catalysts
Credit: Peterson Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Scientists have long known that platinum is by far ...