New method proposed for studying hydrodynamic behavior of electrons in graphene
Published work paves the way for further research into the potential of graphene TROY, N.Y. -- By studying how electrons ...
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Tracking charge carriers in the molecular crystal at organic pn junction
Credit: NINS/IMS An organic solar cell is light, flexible, low cost and green device, hence regarded as a potential seed ...
Timothy J. Bunning awarded 2019 MRS Communications Lecture
The 2019 MRS Communications Lecture recognizes excellence in the field of materials research through work published in MRS Communications. It ...
Researchers observe slowest atom decay ever measured
Credit: (Image: Xenon Collaboration) Around 1500 meters deep in the Italian Gran Sasso mountains is the underground laboratory LNGS (Laboratori ...
Liquid crystals in nanopores produce a surprisingly large negative pressure
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Negative pressure governs not only the Universe or the quantum vacuum. This phenomenon, although of a ...
Nanosized container with photoswitches: release of cargo upon irradiation in water
A versatile system with potential application for non-invasive drug deliveryCredit: ©Tokyo Tech Researchers at Tokyo Tech's Laboratory for Chemistry and ...
Nanocomponent is a quantum leap for Danish physicists
Credit: Ola Jakup QUANTUM PHYSICS: University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information. ...
UCF develops new method to explore what happens inside fires and explosions
Method could lead to advances in fighting fires, creating cleaner engines and even space travelCredit: UCF: Karen Norum The inside ...
From nata de coco to computer screens: Cellulose gets a chance to shine
Researchers at Osaka University meticulously measured the optical birefringence of highly aligned cellulose nanofibers, paving the way for sharper television, ...
Making a fast ion transporter
Credit: NINS/IMS Na+/H+ antiporters exchange sodium ions and protons across cellular membrane to control pH, ion concentrations and cell volume, ...
New method inverts the self-assembly of liquid crystals
Credit: University of Luxembourg In liquid crystals, molecules automatically arrange themselves in an ordered fashion. Researchers from the University of ...
We now know how insects and bacteria control ice
Proteins help organisms form or inhibit ice crystals Contrary to what you may have been taught, water doesn't always freeze ...
Getting closer: Finding out why the immune system attacks itself
B cells gone bad could be the culprit in rheumatoid arthritisCredit: University of Houston Biomolecular researcher Navin Varadarajan has published ...
Inner electrons behave differently in aromatic hydrocarbons
A new study explores how the presence of benzene ring bonds affects the process of Auger decay When an electron ...
‘Deep learning’ casts wide net for novel 2D materials
Rice U. engineers show faster techniques to model atom-flat materials for bottom-up designCredit: Prabhas Hundi/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 10, ...
Water that never freezes
Credit: ETH Zurich Making ice cubes is a simple process: you take a plastic ice-cube tray like you'd find in ...
New guideline decreases breast cancer re-operation rates
Patients can avoid added stress and potential surgical complicationsCredit: UBC Okanagan photo A UBC medical student has determined that a ...
Nature could provide the answer for blindness caused by diabetes, say experts
Mother Nature could have the answer to treating several causes of blindness, according to a ground-breaking study involving scientists from ...
Elements can be solid and liquid at the same time, study reveals
Scientists have discovered a new state of physical matter in which atoms can exist as both solid and liquid simultaneously. ...
Amorphous materials will be used in medical and industrial applications
Relevant research by Kazan University appeared in Acta Materialia and will be supported by the Russian Science Foundation.Credit: Kazan Federal ...