Dec. 1, 2020 Scientists have stumbled onto a simple method for controlling the introduction of defects, called 'vacancy layers', into perovskite oxynitrides, leading to changes in their physical ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Developing safe and sustainable fuels for nuclear energy is an integral part of an energy security ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Scientists have come up with a simple method to evaluate the strength and performance of polymer materials. They hope that their work will enable scientists and engineers to better evaluate the ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Looking for the perfect catalyst is not only about finding the right material, but also about its orientation. Depending on the direction in which a crystal is cut and which of its atoms it thus ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Plasma medicine is an emerging field, as plasmas show promise for use in a wide range of therapies from wound healing to cancer treatment, and plasma jets are the main plasma sources typically used ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Sound waves have been part of science and medicine for decades, but the technologies have always relied on low frequencies. Now researchers have revealed how high frequency sound waves could ...
Nov. 24, 2020 Researchers have developed a highly efficient and long-lasting electrocatalyst for water oxidation using cobalt, iron, and a minimal amount of ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Developing a practical 'room temperature' superconductor is a feat science has yet to achieve. However researchers are working to move this goal closer to realization by taking a closer ...
Nov. 23, 2020 Physicists have succeeded in fully integrating nanodiamonds into nanophotonic circuits and at the same time addressing several of these nanodiamonds optically. The study creates the basis for future ...
Nov. 20, 2020 The synthesis and self-organization of biological macromolecules is essential for life on earth. Chemists now report the spontaneous emergence of complex ring-shaped macromolecules with low degrees ...
Nov. 20, 2020 Multilayer plastic materials are ubiquitous in food and medical supply packaging, particularly since layering polymers can give those films specific properties, like heat resistance or oxygen and ...
Nov. 20, 2020 Researchers have prepared synthetic protocells coated in red blood cell fragments for use as nitric oxide generating bio-bots within blood ...
Nov. 20, 2020 The vision of the future of miniaturization has produced a series of synthetic molecular motors that are driven by a range of energy sources and can carry out various movements. A research group has ...
Nov. 20, 2020 Some viruses can get inside cells via a mechanism that involves sulfur organic molecules. Chemists have discovered effective inhibitors and blocked the uptake of ...
Nov. 20, 2020 A team of researchers has amplified 3D graphene's electrical properties by controlling its ...
Nov. 19, 2020 Can a single molecule be transferred to a specific, distant location, and then brought back to the starting point? And how fast does it move? A new study addresses these ...
Nov. 18, 2020 Aging is a process that affects not only living beings. Many materials, like plastics and glasses, also age -- ie they change slowly as their particles try to pack better. Biological materials, such ...
Nov. 18, 2020 Hydrogen gas and methanol for fuel cells or as raw materials for the chemicals industry, for example, could be produced more sustainably using sunlight, a new study shows. In this study, researchers ...
Nov. 18, 2020 In the future, hydrogen produced from sunlight and water using photocatalysts could provide a source of clean energy. Researchers have developed a method to detect the oxygen produced from this ...
Nov. 18, 2020 Innovators are using machine learning models to create new options for drug discovery pipelines. Innovators have introduced chemical reactivity flowcharts to help chemists interpret reaction outcomes ...