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Tag: CHEMISTRY/PHYSICS/MATERIALS SCIENCES
£11.2 million grant to improve battery technology for electric vehicles
A new research consortium led by Professor Saiful Islam at the University of Bath has been awarded £11.2 million by the Faraday Institution to explore and develop new materials for next-generation lithium batteries that can be used for electric vehicles.…
Genome mining reveals novel production pathway for promising malaria treatment
Microbes are well-known among biologists as master engineers of useful small molecules, and there are many tricks of their trade. When researchers at the University of Illinois took a closer look at how a known microbe makes a known so-called…
‘Resonance’ raman spectroscopy with 1-nm resolution
Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy resolved “resonance” Raman scattering with 1-nm resolution in ultrathin zinc oxide films epitaxially grown on a single-crystal silver surface. Tip-enhanced “resonance” Raman scattering can be used to investigate a specific chemical structure at nanoscale and at the…
New insulation technique paves the way for more powerful and smaller chips
Researchers at KU Leuven and imec have successfully developed a new technique to insulate microchips. The technique uses metal-organic frameworks, a new type of materials consisting of structured nanopores. In the long term, this method can be used for the…
New methods for optimization of vibration shock protection systems are proposed
The results obtained by Nizhny Novgorod scientists are pioneer and contribute to a significant advan
Colour-change urine test for cancer shows potential in mouse study
A simple and sensitive urine test developed by Imperial and MIT engineers has produced a colour change in urine to signal growing tumours in mice. Tools that detect cancer in its early stages can increase patient survival and quality of…
Rice reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
Lab’s ‘green’ invention reduces carbon dioxide into valuable fuels
Texas boosts US science with fastest academic supercomputer in the world
Frontera, at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, will power discoveries of nation’s top computation
A new alphabet to write and read quantum messages with very fast particles
The interplay of quantum mechanics and special relativity requires a new alphabet to send reliable q
Study reveals ‘radical’ wrinkle in forming complex carbon molecules in space
Unique experiments at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source shine a light on a new pathway for carbon
A breakthrough in imaginative AI with experimental validation to accelerate drug discovery
A breakthrough in imaginative artificial intelligence resulting in the creation of novel molecules a
From CAR-T cells to collaborative robotics: 4 projects awarded with the ERC Starting grants
Four researchers at IIT — Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy have been awarded by European Re
Fragmenting ions and radiation sensitizers
A new study using mass spectrometry is helping piece together what happens when DNA that has been sensitized by the oncology drug 5-fluorouracil is subjected to the ionising radiation used in radiotherapy. The anti-cancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU) acts as a…
At the edge of chaos, powerful new electronics could be created
Study shows how ferroic materials could be used to create adaptable neuromorphic electronics
Study tests performance of electric solid propellant
Electric solid propellants are being explored for use in dual-mode rocket engines because they aren’t susceptible to ignite from a spark or flame and can be turned on and off electrically. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Missouri…
Nanoresearcher developes a new quantum hybrid platform for combining quantum elements
With support of ERC grant Juha Muhonen aims to solve one of the main issues preventing the creation
Moving faster in a crowd
Cell particles move more quickly through a crowded cellular environment when the crowding molecules are non-uniformly distributed. New research also shows that particle transport in crowded cells can actually be faster than movement in a non-crowded environment as long as…
How to simulate softness
Material design tricks and equations could one day help researchers recreate different sensations of
Defrosting surfaces in seconds
A group of researchers has devised a method of sliding ice and frost off surfaces by melting the int
Corralling quantum cats: from Cheshire cat to Schrodinger’s cat
New book helps readers better understand the elusive ‘Cheshire cat’ we call the quantum world, and s
Breakthrough enables storage and release of mechanical waves without energy loss
The development may have broad implications for efficient harvesting, storing, and control of energy
Beetle scales hold secret to creating sustainable paint from recycled plastic, research shows
Experts have managed to mimic the colour of the Cyphochilus beetle’s scales one of the brightest whites in nature Findings show the colour is created by the structure of the beetles’ scales, not by pigments and dyes By managing to…
A unique conducting state under UV-irradiation
A molecular insulating crystal reversibly exhibiting a metal-like, highly conducting state found und
Synthesis of UV absorbers from cashew nut shell liquid
A waste stream from food production is a valuable alternative for petroleum in the production of org
Mechanism of epilepsy causing membrane protein is discovered
The team lead by Dr. Lim Hyun-Ho of Korea Brain Research Institute published its paper in Proceeding
Researchers develop process flow for high-res 3D printing of mini soft robotic actuators
SUTD, SUSTech and ZJU researchers’ proposed process flow guides 3D printing of miniature soft pneuma
Entanglement sent over 50 km of optical fiber
A milestone for a future quantum internet
Researchers reveal ultra-fast bomb detection method that could upgrade airport security
Researchers from the University of Surrey have revealed a new ultra-fast method to detect materials that could be used to build explosives. The new detection method is able to analyse a wider range of materials than current thermal based detection…
DOE to provide $50 million for fusion energy and plasma science research
Funding will go to universities and national laboratories
Nanoparticles could someday give humans built-in night vision
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2019 — Movies featuring heroes with superpowers, such as flight, X-ray vision or extraordinary strength, are all the rage. But while these popular characters are mere flights of fancy, scientists have used nanoparticles to confer a…
Gold nanoparticles shown to be safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer
Biocompatible gold nanoparticles designed to convert near-infrared light to heat have been shown to safely and effectively ablate low- to intermediate-grade tumors within the prostate, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine and published in the…
‘MasSpec Pen’ for accurate cancer detection during surgery
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2019 — A major challenge for cancer surgeons is to determine exactly where a tumor starts and where it ends. Removing too much tissue can impair normal functions, but not taking enough can mean the disease…
Computational approach speeds up advanced microscopy imaging
Faster imaging means scientists can observe hundreds of neurons at once with two-photon microscopy
Peptide hydrogels could help heal traumatic brain injuries
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2019 — Traumatic brain injury (TBI) — defined as a bump, blow or jolt to the head that disrupts normal brain function — sent 2.5 million people in the U.S. to the emergency room in 2014,…
Water harvester makes it easy to quench your thirst in the desert
New metal-organic framework enables capture of water from dry air 24/7
Smartphone-based device for detecting norovirus, the ‘cruise ship’ microbe
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2019 — Made infamous by outbreaks on cruise ships, norovirus can really ruin a vacation, causing severe vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. But the highly infectious virus can also strike closer to home, with water- and…
Defective sheath
Interactions discovered in cells insulating nerve pathways
Unraveling the history and science behind ancient decorative metal threads
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2019 — When it comes to historical fashion, nothing stands out more than an item woven with shiny metal threads. These threads have been woven into textiles since ancient times and have been used by cultures…
Water harvester makes it easy to quench your thirst in the desert
New metal-organic framework enables capture of water from dry air 24/7
Biological risk potential of nanoparticles studied
Publication in Scientific Reports
NUS researchers discover unusual ‘quasiparticle’ in common 2D material
The new quasiparticle, named ‘polaronic trion’, enables significant tunability in the optoelectronic
Laser printing tech produces waterproof e-textiles in minutes
A rapid, cost-efficient and scaleable method for fabricating textiles embedded with energy storage d
A molecular ‘Trojan Horse’
The research group of Nuno Maulide from the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Vienna has, in cooperation with the Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, achieved the synthesis of a potential immunosuppressive…
How to practice safer sunscreening
Toxicity screening of cosmetics, sunscreens and pharmaceuticals is made easier with microfluidic dev
Scientists discover ‘electron equivalents’ in colloidal systems
Scientists find unusual behaviors in colloidal crystals. Atoms have a positively charged center surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged particles. This type of arrangement, it turns out, can also occur at a more macroscopic level, giving new insights into…
Machine learning increases resolution of eye imaging technology
Researchers use computational tools to enhance the resolution of optical coherence tomography, poten
PSU receives $19.3 million NIH grant to help underserved students become scientists
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded an additional $19.3 million grant to a successful Portland State University (PSU) program that helps students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds become top-level health sciences researchers. The program – Building Infrastructure Leading to…
Gold nanoparticles shown to be safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer
Biocompatible gold nanoparticles designed to convert near-infrared light to heat have been shown to safely and effectively ablate low- to intermediate-grade tumors within the prostate, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine and published in the…
Computational approach speeds up advanced microscopy imaging
Faster imaging means scientists can observe hundreds of neurons at once with two-photon microscopy