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New technique to create super-sponges is a game changer
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are unique micromaterial compounds consisting of a sponge-like network of metal ions or clusters linked together by organic linkers, and are able to store specific gas molecules...
Buoy oh buoy! Floating instruments receive major upgrade
A PNNL research team has upgraded the instrumentation on two lidar buoys used to capture data that help advance the scientific understanding of offshore wind and its energy-producing potential. The...
A cheap, flexible and recyclable alternative to indium tin oxide in electrodes
Australian researchers have demonstrated the strong potential for a new type of flexible, recyclable electrodes to be used in creating cheaper solar cells, touchscreens, wearable 'e-skins' and next-generation responsive windows.
Wide-spectrum NLO materials obtained by polycation-substitution-induced NLO-functional motif ordering
Nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals possess a frequency conversion capability that is significant for national defense and civil applications. Noncentrosymmetry (NCS) is a prerequisite for second-order NLO materials, but designing NCS...
Ancient micrometeoroids carried specks of stardust, water to asteroid 4 Vesta
The formation of our solar system was a messy affair. Most of the material that existed before its formation—material formed around other, long-dead stars—was vaporized, then recondensed into new materials....
Gronkowski, Bucs to replace Tampa high school's football equipment lost in fire
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and star tight end Rob Gronkowski are teaming up to replace a local high school's football equipment that was lost in a fire last month.
Paper-based device provides low-power, long-term method for analyzing sweat
Researchers have constructed a paper-based device as a model of wearables that can collect, transport and analyze sweat in next-generation wearable technology. Using a process known as capillary action, akin...
Machine learning predicts nanoparticles' structure and dynamics
Researchers have demonstrated that new distance-based machine learning methods are capable of predicting structures and atomic dynamics of nanoparticles reliably. The new methods are significantly faster than traditional simulation methods...
Lab makes 4D printing more practical
Soft robots and biomedical implants that reconfigure themselves upon demand are closer to reality with a method to print shapeshifting materials.
Former Rams RB Todd Gurley passes physical with Falcons
Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley, who agreed to a one-year, $5.5 million contract earlier this off-season, passed his physical with his new team.
Predicting unpredictable reactions
New research advances the field of computational catalysis by paving the way for the simulation of realistic catalysts under reaction conditions.
Making nanoparticle analysis quicker and more affordable
Scientists introduce an open-source method to simplify nanoparticle analysis using scanning electron microscope images.
Window fans that will keep you cool
Cool it! (Amazon/)While air conditioners are nice, they’re often expensive and they eat electricity. Window fans provide an alternate way to enjoy a hot day even while indoors. This simple staple of easy...
Physicists study mirror nuclei for precision theory test
A precision measurement of helium and hydrogen mirror isotopes reveals new questions in understanding of nuclear structure.
‘Oumuamua was an iceberg of molecular hydrogen, scientists claim
Astronomers argue 'Oumuamua was a neither a comet nor an asteroid, but a new type of object -- a so-called hydrogen iceberg.
Tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulator
Rice University neuroengineers have created a tiny surgical implant that can electrically stimulate the brain and nervous system without using a battery or wired power supply. The neural stimulator draws...
An alternative route for studying the intrinsic properties of solid-state materials
The physical and chemical properties of intermetallic compounds are governed by the real structure of synthesized materials and are strongly influenced by the structural imperfections, e.g. strain, dislocations, and presence...
Renewable fuel from carbon dioxide with the aid of solar energy
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are attempting to convert carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to fuel using energy from sunlight. Recent results have shown that it is possible to use...
New material allows for unprecedented imaging deeper in tissues
A team from the Department of Chemistry has established an approach for the creation of a metal-organic framework material that provides new perspectives for the sensitization of near-infrared luminescent lanthanide...
New research paves the way for simulating catalysts under reaction conditions
Computational catalysis, a field that simulates and accelerates the discovery of catalysts for chemicals production, has largely been limited to simulations of idealized catalyst structures that do not necessarily represent...
Lab makes 4-D printing more practical
Soft robots and biomedical implants that reconfigure themselves upon demand are closer to reality with a new way to print shapeshifting materials.
Attica prison uprising documentary in the works at Showtime
"Freedom Riders" and "The Murder of Emmett Till" documentarian Stanley Nelson is working on a non-fiction project called "Attica" for Showtime Documentary Films.
Ultra-sensitive device for detecting magnetic fields
The new magnetic sensor is inexpensive to make, works on minimal power and is 20 times more sensitive than many traditional sensors.
Developing better fabrication techniques for pH-responsive microcapsules
Researchers have developed a new method to create microcapsules, which are tiny droplets surrounded by a solid shell. The technique can be used to make microcapsules that respond to changes...
Spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow structures could boost battery storage
An unexpected property of nanometer-scale antimony crystals—the spontaneous formation of hollow structures—could help give the next generation of lithium ion batteries higher energy density without reducing battery lifetime. The reversibly...
Examining a snapshot of exploding oxygen
For more than 200 years, we have been using X-rays to look inside matter and progressing to ever smaller structures—from crystals to nanoparticles. Now, within the framework of a larger...
New nanodevice could use solar energy to produce hydrogen
Scientists describe the design of a PSI-GNP-PSII conjugate that could be used as a platform for developing a light-driven, water-splitting nanodevice for generating hydrogen, in Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging
Foam, of coarse
Image: The Foam-Coarsening experiment ran a new batch of cartridges in the Fluid Sciences Laboratory of the European Columbus module.The experiment began in April to study foams in depth under the more stable...