Highly concentrated aqueous electrolytes could replace solvents used in batteries

Highly concentrated aqueous electrolytes, known as water-in-salt electrolytes, could be an alternative to the organic solvents used in car batteries and other electrochemical devices. They have the advantages of abundance,...

Researchers develop high-performance ceramic fuel cell that operates on butane gas

A Korean research team has developed a high-performance ceramic fuel cell that can operate on butane fuels. Since butane can be liquefied and thus stored and transported easily, the new...

Synthesis of pure single layer of blue phosphorus could be useful for semiconduction

NUS chemists have developed a method to synthesize monolayer blue phosphorus for potential semiconductor applications.

Applying quantum-impurity theory to quantum fluids of light

A Monash-led study develops a new approach to directly observe correlated, many-body states in an exciton-polariton system that go beyond classical theories.

A new electricity-boosting effect seen in perovskites

This photoflexoelectric effect could lead to devices that harvest energy from both light and motion

Video: Mucus inspires sticky, stretchy, antibacterial material

Made with bacteria-killing carvacrol oil, the new substance might be used as an adhesive or coating

Catalyst opens door to more efficient, environmentally friendly ethylene production

Researchers have engineered a new catalyst that can more efficiently convert ethane into ethylene, which is used in a variety of manufacturing processes. The discovery could be used in a...

Bose-Einstein condensate: Magnetic particles behave repulsively

Data transmission that works with magnetic waves instead of electric currents can be the basis for future information technologies. Some years ago, researchers reached a new quantum state of magnetic...

Quantum electrodynamics experiment

The fundamental laws of physics are based on symmetries that, among other things, determine the interactions between charged particles. Using ultracold atoms, researchers have experimentally constructed the symmetries of quantum...

Environment-friendly compound shows promise for solar cell use

A team of engineers, material scientists, and physicists demonstrated how a new material -- a lead-free chalcogenide perovskite -- that hadn't previously been considered for use in solar cells could...

Researchers discover new structure for promising class of materials

Researchers have published a new study that explains how they created a hollow nanostructure for metal halide perovskites that would allow the material to emit a highly efficient blue light.

Plans to reopen sectors of the economy hinge on adequate supply of PPE, Trudeau says

Wiring the quantum computer of the future: A novel simple build with existing technology

Efficient quantum computing is expected to enable advancements that are impossible with classical computers. Scientists have proposed a novel two-dimensional design that can be constructed using existing integrated circuit technology....

Some NBA teams will be allowed to open facilities in May for individual workouts

NBA teams in states with relaxed or no stay-at-home orders will be allowed to open their facilities beginning May 1, but only for individual workouts.

Calif. residents urged to stay off beaches as summerlike heat bakes the Southwest

Record temperatures more typical of summertime will sear the Southwestern states this week, and some residents will be forced to find alternate means to cool off amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Calif. residents urged to stay off beaches as summerlike heat bakes the Southwest

Record temperatures more typical of summertime will sear the Southwestern states this week, and some residents will be forced to find alternate means to cool off amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

What happened before the Big Bang?

The Big Bounce theory was once thought impossible. But two physicists have just resurrected it.

Ultrabright fluorescent label improves assay speed and sensitivity

Combining gold nanorod with multiple fluorophores boosts bioassay performance

Season Interrupted: Life throws a curveball, so Jared Jones adds one to his arsenal

La Mirada's Jared Jones said not playing during the coronavirus outbreak 'is tearing me up,' but he's using the time to develop a breaking ball.

Some beaches closed, others open during heat wave. But coronavirus rules apply

Some Southern California beaches are open, while others — including in L.A. County — remain closed during this weekend's heat wave.

Famed Basque restaurant Noriega Hotel in Bakersfield to close permanently

The restaurant, which served traditional Basque cooking enjoyed family-style, had been in business for 89 years.

Who knows best? Mayors collide with governors over coronavirus lockdown

Ease up or clamp down: Differences turn into power struggle amid pandemic

Researchers demonstrate the missing link for a quantum internet

A quantum internet could be used to send un-hackable messages, improve the accuracy of GPS, and enable cloud-based quantum computing. For more than 20 years, dreams of creating such a quantum network have...

Big data reveals we're running out of time to save environment and ourselves

The use of big data can help scientists' chart not only the degradation of the environment but can be part of the solution to achieve sustainability, according to a new...

Hydrogen- and methane-adsorbing MOF boasts impressive combination of properties

Aluminum-based sorbent with exceptional gas-storage properties may give clean-burning fuels a transportation boost

Electrocatalytic method converts CO₂ to ethylene and ethanol

Fluorine-doped copper catalyst boosts efficiency and selectivity

‘Hot' dots for quantum computing

Silicon qubits that operate at less frigid temperatures promise more powerful computers

A novel method to precisely deliver therapeutics inside the body

A new way to deliver therapeutic proteins inside the body uses an acoustically sensitive carrier to encapsulate the proteins and ultrasound to image and guide the package to the exact...