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Liquid metal synthesis for better piezoelectrics: Atomically-thin tin-monosulfide
An RMIT-UNSW collaboration has applied liquid-metal synthesis to piezoelectrics, advancing future flexible, wearable electronics, and biosensors drawing their power from the body's movements.
Reducing the operating temperature of ceramic fuel cells with a high proton conductivity electrolyte
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a way to reduce the operating temperature of ceramic fuel cells by using a high proton conductivity electrolyte....
Study finds less impact from wildfire smoke on climate
New research revealed that tiny, sunlight-absorbing particles in wildfire smoke may have less impact on climate than widely hypothesized because reactions as the plume mixes with clean air reduce its...
Rock-breathing bacteria are electron spin doctors, study shows
Electrons spin. It's a fundamental part of their existence. Some spin "up" while others spin "down." Scientists have known this for about a century, thanks to quantum physics.
To engineers' surprise, radiation can slow corrosion of some materials
Radiation nearly always degrades the materials exposed to it, hastening their deterioration and requiring replacement of key components in high-radiation environments such as nuclear reactors. But for certain alloys that...
Research on seawater surface tension becomes international guideline
The property of water that enables a bug to skim the surface of a pond or keeps a carefully placed paperclip floating on the top of a cup of water...
Magnetic memory states go exponential
In a new study, a group of researchers led by Prof. Lior Klein, from the physics department and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials at Bar-Ilan University, has shown...
Workday Charity Open: Collin Morikawa holds 1-shot lead after first round
After missing the cut two weeks ago at the Travelers Championship, Collin Morikawa rebounded Thursday in the opening round of the Workday Charity Open with a 7-under 65 for a...
Tension arises as clean hydrogen projects spread
Saudi Arabia to build world's largest plant for green hydrogen as the UK plans a big blue hydrogen project
Brooklyn Nets sign Michael Beasley as substitute player
The Brooklyn Nets have signed veteran forward Michael Beasley as a replacement player for the NBA's 22-team restart this month.
Ways to keep buildings cool with improved super white paints
Materials scientists have demonstrated ways to make super white paint that reflects as much as 98% of incoming heat from the sun. The advance shows practical pathways for designing paints...
Spider silk made by photosynthetic bacteria
A research team in Japan reported that they succeeded in producing the spider silk -- ultra-lightweight, though, biodegradable and biocompatible material -- using photosynthetic bacteria. This study will open a...
MIT research on seawater surface tension becomes international guideline
The property of water that enables a bug to skim the surface of a pond or keeps a carefully placed paperclip floating on the top of a cup of water is known...
Scorching heat wave to intensify across U.S. Southwest
A brutal heat wave that has been baking the southwestern United States this week is forecast to ramp up in intensity in the coming days, causing many sweltering locations to...
Proton transport enabled by a field-induced metallic state in a semiconductor heterostructure
Tuning a semiconductor to function as a fast proton conductor is an emerging strategy in the rapidly developing field of proton ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs). The key challenge for PCFC...
Observation and control of maximal Chern numbers in a chiral topological semimetal
Topological semimetals feature protected nodal band degeneracies characterized by a topological invariant known as the Chern number (C). Nodal band crossings with linear dispersion are expected to have at most...
Light-mediated strong coupling between a mechanical oscillator and atomic spins 1 meter apart
Engineering strong interactions between quantum systems is essential for many phenomena of quantum physics and technology. Typically, strong coupling relies on short-range forces or on placing the systems in high-quality...
Cherned up to the maximum
In topological materials, electrons can display behavior that is fundamentally differentfrom that in 'conventional' matter, and the magnitude of many such 'exotic' phenomena is directly proportional to an entity known...
Study of giant ant heads using simple models may aid bio-inspired designs
Researchers use a variety of modelling approaches to study form and function. By using a basic biomechanical model for studying body form and center of mass stability in ants, new...
Robot runs almost 700 chemistry experiments in 8 days
Proof-of-concept work improves the yield of a hydrogen-making catalyst 6-fold
Vibrant, ammonia-free dyes for at-home hair color
Do it yourself. (Annie Gray via Unsplash/)If going to the salon every time you need to touch up your bright hair color—or every time a new whim strikes—sounds costly and inconvenient, box...
Understanding the optimal process for fabricating coupled nanocrystal solids
Better understanding the science that underpins well-known techniques for developing quantum dots—tiny semiconducting nanocrystals—can help reduce the guesswork of current practices as material scientists use them to make better solar...
Liquid water is more than just hydrogen-oxygen molecules
Skoltech scientists in collaboration with researchers from the University of Stuttgart showed that the concentration of short-lived ions (H3O+ and OH-) in pure liquid water is much higher than that...
Clean energy future 'is vital' - UN chief
The UN Secretary-General tells a meeting that it is "vital" the world moves towards clean energy.
Scientists Dive Deep Into Hidden World of Quantum States
A research team led by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has developed a technique that could lead to new electronic materials that surpass the limitations imposed...
To engineers’ surprise, radiation can slow corrosion of some materials
Radiation nearly always degrades the materials exposed to it, hastening their deterioration and requiring replacement of key components in high-radiation environments such as nuclear reactors. But for certain alloys that could be used...
Experimental physicists study steel on board the ISS
For many years, the Institute of Experimental Physics at Graz University of Technology and the Styrian industrial company Böhler Edelstahl have been conducting joint research on the surface tension and...
Fine-tuning excited state of Ru(II)-photosensitizers for boosting carbon dioxide conversion
Solar-driven reduction of CO2 into energy-rich fuels, such as CO, HCOOH, and CH3OH, has been conceived as a highly promising approach to solve energy crisis and environmental pollution. Throughout the...