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Pandemic creates action-packed weekend in European horse racing
The pandemic-scrambled racing schedule has forced the Derby, the Oaks and their French equivalents all into one action-packed weekend.
West Virginia researchers use neutrons to study materials for power plant improvements
Finding new, more efficient ways to produce power is a critical mission for the Department of Energy (DOE), and developing more advanced materials is often the key to achieving success.
Four waterproof cameras for your next big adventure
Blue Steel anyone? (Jakob Owens via Unsplash/)Whether you’re doing an elaborate snorkeling shoot or just want to capture a splashy day at the beach, waterproof cameras should be your go to. They...
Silicone trays for your toddler’s meals
Keep cleaning easy. (kazuend via Unsplash/)Some kids look back fondly on the “The airplane goes into the hangar” days of spoon feeding. Others see it as an embarrassing proof that they we’re...
Gold nanowires take on a new twist
A palladium salt spurs bundles of gold threads to coil themselves into nanoropes
This smart grill thermometer gives barbecue beginners a big assist
The display looks slick and the internal battery easily outlasted long cooks on a full charge. (Weber/)No matter how many barbecue tutorials you watch on YouTube or instructional articles you read online, experience...
Mount any home decor with these safe and secure stud finders
Find the right spots. ( Manja Vitolic via Unsplash/)Mounting wall shelves and picture frames is a relatively simple task that should look effortless by design, but there’s more to it than meets...
Thermophones offer new route to radically simplify array design, research shows
Scientists have pioneered a new technique to produce arrays of sound produced entirely by heat.
Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution
Solar energy researchers are shining their scientific spotlight on materials with a crystal structure discovered nearly two centuries ago.
Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissions
Researchers are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon emissions.
Zhenan Bao wins inaugural Disrupters and Innovators Prize
Stanford professor honored by ACS Central Science for her work on electronic polymers
A piperidinium salt stabilizes efficient metal-halide perovskite solar cells
Longevity has been a long-standing concern for hybrid perovskite photovoltaics. We demonstrate high-resilience positive-intrinsic-negative perovskite solar cells by incorporating a piperidinium-based ionic compound into the formamidinium-cesium lead-trihalide perovskite absorber. With...
C(sp3)-H functionalizations of light hydrocarbons using decatungstate photocatalysis in flow
Direct activation of gaseous hydrocarbons remains a major challenge for the chemistry community. Because of the intrinsic inertness of these compounds, harsh reaction conditions are typically required to enable C(sp3)–H...
An ideal Josephson junction in an ultracold two-dimensional Fermi gas
The role of reduced dimensionality in high-temperature superconductors is still under debate. Recently, ultracold atoms have emerged as an ideal model system to study such strongly correlated two-dimensional (2D) systems....
Strongly correlated superfluid order parameters from dc Josephson supercurrents
The direct-current (dc) Josephson effect provides a phase-sensitive tool for investigating superfluid order parameters. We report on the observation of dc Josephson supercurrents in strongly interacting fermionic superfluids across a...
Ultrahigh capacitive energy density in ion-bombarded relaxor ferroelectric films
Dielectric capacitors can store and release electric energy at ultrafast rates and are extensively studied for applications in electronics and electric power systems. Among various candidates, thin films based on...
The histone H3-H4 tetramer is a copper reductase enzyme
Eukaryotic histone H3-H4 tetramers contain a putative copper (Cu2+) binding site at the H3-H3' dimerization interface with unknown function. The coincident emergence of eukaryotes with global oxygenation, which challenged cellular...
Scientists dissociate water apart efficiently with new catalysts
University of Oregon chemists have made substantial gains in enhancing the catalytic water dissociation reaction in electrochemical reactors, called bipolar membrane electrolyzers, to more efficiently rip apart water molecules into...
Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution
Solar energy researchers at Oregon State University are shining their scientific spotlight on materials with a crystal structure discovered nearly two centuries ago.
New light-based method for faster 'green' production of building blocks for medicines
In industry, gaseous hydrocarbons such as ethane and methane are frequently changed into molecules that can act as building blocks for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Typically, these processes take place at...
Air Force identifies pilot killed in F-16 crash
The Air Force has identified the pilot who died at Shaw Air Force Base Tuesday as 1st Lt. David Schmitz of the 77th Fighter Squadron.
Flexible material shows potential for use in fabrics to heat, cool
A new study finds that a material made of carbon nanotubes has a combination of thermal, electrical and physical properties that make it an appealing candidate for next-generation smart fabrics.
Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissions
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon...
Experts investigate incident at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility
Experts are investigating an incident at Iran's Natanz nuclear complex, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said Thursday.
Hulu renews 'The Great' for a second season
Hulu has renewed "The Great," starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, for a second season.
New method measures temperature within 3-D objects
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have made it possible to remotely determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique they call depth thermography. The method may...
Magnonic nano-fibers opens the way towards new type of computers
Magnetism offers new ways to create more powerful and energy-efficient computers, but the realization of magnetic computing on the nanoscale is a challenging task. A critical advancement in the field...
The lightest shielding material in the world
Researchers have succeeded in applying aerogels to microelectronics: Aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers can effectively shield electromagnetic radiation over a wide frequency range - and they are unrivaled in terms...