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Researchers at Wake Forest University's Organic Electronics group have come up with a novel solution to one of the biggest technological barriers facing the organic semiconductor industry today Oana Jurchescu an assistant professor of physics ... - Read MoreWhat planets are made of: Findings establish counterintuitive potential planet-forming materials
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a much cheaper route compared to traditional experimental methods ” said Zhu “It is known that MgO makes up about 10 percent of the volume of our planet and on other planets this fraction can ... - Read MoreNew matter-antimatter difference observed in LHCb experiment at CERN
New material approach should increase solar cell efficiency
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All chefs know that you have to break some eggs to make an omelet and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in ...
An old material gets a new name and with it topological insulators have another chance to shine Samarium hexaboride SmB6 has been around since the late 1960s but understanding its low temperature behavior has remained ...
All too often when a person takes a pill full of a potent and effective drug the drug passes straight through the body not reaching the organ where it is needed a waste of money ...
With the help of phylogenetic analysis scientists describe three new fungus species from New Zealand The new species belong to the widespread genus Gymnopus part of the Omphalotaceae family the most famous representative of which ...
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no picResearchers from North Carolina State University have solved a long standing materials science problem making it possible to create new semiconductor devices using zinc oxide ZnO including efficient ultraviolet UV lasers and LED devices for ... - Read MoreScientists map all possible drug-like chemical compounds: Library of millions of small, carbon-based molecules chemists might synthesize
Revolutionary new device joins world of smart electronics: New flexible, transparent, photosensitive device
no picSmart electronics are taking the world by storm From techno textiles to transparent electronic displays the world of intelligent technology is growing fast and a revolutionary new device has just been added to its ranks ... - Read MoreTechnique unlocks design principles of quantum biology
Materials Science
By relentlessly miniaturizing a pre World War II computer technology and combining this with a new and durable material researchers at Case Western Reserve University have built nanoscale switches and logic gates that operate more ...
- Pioneering path to electrical conductivity in 'Tinker Toy' material (MOF)
- Polymers can behave like insulators, semiconductors and metals -- as well as semimetals
- Scientists scale terahertz peaks in nanotubes
- Scientists offer new insights on controlling nanoparticle stability
- Morphing material has mighty potential: Composite may find use in bioscaffolds, optics, drugs
Chemical Physics
How light affects individual atomsTyndall National Institute and its collaborators are unravelling how atoms vibrate and change when hit with intense bursts of light The ground breaking work has been recognised through publication of a paper in the journal ...
- Quantum effects help cells capture light, but the details are obscure
- World's highest quantum efficiency UV photodetectors created
- 'Spooky action' builds a wormhole between 'entangled' quantum particles
- New simulatable model displaying exotic quantum phenomena
- Physicists study coldest objects in universe
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Nanorobot for transporting drugs in the bodyA nanorobot is a popular term for molecules with a unique property that enables them to be programmed to carry out a specific task In collaboration with colleagues in Italy and the USA researchers at ...
Supramolecular Chemistry
For some the disease multiple sclerosis MS attacks its victims slowly and progressively over a period of many years For others it strikes without warning in fits and starts But all patients share one thing ...
Scientific Communication
The University of Oklahoma Natural Products Discovery Group has taken an unconventional approach to finding new compounds with therapeutic relevance by launching a crowdsourcing initiative with citizen scientists from around the country With this approach ...
- 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Highlights the Cross-Disciplinary Nature of Today's Research Environment
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- Scientists reveal structure of a supercooled liquid
- New generation soil property maps for Africa
Biophysical Chemistry
A team working at the SACLA X ray Free Electron Laser XFEL in Japan has succeeded in generating ultra bright two color X ray laser pulses for the first time in the hard X ray ...
- X-ray laser can solve protein structures from scratch
- Bringing out the best in X-ray crystallography data
- Tapping fungus to unlock energy: Crafting a better enzyme cocktail to turn plants into fuel faster
- Bismuth-carrying nanotubes show promise for CT scans
- Size matters as nanocrystals go through phases
Acid-base Chemistry
Seeds from Moringa oleifera trees can be used to purify water Uppsala University leads a research group which has discovered that seed material can give a more efficient purification process than conventional synthetic materials in ...
- Water glides freely across 'nanodrapes' made from the world's thinnest material
- Nanocrystal catalyst transforms impure hydrogen into electricity
- In water as in love, likes can attract
- Motorized microscopic matchsticks move in water with sense of direction
- Rare earth metal essential element for methane-munching acid-volcano microbe
Polymer Chemistry
With the help of DESY's X ray light source PETRA III researchers of Technische Universität München have for the first time watched organic solar cells degrade in real time This work could open new approaches ...
Physical Organic Chemistry
A theoretical three dimensional 3D form of carbon that is metallic under ambient temperature and pressure has been discovered by an international research team The findings which may significantly advance carbon science are published online ...
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