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New multifunctional topological insulator material with combined superconductivity
Most materials show one function for example a material can be a metal a semiconductor or an insulator Metals such as copper are used as conducting wires with only low resistance and energy loss Superconductors ... - Read MoreNanoparticle vaccine: Particles that deliver vaccines directly to mucosal surfaces could defend against many infectious diseases
New model should expedite development of temperature-stable nano-alloys
Stretchable, foldable transparent electronic display created
Theory and formula to improve 'plastic' semiconductors developed
Spider silk coated with carbon nanotubes has multiple surprising uses
Accidental nanoparticle discovery could hail revolution in manufacturing
A nanoparticle shaped like a spiky ball with magnetic properties has been uncovered in a new method of synthesising carbon nanotubes by physicists at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Kent Carbon ... - Read MoreState E-Waste Disposal Bans Have Been Largely Ineffective
are topics that have received much attention in both the media and research community While the environmental footprint of IT devices is indeed significant a singular focus on their direct impacts ignores the indirect environmental ... - Read MoreGenome of elastomeric materials creates novel materials
Scientists demonstrate new method for harvesting energy from light
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Released 3 11 2013 5 00 AM EDTSource Newsroom National University of Singapore more news from this source Mar 11 2013 A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore NUS led by Professor ...
In the EU funded project MicroMilk European SMEs together with the University of Hohenheim and the Fraunhofer IGB have developed a novel method for pasteurization of milk with microwaves The system preserves the valuable components ...
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 ...
Released 10 11 2013 9 35 AM EDTEmbargo expired 10 13 2013 1 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom McMaster University more news from this source Oct 15 2013 Hamilton ON Oct 13 2013 Researchers at McMaster ...
A natural shift to stronger warm El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean might be responsible for a substantial portion of the global warming recorded during the past 50 years according to new research at ...
Geochemistry analysis conducted by the U S Naval Research Laboratory of fossil sediment injection structures off the New Zealand coast in February and March reveal no presence of modern day expulsions of methane gas a ...
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Electronic Shrink Wrap for the Heart and Other Topics at the American Chemical Society Meeting
no picElectronic sutures that monitor surgical incisions for healing and infection Electronic films that cling to the heart like shrink wrap monitoring and regulating the heartbeat and alerting the patient and cardiologist when medical attention is ... - Read MoreShining a little light changes metal into semiconductor
Growing thin films of germanium
Scientists use DNA to assemble a transistor from graphene
First Uses of New Solar Energy Technology: Killing Germs on Medical, Dental Instruments
no picgo into a container of water Sunlight focused into the water quickly heats the nanoparticles which scientists are terming “nanoheaters ” A layer of steam forms on the nanoheaters and buoys them up to the ... - Read MoreChemical Kinetics
Making Catalysts Smarterin a paper published Monday Sept 19 in the journal Nature Chemistry Titled “Adsorbate mediated strong metal support interactions in oxide supported Rh catalysts ” the paper describes a new approach to dynamically tune how ...
Chemical Biology
Congressional Briefing Warns of Dangers of Endocrine-Disrupting ChemicalsTo mark 25 years of research into chemicals that disrupt the body’s hormones the Endocrine Society will sponsor a Congressional briefing Sept 21 exploring the latest breakthroughs in the field The evidence is more definitive ...
- Cleaning Concrete Contaminated with Chemicals
- Using nature's own solvents for the preparation of pure lignin
- Milken Institute School of Public Health Holds September 22 Forum on Chemical Safety Reform
- Generating Electricity with Tomato Waste
- Cellular 'Backpacks' Could Treat Disease While Minimizing Side Effects
Bioorganic Chemistry
3-D neural structure guided with biocompatible nanofiber scaffolds and hydrogelsDamage to neural tissue is typically permanent and causes lasting disability in patients but a new approach has recently been discovered that holds incredible potential to reconstruct neural tissue at high resolution in three dimensions ...
- Thin transparent flexible screens: Roll up your screen and stow it away?
- Super-resolution microscopes reveal link between genome packaging, cell pluripotency
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Arachnid Rapunzel: Researchers spin spider silk proteins into artificial silk
- Computer model enables design of complex DNA shapes
Chemical Thermodynamics
Supercondenser stores heat as electricityResearchers at the Laboratory for Organic Electronics at Linköping University Sweden have created a supercondenser that can be charged by the sun It contains no expensive or hazardous materials has patents pending and it should ...
Statistical Mechanics
On quantum scales, there are many second laws of thermodynamicsNew research from UCL and the Universities of Gdansk Singapore and Delft has uncovered additional second laws of thermodynamics which complement the ordinary second law of thermodynamics one of the most fundamental laws of nature ...
- String field theory could be the foundation of quantum mechanics: Connection could be huge boost to string theory
- Scientists propose existence and interaction of parallel worlds: Many Interacting Worlds theory challenges foundations of quantum science
- Electrical control of nuclear spin qubits: Important step towards quantum computers
- Quantum engines must break down
- Reconcilable differences: Study uncovers the common ground of scientific opposites
Acid-base Chemistry
Capturing the acid-base reactions in alcoholNew research offers a new framework for understanding reactions in organic chemistry The team made up of five Korean scientists and experts from the IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter the Korea Advanced Institute ...
Chemical Engineering
Flexible and transparent pressure sensorHealthcare practitioners may one day be able to physically screen for breast cancer using pressure sensitive rubber gloves to detect tumors owing to a transparent bendable and sensitive pressure sensor newly developed by Japanese and ...
- Queen's University Belfast Scores a World First with Invention of 'Porous Liquid'
- Optimising soft-optoelectronics materials through molecular engineering
- Engineering a multipurpose, environmentally friendly dam
- Fluid-filled pores separate materials with fine precision
- The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on path ahead
Chemistry Education
On-surface chemistry leads to novel productsOn surface chemical reactions can lead to novel chemical compounds not yet synthesized by solution chemistry The first step second step and third step products can be analyzed in detail using a high resolution atomic ...
- Wayne State Chemistry Professor Earns Prestigious NSF CAREER Award to Examine Unusual Chemical Structures
- Wood-Based Alternatives in Chemistry Fuel Scientific Collaboration
- Mimicking nature's chemistry to solve global environmental problems
- Method to simplify pictures makes chemistry calculations a snap
- OMG Moment Affects GPAs
Materials Science
In Bird Feathers, Scientists Find Hints About Color of Extinct AnimalsSep 24 2016 In order to discover the true colors of ancient animals scientists are using X rays to closely examine the chemical details of modern bird feathers The researchers were able to map elements ...
- Asphalt-based carbon-capture material advances
- UCLA Chemists Report New Insights About Properties of Matter at the Nanoscale
- 'Sticky waves: ' molecular interactions at the nanoscale
- Quantum Magnets, the Best Biofuel Strain of Switchgrass, Gluons' Influence on Particle Spin, and More from the DOE Office of Science and DOE-Funded National Labs
- Researchers discover new phase of boron nitride and a new way to create pure c-BN
