Chemical engineers have synthesized a biologically-derived metal-organic framework on which the hydrogen bonding that forms the DNA double helix can be mimicked and studied like never before.
Apr 8th, 2019
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An international team has observed the bending and stretching of a triatomic molecule with combined attosecond and picometre resolution.
Apr 8th, 2019
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Engineers create novel optical devices, including a moth eye-inspired omnidirectional microwave antenna.
Apr 8th, 2019
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Scientists have developed a model for predicting the shape of metal nanocrystals or 'islands' sandwiched between or below two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene. The advance moves 2D quantum materials a step closer to applications in electronics.
Apr 5th, 2019
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To protect against toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents, researchers are creating textile coatings using water-stable metal-organic frameworks.
Apr 5th, 2019
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Scientists reveal the origin of apparently high and even negative capacitance values observed in perovskite solar cells.
Apr 5th, 2019
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Chemists have developed a highly efficient nanostructured catalyst based on zinc and silver that can convert carbon dioxide, an environmental pollutant and greenhouse gas, to methanol for use as chemical feedstock and fuel.
Apr 5th, 2019
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Microscopic swimmers with visual perception of group members form stable swarms.
Apr 5th, 2019
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Researchers reveal amazing biological 'wires' of a sort never seen before.
Apr 4th, 2019
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Magnetic hyperthermia is still a highly experimental cancer treatment, but new research shows that the therapy is tunable.
Apr 4th, 2019
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Convergence to hyperuniformity in amorphous systems can be used to develop novel materials and study cell tissue.
Apr 4th, 2019
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Supercomputer tells origin story of nanoparticle size distributions with large-scale ablation simulations.
Apr 4th, 2019
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Equipment- and training-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military and rescue applications.
Apr 4th, 2019
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Scientists describe the effects which occur upon evaporation of vanadium compounds. Improvements for the development of SCR catalysts may be based on their results.
Apr 4th, 2019
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The dark skin pigment melanin protects us from the sun's damaging rays by absorbing light energy and converting it to heat. This could make it a very effective tool in tumor diagnosis and treatment.
Apr 4th, 2019
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A new computational method can help fast track the development of tiny, ultrafast electronic devices made from small clusters of molecules.
Apr 4th, 2019
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