The start of a new battery materials library could pave the way for future AI models to help scientists design sodium-ion batteries that charge faster, last longer and store more energy, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
Superconductivity has many important practical applications, including creating powerful magnets used in high-resolution medical scans, transporting electricity efficiently, and building ultra-sensitive measuring devices. Until now, understanding exactly what lay behind this unique phenomenon at high temperatures has eluded scientists over many decades.
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In BriefA new hybrid sensor combines living organisms with synthetic sensors to improve chemical sensing abilities.McKelvey Engineering's Srikanth Singamaneni and Barani Raman combined talents to aug...
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 21, 2026) — A research team led by the University at Albany has successfully designed, fabricated and demonstrated a rare class of silicon carbide semiconductor switch capable of handling voltages far ...
Particle Measuring Systems (PMS), a global leader in contamination monitoring solutions, today announced the launch of the BioCapt® Single-Use STS Microbial Monitor, a sterile transfer solution that enables the introduction of viable air monitoring consumables into isolators and Restricted Access Barrier Systems (RABS) without requiring additional decontamination activities.
Researchers developed a light-responsive spiropyran and multi-walled carbon nanotube hybrid that accelerated Bisphenol A degradation under simulated solar irradiation and generated reactive oxygen species linked to pollutant breakdown. The catalyst also reduced cytotoxicity in MCF-7 cell tests and retained its crystalline structure across four reuse cycles, though its degradation efficiency declined gradually.
By Muhammad Osama
21 Oct 2026
An alternative to the transistor could make computers 100 to 1,000 times faster and more energy efficient, according to a team of researchers from University of Michigan Engineering and the University of Wisconsin, funded with up to $6M from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency Fast and Curious program.
Superconductivity has many important practical applications, including creating powerful magnets used in high-resolution medical scans, transporting electricity efficiently, and building ultra-sensitive measuring devices. Until now, understanding exactly what lay behind this unique phenomenon at high temperatures has eluded scientists over many decades.
Tiny Magnetic Probes Can Be Used to Investigate the Chemical Forces at Work Inside the Pores of Molecular Framework Compounds.
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have developed a new strategy for programming synthetic molecules to self-assemble into precisely defined three-dimensional structures.
Water isn't always as it seems. Under extreme conditions, such as those found on other planets, it has been discovered to change its atomic structure, giving it the means to alter its appearance and other properties.
Researchers engineered PVDF-based magnetoelectric laminates with Vitrovac or Terfenol-D to study how interface quality, layer geometry, and strain transfer affect voltage-driven magnetic actuation. Optimized PVDF/Vitrovac laminates generated magnetic fields up to about 142 Oe at resonance and used nearly 75% less power than a conventional coil when producing the same field strength.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
20 Oct 2026
To build faster and more energy-efficient computers, researchers need to understand nanoscale magnetic materials. But looking inside these tiny magnets is surprisingly difficult: modern microscopes only measure the magnetic field outside the material, not the magnetic pattern inside. Because many different internal patterns can produce the exact same field, working backwards has long been a challenge.
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Dr. Ho Seong Lee) has re-measured a key transition frequency of the strontium (Sr) atom for the first time in 88 years since 1938, using a photonic grating chip, and has established a new absolute frequency value with a measurement uncertainty reduced by more than 50 times.
A research team led by Dr. Kyung-Soo Kang and Dr. Hyun-Jun Lee from the Hydrogen Energy Research Division of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed novel Ni/Co-based heterostructure water electrolysis electrodes that deliver superior hydrogen production efficiency compared to conventional noble-metal electrodes.