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Developing a High-Performing Photocatalytic System

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas produced when fossil fuels are used to produce energy. Using sunlight, researchers are striving to convert CO2 into valuable compounds or fuels.

6 Jan 2023

Simulations Show How Coal may be Converted to Valuable, Carbon-Neutral Materials

In a warming world, coal can often seem the "bad guy." But we can do other things with coal besides burn it. A team at Ohio University used the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's Bridges-2 system to carry out a series of simulations showing how coal might eventually be converted to valuable - and carbon-neutral - materials like graphite and carbon nanotubes.

6 Jan 2023

Steering An Active Terahertz Beam Using Liquid Crystal Elastomer

Conventionally, active metasurface scientists have mainly concentrated on altering the dielectric constant and permeability of the substrate, which usually leads to resonance effect and ohmic loss. However, a reconfigurable metasurface that is based on mechanical deformation can evade these concerns.

6 Jan 2023

Exogenous Molecules Modulate Catalysis for Biochemical Transformations

One of the most practical and cost-effective techniques used in C-H oxyfunctionalization is direct selective hydroxylation, which is widely used in medicine, the chemical industry, and materials research.

6 Jan 2023

Chung-Ang University Researchers Unveil the Mechanism of Noise and Signal Detection, Enhancing Organic Photodetector Performance for Advanced Image Sensors

The performance of organic photodetectors (OPDs) is degraded by noise. Although charge injection is the major source of dark current in the photodetector, few studies have been conducted to determine the noise origin in OPDs.

5 Jan 2023

Solar-Powered Artificial Leaf Harvests Water from Air for Conversion into Hydrogen Fuel

The chemical engineers from EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) have devised a solar-powered artificial leaf, that has been constructed on the basis of a novel electrode that seems to be porous and transparent, thereby exhibiting the potential of harvesting water from the air for transforming into hydrogen fuel.

5 Jan 2023

New Carbon-Negative Method for Refrigeration

Researchers have developed a new carbon-negative method for refrigeration inspired by the salting and gritting of roads to limit ice formation in the winter months.

By David J. Cross 5 Jan 2023

The Future of Wearable Electronics

Flexible semiconductors are critical for future wearable electronics technologies, but their integration into complex architectures has been problematic.

5 Jan 2023

Using Light to Control the Mechanically Interlocked Molecule

Catalysts boost chemical reactions from our bodies to the industrial production of compounds and controlled fuel combustion in the car.

5 Jan 2023

Electrons Play a Surprising Role in Heat Transfer Between Semiconductor Layers

As semiconductor devices become ever smaller, researchers are exploring two-dimensional (2D) materials for potential applications in transistors and optoelectronics.

5 Jan 2023

New Technology Captures Spectral Images to Reveal Chemical Makeup of Materials

A new visualization technology that captures spectral images of materials in the mid-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum has been developed by scientists at the University of California, Irvine.

5 Jan 2023

Effects of Interfacial Engineering on Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells

Recent research published on December 21st, 2022, in the Energy Material Advances journal outlines the degradation mechanisms and examines the interfacial engineering focusing on their impacts on flexible perovskite solar cells.

4 Jan 2023

Can Self-Healing Solar Cells Recover at Night?

When exposed to sunlight, perovskite solar cells degrade, resulting in decreased performance over time.

4 Jan 2023

Berkeley Lab Researchers Develop a Novel Method of Heating and Cooling

Adding salt to a road before a winter storm changes when ice will form. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have applied this basic concept to develop a new method of heating and cooling.

4 Jan 2023

Printable Semiconductors Could Play a Key Role in Realizing the Sustainability Potential of IoT

Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the Internet of Things (IoT) would vastly improve daily life—but requires trillions of such small devices.

4 Jan 2023

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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Developing a High-Performing Photocatalytic System

Simulations Show How Coal may be Converted to Valuable, Carbon-Neutral Materials

Steering An Active Terahertz Beam Using Liquid Crystal Elastomer

Exogenous Molecules Modulate Catalysis for Biochemical Transformations

Chung-Ang University Researchers Unveil the Mechanism of Noise and Signal Detection, Enhancing Organic Photodetector Performance for Advanced Image Sensors

Solar-Powered Artificial Leaf Harvests Water from Air for Conversion into Hydrogen Fuel

New Carbon-Negative Method for Refrigeration

The Future of Wearable Electronics

Using Light to Control the Mechanically Interlocked Molecule

Electrons Play a Surprising Role in Heat Transfer Between Semiconductor Layers

New Technology Captures Spectral Images to Reveal Chemical Makeup of Materials

Effects of Interfacial Engineering on Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells

Can Self-Healing Solar Cells Recover at Night?

Berkeley Lab Researchers Develop a Novel Method of Heating and Cooling

Printable Semiconductors Could Play a Key Role in Realizing the Sustainability Potential of IoT

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Archaeometry: Unveiling the Past with Future-Ready Tools

Why Temperature and Electric Current Matter in EV Lubricant Testing

Inside the HIVE: A Modular Architecture for Future-Proof Microscopy

KLA-7 low-temperature flow tester for petroleum products

In-situ Nanomechanical Testing with Hysitron PI Envision

Verification for Measurement Devices with the ABB Ability™

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Radar Signal Recording Redefined for Military Test Vehicles

Characterizing Carbon Materials Using Raman Spectroscopy

Powder Bed-Based Additive Manufacturing and Powder Rheology Explained

Spectrophotometry for Ensuring Natural Sugar Purity

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Archaeometry: Unveiling the Past with Future-Ready Tools

Why Temperature and Electric Current Matter in EV Lubricant Testing

Inside the HIVE: A Modular Architecture for Future-Proof Microscopy

1New Smart Plastic to Revolutionize Aerospace and Automotive Industries

2Metal-Organic Frameworks Improve Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes Across All Key Material Types

3Imaging Gas Flow in Sandstone with Raman Spectroscopy

4Solar Cells Get Efficiency Boost From Novel Molecular Layer

5Geologists Unlock Hidden Information Using Raman Spectroscopy and AI

6Citrine Informatics to Provide AI for DARPA INTACT Program, Revolutionizing Ceramic Toughness

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