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Control Over Twist Angles of 2D Materials can Lead to Future Electronics and Optics

A new generation of electronics and optoelectronics may soon be possible by controlling twist angles in a particular type of bilayer 2D material used in these devices.

15 Oct 2021

New Method to Produce One-Dimensional Magnetic Chains

We are all used to the idea that simpler units in nature interact to form complex structures.

15 Oct 2021

Development of Super Stable Glass by Mixing Multiple Molecules

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in creating a new type of super-stable, durable glass with potential applications ranging from medicines, advanced digital screens, and solar cell technology.

15 Oct 2021

Addition of Zinc Oxide in Chemical Sunscreen Decreases UVA Protection

Combining chemical sunscreen mixtures, which are safe on their own, with zinc oxide, which is commonly used in hybrid sunscreens, may result in decreased UVA protection, according to a study published in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences.

15 Oct 2021

New Technique Enables Detailed Study of Rusting with Surface Analysis

One can easily see with the naked eye that leaving an old nail out in the rain causes rust.

15 Oct 2021

Novel “Direct Air Capture” Approach to Fight Climate Change by Removing CO2 from Atmosphere

A scientist at Case Western Reserve will lead a national team of researchers to test their novel approach for "direct air capture", a fast-growing technology that combats climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

15 Oct 2021

Researchers Complete Mathematical Characterization of Shubnikov's Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Crystal Symmetry Groups

Humans have been aware of the strange phenomenon of magnetism for over 2,000 years. From ancient Greece through modern times, researchers have steadily improved upon humanity's fundamental understanding of magnets.

15 Oct 2021

Researchers Develop Soft Crystals Capable of Capturing Gas Molecuules

A group of researchers led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo have created an unusual material--a soft crystal made of molecules known as a catenanes--that behaves in a novel way that could be used in applications such as films that capture carbon dioxide molecules.

15 Oct 2021

Production of Hydrogen from Urea Using a Single Atom Catalyst

While hydrogen is widely suggested as an alternative fuel with zero carbon emission, the majority of commercial hydrogen fuel production is obtained from the refining of fossils fuels.

15 Oct 2021

Sunscreen Containing Zinc Oxide Turns Toxic After 2 Hours of Exposure to UV Radiation

A collaboration including researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) reports that sunscreen containing zinc oxide, a common ingredient, tends to lose much of its effectiveness and turns toxic after being exposed to ultraviolet radiation for 2 hours.

15 Oct 2021

New Method to Remove Toxic Boron from Water Using Desalination Process

Researchers from Technion, Wageningen University, and Wetsus have come up with an affordable and efficient means to eliminate harmful boron from water through the process of desalination.

15 Oct 2021

HORIBA Scientific Validates the HORIBA Aqualog® Performance for Pharmaceutical and Industrial Analyses

HORIBA Scientific, a global leader in the production of high-performance spectroscopy systems and solutions, announces it has validated the HORIBA Aqualog® spectrofluorometer’s performance for pharmaceutical and industrial analyses.

From HORIBA 15 Oct 2021

Continued Investment in Element Six as It Celebrates Its Diamond Anniversary in Shannon

Element Six Limited, a world leader in synthetic diamond super-materials and part of the De Beers Group, is marking 60 years of operations in Shannon, Ireland.

From Element Six 15 Oct 2021

Seeq Expands Machine Learning Support to Democratize Data Science Innovation

Seeq Corporation, a leader in manufacturing and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) advanced analytics software, announces the expansion of its efforts to integrate machine learning algorithms into Seeq applications. These improvements will enable organizations to operationalize their data science investments, and their open source and third-party machine learning algorithms, for easy access by front-line employees.

From Seeq Corporation 15 Oct 2021

SciAps to Revolutionize In-Field Analysis of Lithium and Rare Earth Elements

SciAps new family of handheld LIBS and XRF are built for exploration, production and recycling of lithium and REEs for the electric vehicle and strategic metals markets.

From SciAps, Inc. 15 Oct 2021