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New Coating Could Prevent Cross-Contamination Between Fresh Produce

Over the course of their journey from the open fields to the produce displays at grocery stores, fresh vegetables and fruits can sometimes become contaminated by microorganisms.

23 Apr 2020

Scientists Show How Drug Particles Spread Around Crime Labs

When two scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology brought black lights and glow powder into the Maryland State Police crime lab, they weren't setting up a laser tag studio or nightclub.

23 Apr 2020

Free Webinar: How to Choose the Right Extensometer

Would you like to learn more about choosing the best extensometer for your application? Then join us for a free webinar!

23 Apr 2020

WITec Announces Paper Award 2020 Winners

Every year, the WITec Paper Award competition recognizes three exceptional peer-reviewed publications that feature results acquired with a WITec microscope.

From WITec GmbH 22 Apr 2020

Researchers Achieve Highest Mobility in Thin Films of Tin Dioxide

Mobility is a key parameter for semiconductor performance and relates to how quickly and easily electrons can move inside a substance.

22 Apr 2020

New Battery Technology Involving Microwaves for Energy Conversion and Storage

New battery technology involving microwaves may provide an avenue for renewable energy conversion and storage.

22 Apr 2020

Bisulphates in Exhaust Stream Impact the Efficacy of Diesel Engine Catalysts

A team of researchers from Yale-NUS College, in collaboration with scientists in Sweden, has found that bisulphate species in the exhaust stream are strongly connected to decreasing the effectiveness of exhaust remediation catalysts in diesel engines.

22 Apr 2020

Solving Battery Puzzle with Newly-Designed Electrolyte

Lithium ion batteries have already become an integral part of our everyday life. However, our energy-hungry society demands longer life, faster charging, and lighter batteries for a variety of applications from electric vehicles to portable electronics, including lightening the load a soldier carries as numerous electronics become adopted by the Army.

22 Apr 2020

Growing High-Quality Boron Nitride at Atmospheric Pressure

Graphene Flagship researchers at RWTH Aachen University, Germany and ONERA-CNRS, France, in collaboration with researchers at the Peter Grunberg Institute, Germany, the University of Versailles, France, and Kansas State University, US, have reported a significant step forward in growing monoisotopic hexagonal boron nitride at atmospheric pressure for the production of large and very high-quality crystals.

22 Apr 2020

Novel 'Nanocardboard' Flyers as Martian Atmospheric Probes

This summer, NASA plans to launch its next Mars rover, Perseverance, which will carry with it the first aircraft to ever fly on another planet, the Mars Helicopter.

22 Apr 2020

New Generation of Organic Memristors Shows Promise For Wearable, Personalized Computing

The advent of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things is expected to change modern electronics and bring forth the fourth Industrial Revolution. The pressing question for many researchers is how to handle this technological revolution.

22 Apr 2020

New Method Uses Hot Water for the Production of Plastics

Many materials that we use every day are not sustainable. Some are harmful to plants or animals, others contain rare elements that will not always be as readily available as they are today. A great hope for the future is to achieve different material properties by using novel organic molecules.

22 Apr 2020

Exploring How Materials in Flexible Electronics Behave Under Stress and Strain

Flexible circuits have become a highly desirable commodity in modern technology, with applications in biotechnology, electronics, monitors and screens, being of particular importance.

22 Apr 2020

New Approach Could Revolutionize the Field of Photovoltaics

Experimental condensed matter physicists in the Department of Physics at the University of Oklahoma have developed an approach to circumvent a major loss process that currently limits the efficiency of commercial solar cells.

22 Apr 2020

Designing a New Carbon Structure from Diamond Nanothreads

QUT researchers have proposed the design of a new carbon nanostructure made from diamond nanothreads that could one day be used for mechanical energy storage, wearable technologies, and biomedical applications.

22 Apr 2020