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Machine Learning can Identify New Candidate Materials For Biocompatible Electronics

Scientists and engineers are on a quest to develop electronic devices that are compatible with our bodies: think of materials that can help wire neurons back together after brain injuries, or diagnostic tools that can easily be absorbed within the body.

10 Apr 2020

EPA's Benefit-Cost Analysis of the MATS Rule is 'Seriously Flawed'

An article published in Science magazine finds deep flaws in the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s benefit-cost analysis in support of a proposed rule related to the regulation of hazardous air pollution from coal-burning power plants.

10 Apr 2020

Turning Metal Surfaces Into Rapid Bacteria Killers

Bacterial pathogens can live on surfaces for days. What if frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs could instantly kill them off?

10 Apr 2020

New Battery Could Solve Electricity Storage Problem

USC scientists have developed a new battery that could solve the electricity storage problem constraining widespread use of renewable energy.

10 Apr 2020

New Sulfide-Based Superionic Conductor Could Begin an Era of Safe Battery

Dr. Hyoungchul Kim's research team, from the Center for Energy Materials Research at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, Acting President Yoon, Seok-jin), have successfully developed a sulfide-based superionic conductor that can be used to a high-performance solid electrolyte in all-solid-state batteries.

10 Apr 2020

New Multi-Functional Luminescent Film can Visualize Near-Infrared Light

Infrared radiation, which is invisible yet highly utilizable, is used in various fields and for various purposes, such as for coronavirus detection (i.e. through thermal imaging cameras and biosensors).

9 Apr 2020

New 'Refrigerator' Cools Molecules to Ultracold Temperatures

For years, scientists have looked for ways to cool molecules down to ultracold temperatures, at which point the molecules should slow to a crawl, allowing scientists to precisely control their quantum behavior.

9 Apr 2020

Unique Film-Based Photosensitizer for Efficient Singlet Oxygen Production

Photosensitized generation of singlet oxygen attracted a great deal of interest reaching applications in various fields owing to its high biological activity and strong oxidation, including organic synthesis, wastewater treatment, photodynamic therapy.

9 Apr 2020

ITMO Researchers Demonstrate New Platform for Developing Optical Transistors

Leading research groups in the field of nanophotonics are working toward developing optical transistors - key components for future optical computers. These devices will process information with photons instead of electrons, thus reducing the heat and increasing the operation speed.

9 Apr 2020

Anton Paar Launches the New Generation of Ultrapyc Gas Pycnometers

Anton Paar presents the new generation of the renowned and proven Ultrapyc gas pycnometers.

From Anton Paar GmbH 9 Apr 2020

Magnetic Monopoles can Also Occur in Kagome Spin Ice Systems

Magnetic monopoles are actually impossible. At low temperatures, however, certain crystals can contain so-called quasi-particles that behave like magnetic monopoles.

8 Apr 2020

Researchers Discover How to Reduce Bottle Emptying Time

Bottle emptying is a phenomenon most of us have observed while pouring a beverage. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee discovered how to make bottles empty faster, which has wide-ranging implications for many areas beyond the beverage industry.

8 Apr 2020

Applications of the FT4 Powder Rheometer® for Dry Powder Inhalers

Freeman Technology is pleased to announce the release of "Applications of the FT4 Powder Rheometer® for Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs)".

From Freeman Technology 8 Apr 2020

Innovative ‘Pop-Up Tent’ Could be Latest line of Defence for Frontline NHS Staff Treating Patients with COVID-19

A disposable plastic ‘pop-up tent’ which creates a protective barrier between patients and healthcare professionals could be the latest line of defence for frontline NHS workers thanks to a new product developed by a team from the UK.

8 Apr 2020

Newly Discovered Superconductor Shows Evidence of Elusive Particles

Particle chasing--it's a game that so many physicists play. Sometimes the hunt takes place inside large supercolliders, where spectacular collisions are necessary to find hidden particles and new physics.

7 Apr 2020