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- Innovative microscope reveals full 3D molecular orientation in cells 27/02/2025 Two heads are better than one, as the saying goes, and sometimes two instruments, ingeniously recombined, can accomplish feats that neither could have done on its own.
- Two distinct superconducting states found in Bernal bilayer graphene challenge current models 25/02/2025 Superconductivity is a widely sought after material property, which entails an electrical resistance of zero below a specific critical temperature. So far, it has been observed in various materials, including recently in so-called multilayer graphene allotropes (i.e., materials that consist of several layers of a hexagonal carbon lattice).
- Artificial intelligence helped scientists create a new type of battery 20/02/2025 The process identified 23 promising materials from 32 million candidates in just 80 hours
- Qubits to qudits: Using quantum mechanics to transmit information more securely 18/02/2025 In the realm of quantum information distribution, sending a signal from point A to point B is like a baseball pitcher relaying a secret pitch call to the catcher. The pitcher has to disguise the signal from the opposing team and coaches, base runners, and even onlookers in the stands so no one else cracks the code.
- Starchy nanofibers shatter the record for world’s thinnest pasta 14/02/2025 The fibers, made from white flour and formic acid, average just 372 nanometers in diameter
- Optimized nickel particles improve catalyst performance for hydrogenation reactions 12/02/2025 A research team led by Wang Guozhong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel method to precisely control the size of nickel (Ni) particles in catalysts, improving their performance in hydrogenation reactions.
- A new chemical tool to create efficient carbon-nitrogen bonds, lowering the cost of tomorrow's medicine 06/02/2025 University of Missouri researchers and collaborators have developed a new chemical tool that could help lower the cost of prescription medications. The tool, called AshPhos, is a ligand, or molecule, that makes it easier to create special carbon-nitrogen bonds. These bonds are the backbone of more than half of all medicines on the market today.
- Scientists discover new, 3rd form of magnetism that may be the 'missing link' in the quest for superconductivity 04/02/2025 Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.
- Cracking the code: Why platinum electrodes corrode 28/01/2025 Scientists from Leiden University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Laboratory have uncovered the mysterious cause behind the rapid corrosion of platinum electrodes. This study paves the way for more affordable green hydrogen production and more reliable electrochemical sensors.
- Tilted magnetic materials offer fresh path for thermoelectric applications 17/12/2024 A research team from NIMS and UTokyo has proposed and demonstrated that the transverse magneto-thermoelectric conversion in magnetic materials can be utilized with much higher performance than previously by developing artificial materials comprising alternately and obliquely stacked multilayers of a magnetic metal and semiconductor.
- Scientists solve one of the hardest problems in the computational atomic-scale mechanics of materials 12/12/2024 Currently employed computational methods to simulate materials and their mechanical behavior are based on molecular dynamics (MD) with atomistic force-fields. These methods provide an excellent description of the thermodynamically stable phases of materials with arbitrary chemical and microstructural complexity.