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Uncovering the Electrochemistry of Condensates
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are discovering the electrochemical properties of biomolecular condensates which could help in development of cancer or ALS treatments
Heavy Ligands Unravel New Chemistry for Heavy Elements
The transplutonium actinides are highly radioactive and rare, making them difficult to study. To examine their chemical properties, researchers typically use non-radioactive lanthanides as surrogates. In this study, scientists streamlined...
Quantum holograms: Metasurfaces entangle light and information in new study
Quantum entanglement is a fundamental phenomenon in nature and one of the most intriguing aspects of quantum mechanics. It describes a correlation between two particles, such that measuring the properties...
Electrochemical properties of biomolecular condensates could help in development of cancer or ALS treatments
Much of cell behavior is governed by the actions of biomolecular condensates: building block molecules that glom together and scatter apart as needed. Biomolecular condensates constantly shift their phase, sometimes...
New capabilities in DNA nanostructure self-assembly eliminate need for extreme heating and controlled cooling
University at Albany researchers at the RNA Institute are pioneering new methods for designing and assembling DNA nanostructures, enhancing their potential for real-world applications in medicine, materials science and data...
Automated method increases the efficiency of bioactive natural product discovery
From caffeine to penicillin, natural products have become a mainstay in modern society, and are used for numerous applications, such as medicine and pesticides. There are tens of thousands of...
Researchers develop glass sensors for the Einstein Telescope
From 2035, the Einstein Telescope will be able to study gravitational waves with unprecedented accuracy. For the telescope, researchers from Jena have manufactured highly sensitive sensors made entirely of glass...
Phosphorene nanoribbons shown to exhibit magnetic and semiconductor properties at room temperature
Scientists have long suspected that phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs)—thin pieces of black phosphorus, only a few nanometers wide—might exhibit unique magnetic and semiconducting properties, but proving this has been difficult.
Pressurized electrolyzer achieves high-current NH₃ synthesis from nitrogen oxide
Electrocatalytic nitric oxide reduction reaction (NORR) offers a promising route for sustainable ammonia (NH3) synthesis and for removing NO pollutants. However, achieving NH3 production from NO with ampere-level current density...
Supramolecular organic framework achieves high-efficiency iodine capture from seawater
Iodine is a crucial element in various industries, but it is one of the least abundant nonmetallic elements on Earth. Although seawater holds around 70% of the world's iodine reserves,...
Plasmon-assisted catalytic CO₂ conversion method offers sustainable e-fuel production
The conversion of CO2 into e-fuels by light offers a sustainable solution to close the carbon cycle. Researchers at the Laboratory for Nanometallurgy have pioneered an innovative approach to plasmon-assisted...
Lighting the way: How activated gold nanoparticles reveal drug movement in the body
Tracking targeted drug delivery is often a challenge due to limitations in current imaging techniques. A recent study by Tokyo's Waseda University reports a breakthrough imaging technique that allows direct...
New computer code could lead to simpler, less costly stellarators for fusion power
Like engineers who design high-performance Formula One race cars, scientists want to create high-performance plasmas in twisty fusion systems known as stellarators. Achieving this performance means that the plasma must...
Wind turbine remains may be among 'most surprising' fossils for far future generations, paleontologists say
Many of today's everyday items are destined to become fossils after millions of years, but scientists have suggested that some of the most surprising of them might be wind turbine...
Decoding nanomaterial phase transitions with tiny drums
When water freezes into ice or boils into vapor, its properties change dramatically at specific temperatures. These so-called phase transitions are fundamental to understanding materials. But how do such transitions...
Unveiling the intermolecular mechanisms behind OEM dissolution in organic batteries
A new study has revealed significant insights into the intermolecular mechanisms involved in the dissolution of organic electrode materials (OEMs) within electrolytes during battery cycling tests.
Neutron imaging reveals optimization potential for CO₂ conversion
The environmentally harmful greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, or CO₂ for short, can be converted into valuable chemical products such as carbon monoxide (CO) or ethanol by means of electrochemical reduction—electrolysis....
Opening a new chapter in 3D microprinting with MXene
The Smart 3D Printing Research Team at KERI, led by Dr. Seol Seung-kwon has developed the world's first technology for printing high-resolution 3D microstructures using MXene, a material known as...
Revealing hidden Alfred Tennyson text using innovative imaging techniques
A new project led by Dr. Michael J Sullivan of the University of Oxford's English Faculty has recovered never-before-seen text by Alfred Tennyson using a combination of imaging techniques to...
New Computer Code Could Lead to Simpler, Less Costly Stellarators for Fusion Power
Physicists have created a new computer code that could speed up the design of the complicated magnets that shape the plasma in stellarators, making the systems simpler and more affordable...
Greylag Goose Optimization: A Game-Changer for Renewable Energy Systems
A recent study has unveiled a novel strategy to boost the efficiency of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in agriculture, offering a solution to longstanding challenges. By integrating the Greylag Goose...
'Benevolent' bosses are also more generous with their company tax information
For over a decade, there has been an increase in calls for multinational corporations to be forced to disclose tax information publicly. The idea is that enhanced transparency reduces tax...
Delhi air pollution worse than expected as water vapor skews figures
New Delhi's air pollution is more severe than previously estimated, with particles absorbing atmospheric water vapor, leading to particulate matter levels across the city being underestimated by up to 20%,...
Eco-friendly rare earth element separation: A bioinspired solution to an industry challenge
From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced technologies. These elements, which include the lanthanides along with scandium and...
Scientists achieve universal technique—called van der Waals squeezing—for atomic manufacturing of 2D metals
Since the groundbreaking discovery of graphene in 2004, the dizzying pace of progress in two-dimensional (2D) materials has ushered in a new era of fundamental research and technological innovation. Although...
First operating system for quantum networks paves the way for practical internet applications
Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA) researchers at TU Delft, QuTech, University of Innsbruck, INRIA and CNRS recently announced the creation of the first operating system designed for quantum networks: QNodeOS. The...
'Self-driving' microscope allows imaging at different scales and long-term tracking
A new "self-driving" microscope developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers solves two fundamental challenges that have long plagued microscopy: first, imaging living cells or organisms at dramatically different scales,...
Simone Ashley says filming 'Bridgerton' Season 4 is 'so nostalgic'
"Bridgerton" actress Simone Ashley said returning to the Netflix series has been "so nostalgic."
