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Bayern Munich beats Lyon to join PSG in Champions League final
Bayern Munich used a pair of goals from Serge Gnabry to beat Lyon 3-0 in their Champions League semifinal match, joining Paris Saint-Germain in the European competition's championship game.
Biomorphic batteries could provide 72 times more energy for robots
Like biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy, researchers have shown.
Podcast: Chemists debate the value of name reactions in organic chemistry
Name reactions are commonly heard in organic chemistry-speak, and they're mainly named after white men. Stereo Chemistry asks if this is a problem, if we should stop using them, and...
Low-cost, accurate COVID-19 antibody detection platform
A robust, low-cost imaging platform utilizing lab-on-a-chip technology may be available for rapid coronavirus diagnostic and antibody testing throughout the nation by the end of the year.
New approach takes quantum key distribution further
In an important step toward practical implementation of secure quantum-based communication, researchers have demonstrated secure measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) transmission over a record-breaking 170 kilometers.
A bit of gold grants crystals new electric properties
Crystals can acquire a variety of novel electric qualities when enhanced with just a bit of gold -- or any other noble metal -- according to a new study.
California refiners shift production to renewable diesel
New entrants will compete with chemical industry for cheap feedstocks
Research team develops low-cost, accurate COVID-19 antibody detection platform
A robust, low-cost imaging platform utilizing lab-on-a-chip technology created by University of California, Irvine scientists may be available for rapid coronavirus diagnostic and antibody testing throughout the nation by the...
Climate change impact on green energy production
As the climate of the planet is changing, many researchers are looking to more renewable energy sources. Researchers investigate whether the power generated by solar and wind farms would differ...
OCT-based technique captures subtle details of photoreceptor function
Researchers have developed a new instrument that has, for the first time, measured tiny light-evoked deformations in individual rods and cones in a living human eye. The new approach could...
A key to cheaper renewable fuels: keeping iron from rusting
Researchers have made a key first step in economically converting plant materials to fuels: keeping iron from rusting.
California staves off more power outages amid heat wave
California staved off another round of rolling blackouts as a searing heat wave strained its electrical grid, but authorities warned of a continuing threat Wednesday.
Methanol fuel gives this tiny beetle bot the freedom to roam
A robot beetle goes the distance on its own thanks to a methanol-fueled micromuscle. Scientists envision that swarms of robotic insects could assist search-and-rescue operations (SN: 5/19/16). But tight spaces are out of...
Quest for quantum Internet gets a boost with new technique for making entanglement
Traditional ways of producing entanglements, necessary for the development of any 'quantum internet' linking quantum computers, are not very well suited for fiber optic telecoms networks used by today's non-quantum...
Ultrafast electrons in magnetic oxides: A new direction for spintronics?
Special metal oxides could one day replace semiconductor materials that are commonly used today in processors. Now, for the first time, an international team of researchers from Martin Luther University...
Liquid sulfur changes shape and goes critical under pressure
Scientists from the ESRF, together with teams from CEA and CNRS/Sorbonne Université, have found the proof for a liquid-to-liquid transition in sulfur and of a new kind of critical point...
A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity
A group of theoretical physicists have proposed a 'table-top' device that could measure gravity waves. However, their actual aim is to answer one of the biggest questions in physics: is...
Trace vapor generator for detecting explosives, narcotics
Trace vapor detection technologies are crucial for ensuring reliable and safe detection of explosives and illegal drugs. Researchers have developed a compact testing device called the Trace Vapor Generator for...
Ultrafast electrons in magnetic oxides: A new direction for spintronics?
Special metal oxides could one day replace semiconductor materials that are commonly used today in processors. Now, for the first time, researchers were able to observe how electronic charge excitation...
World record: Plasma accelerator operates right around the clock
Researchers have reached an important milestone on the road to the particle accelerator of the future. For the first time, a laser plasma accelerator has run for more than a...
A key to cheaper renewable fuels: Keeping iron from rusting
Washington State University researchers have made a key first step in economically converting plant materials to fuels: keeping iron from rusting.
World record: Plasma accelerator operates right around the clock
A team of researchers at DESY has reached an important milestone on the road to the particle accelerator of the future. For the first time, a so-called laser plasma accelerator...
Controlling the electron spin: Flip it quickly but carefully
Over the past two decades, a new area at the interface of semiconductor physics, electronics and quantum mechanics has been gaining popularity among theoretical physicists and experimenters. This new field...
New research highlights 'challenging nature' of vested interests in the energy transition
Pioneering new research has highlighted some of the political difficulties with the UK's energy transition, in particular around vested fossil fuel interests.
A touch of gold sends crystals electric with excitement
A touch of gold—or another noble metal—can change the structure of a crystal and its intrinsic properties, physicists at the University of Warwick have demonstrated in a display of modern-day...
Toward an ultrahigh energy density capacitor
Capacitors that rapidly store and release electric energy are key components in modern electronics and power systems. However, the most commonly used ones have low energy densities compared to other...
New tools catch and release cellular targets at the flip of a light switch
A Princeton team has developed a class of light-switchable, highly adaptable molecular tools with new capabilities to control cellular activities. The antibody-like proteins, called OptoBinders, allow researchers to rapidly control...
Method to develop blue-emitting zero-dimensional all-inorganic metal halides
All-inorganic zero-dimensional (0D) metal halides are widely applied in the fields of display and solid-state lighting due to their excellent photoluminescence (PL) properties and high stability.