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Technology that destroys pests in wood moves closer to commercialization
A technology that uses dielectric heating and radio frequency energy to destroy destructive pests lurking within wood products is closer to reaching the marketplace after a recent commercial trial at...
Can I mix those chemicals? There’s an app for that!
Improperly mixed chemicals cause a shocking number of fires, explosions, and injuries in laboratories, businesses, and homes each year. A new open source computer program called ChemStor developed by engineers at the...
Harnessing the moiré effect to make transparent images
Researchers at EPFL have developed a material that combines transparent properties with the moiré effect to produce images. The technology could have interesting decorative and anti-forgery applications.
Small electrical charges could help airplanes avoid lightning strikes
There may be a way to make airplanes less prone to lightning strikes, according to new research exploring the role of the aircraft in the electrical events. The trick, surprisingly,...
Researchers Take Body Armor to the Next Level with High Energy Fibers
Body armor for U.S. soldiers are heavy, cumbersome, and way above the desired aerial density, which limits their mobility and physical performance. FAU scientists expect to improve performance of military...
Scientists discover hidden symmetries, opening new avenues for material design
When you knock on a melon to see if it's ripe, you are using sound waves to probe the structure of the material inside. Physicists at the University of Chicago...
DIII-D Researchers Use Machine Learning to Steer Fusion Plasmas Near Operational Limits
Researchers at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility recently achieved a scientific first when they used machine learning calculations to automatically prevent fusion plasma disruptions in real time, while simultaneously optimizing...
UAE discovers trillions of cubic feet of shallow gas reserves
The United Arab Emirates, a leading OPEC producer, announced Monday the discovery of huge gas reserves, saying the find would help the Gulf state achieve self-sufficiency.
The containers the U.S. plans to use for nuclear waste storage may corrode
Containers that the U.S. government plans to use to store dangerous nuclear waste underground may be more vulnerable to water damage than previously thought. Millions of liters of highly radioactive waste from the...
Harvard researchers find ways to improve on soap and water
Nanosafety researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have developed a new intervention to fight infectious disease by more effectively disinfecting the air around us, our food, our hands, and...
Sustainable systems in general chemistry
At the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus, chemistry teaching is linked to the UN sustainable development goals
In these classrooms, chemistry is part of a larger whole
Chemistry educators are introducing systems thinking to help students see chemistry's connections to the wider world
On This Day, Feb. 2: First class of Baseball Hall of Fame announced
On Feb. 2, 1936, the first class of inductees for the National Baseball Hall of Fame were announced.
How supercomputers are helping us link quantum entanglement to cold coffee
Theoretical physicists from Trinity have found a deep link between one of the most striking features of quantum mechanics – quantum entanglement – and thermalisation, which is the process in...
Inside the hidden 'power tunnels' of London
Deep underneath the streets of the capital is a hidden network, powering the network.
Revival of Disney's 'Aida' to premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse in N.J.
A new production of Disney's stage musical "Aida" is set to premiere at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse in 2021.
First major discovery in hydroformylation in 50 years
Chemists have discovered a new cationic cobalt bisphosphine hydroformylation catalyst system that is highly active and extremely robust.
How to make pristine graphene from trash in a flash
Low-cost, efficient heating method turns coal and plastic into high-quality graphene
'We're opening everything': Scientists share coronavirus data in unprecedented way to contain, treat disease
Normally, science is highly competitive and secretive, with universities and private sector companies patenting knowledge, scientific journals putting research behind paywalls and all research peer-reviewed before the data is released....
Accelerating chemical reactions without direct contact with a catalyst
A Northwestern University research team has revealed a new approach to conducting chemical reactions—one that doesn't require direct contact with a catalyst.
Exploring strangeness and the primordial Universe
Within quark-gluon plasma, strange quarks are readily produced through collisions between gluons.
Safe potassium-ion batteries
Scientists have developed a nonflammable electrolyte for potassium and potassium-ion batteries, for applications in next-generation energy-storage systems beyond lithium technology. Scientists explain that the novel electrolyte based on an organic...
A new facet for germanium
Although silicon is the workhorse of the semiconductor industry, forming the basis for computer chips, camera sensors, and other everyday electronic devices, researchers and manufacturers add other materials, such as germanium, to boost...
Nanospirals that form as molten metals solidify could be key to new materials--and even invisibility
Humans have been cooling metal mixtures from liquid to solid for thousands of years. But surprisingly, not much is known about exactly what happens during the process of solidification. Particularly...
First view of hydrogen at the metal-to-metal hydride interface
University of Groningen physicists have visualized hydrogen at the titanium/titanium hydride interface using a transmission electron microscope. Using a new technique, they succeeded in visualizing both the metal and the...
Nanospirals that form as molten metals solidify could be key to new materials—and invisibility
Humans have been cooling metal mixtures from liquid to solid for thousands of years. But surprisingly, not much is known about exactly what happens during the process of solidification. Particularly...
How supercomputers are helping us link quantum entanglement to cold coffee
Theoretical physicists from Trinity College Dublin have found a deep link between one of the most striking features of quantum mechanics—quantum entanglement—and thermalisation, which is the process in which something...
Watch: Manatee with bike tire wrapped around body resurfaces in Florida
A manatee spotted with a bicycle tire wrapped around its belly was spotted in Florida about a month after rescuers failed to remove the tire.