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Researchers develop novel copper nanocluster for efficient and selective CO₂ conversion
In a significant step toward a carbon-neutral future, researchers from Tohoku University (Japan), the Tokyo University of Science (Japan), and Vanderbilt University (U.S.) have collaboratively developed an atomically precise copper...
Researchers certify genuine quantum behavior in computers with up to 73 qubits
Can you prove whether a large quantum system truly behaves according to the weird and wonderful rules of quantum mechanics—or if it just looks like it does? In a new...
Why Earth will spin slightly faster on 3 days this summer
On July 9, July 22, and Aug. 5, Earth will rotate a tiny bit quicker making those days ever so slightly shorter than 24 hours.
Solar was the leading source of electricity in the EU last month, says report
Coal generation fell to a record low during June 2025, and experts say that the EU's power system is changing. The picture is very different in Canada, where solar is...
Can't see the solar eclipse? Tune in online or on TV
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ronald Dantowitz has been looking forward to Monday's solar eclipse for nearly 40 years....
Can't see the solar eclipse? Tune in online or on TV
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ronald Dantowitz has been looking forward to Monday's solar eclipse for nearly 40 years....
Electric Vehicles Aren't Ready for Extreme Heat and Cold. Here's How to Fix Them
New materials would help the cars of the future survive cold snaps and other climate disruptions
Three Times That Solar Eclipses Transformed Science
From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, total solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries
The Sophisticated Threads behind a Hat That Senses Traffic Lights
A new technique to make electronic fibers could help solve wearable technology’s flexibility problem
The Industrial Designer behind the N95 Mask
Sara Little Turnbull used materials science to invent and design products for the modern world
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"July Manhattanhenge is what I call the goodbye to the grid."
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Prime Day is brilliant, but the best savings aren't always at Amazon. Walmart has beaten the online giant's price for this Sony A7R IV camera, by over $200, but it...
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Seat back safety standards in U.S. cars under intense scrutiny
About one child dies every week in the U.S. due to unsafe car seat backs, the safety standards for which have not been updated since the 1960s. Now, lawmakers are...
Fizzy soda water could be key to clean manufacture of flat wonder material: Graphene
As graphene's popularity grows as an advanced 'wonder' material, the speed and quality at which it can be manufactured will be paramount. With that in mind, the research group has...
Graphene-like materials printed with inkjet printer
Researchers have developed inks made of graphene-like materials for inkjet printing. New black phosphorous inks are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for optoelectronics and photonics. The inkjet printing demonstration...
Non-toxic, lubricant-infused coatings deter mussels and prevent their attachment by disrupting their mechanosensory and adhesive systems
Mussels are one of the worst perpetrators of biofouling, or the unwanted accumulation of organisms on underwater structures. A team of scientists has demonstrated that a lubricant-infused surface effectively prevents...
Four confirmed dead in crash at London Southend Airport
London Southend Airport in Essex remains closed Monday following a plane crash Sunday that left four people dead.
Indigenous calendars could make solar power more efficient
A truly sustainable future requires solar power, but trying to consistently maximize the energy harvested by panel arrays remains one of the industry’s biggest challenges. Unlike fossil fuels, solar power yields are dictated...
Toward a Zero-Explosion Hydrogen Era!
A research team led by Dr. Young-Min Kim and Dr. Byeong-Chan Suh from Lightweight Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science(KIMS) has developed the world's first solid-state...
Improvement of Durability of Membrane Electrode Assembly by Frame Sealing Structure in Temperature Shock
The study, conducted by Tiankuo Chu and Yanbo Wang from Tongji University and the National Center of Technology Innovation for Fuel Cell (China), investigates the effects of different frame sealing...
Impact of Ni Particle Size on CO2 Activation and CO Formation During Reforming Process: A Density Functional Theory Study
A research group of Juntian Niu from Taiyuan University of Technology studied the impact of metal particle size on CO2 activation and CO formation within the DRM reaction. They construct Nix/MgO...
Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis: From Conventional to Single-Atomic Platinum-Based Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
The review, authored by Cheng YUAN, Shiming ZHANG, and Jiujun ZHANG, offers an in-depth analysis of Pt-based catalysts, focusing on the emerging class of single-atomic catalysts. The researchers explore the...
Nobel Laureate Conversation: Prof. J. Michael Kosterlitz
Prof. J. Michael Kosterlitz is the 2016 Nobel Prize Winner for Physics. Through his career, he overturned the conventional understanding that two-dimensional systems could not undergo phase transitions due to...