Hybrid Nanomaterials Bristle with Potential
By combining multiple nanomaterials into a single structure, scientists can create hybrid materials that incorporate the best properties of each component and outperform any...
Twisted Electronics Open the Door to Tunable 2D Materials
Two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene have unique electronic, magnetic, optical, and mechanical properties that promise to drive innovation in areas from electronics to energy to materials to medicine. Columbia...
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SNS Completes Full Neutron Production Cycle at Record Power Level
The Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has reached a new milestone by operating a complete neutron production...
Substances Associated with Bee Ferocity Are Discovered
Brazilian researchers may have discovered why Africanized honeybees are so aggressive. The scientists detected higher levels of certain chemical substances in the brains of...
National Ignition Facility Reveals How Hydrogen Becomes Metallic Inside Gas Giant...
Swirling dense metallic hydrogen dominates the interiors of Jupiter, Saturn and many extra-solar planets. Building precise models of these giant planets requires an accurate...
Nordic Nations, North Americans and Antipodeans Rank Top in Navigation Skills
People in Nordic countries, North America, Australia, and New Zealand have the best spatial navigational abilities, according to a new study led by UCL...
Function of Gene Mutations Linked to Neurological Diseases Identified
Several gene mutations have been linked to Parkinson’s disease, but exactly how and where some of them cause their damage has been unclear. A...
Melanoma Linked with CLL, Wilmot Recommends Close Monitoring
While studying a large group of individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a Wilmot Cancer Institute scientific team made an important discovery — these...
Newly Discovered Cytoskeleton Helps Cancer Cells Survive
“The cytoskeleton we discovered in the mitochondria functions approximately like a reinforcing mesh that helps to maintain the cell’s structure, while contributing to the...
Sharebackup Could Keep Data in the Fast Lane
Anyone who has ever cursed a computer network as it slowed to a crawl will appreciate the remedy offered by scientists at Rice University.
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Another Step Forward on Universal Quantum Computer
Researchers have demonstrated holonomic quantum gates under zero-magnetic field at room temperature, which will enable the realization of fast and fault-tolerant universal quantum computers.
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Unraveling a Curious Killer
In the ghoulish world of infectious disease agents, prions might well be the zombies.
Unlike bacteria and viruses, prions have no DNA, yet still manage...
Solar Research Key to Cheap, Renewable Energy for Nation
Australians will have greater access to cheap and sustainable renewable energy thanks to the research being undertaken at UNSW’s Solar Industrial Research Facility (SIRF),...
Amazingly ‘Green’ Synthesis Method for High-Tech Dyes
They not only impress due to their radiant and intense colour, they also have an important technological significance: organic dyes are a class of...
Battery Breakthrough: Doubling Performance with Lithium Metal That Doesn’t Catch Fire
A rechargeable battery technology developed at the University of Michigan could double the output of today’s lithium ion cells—drastically extending electric vehicle ranges and...
Patented a New Type of Electrochemical Cell
Employees of the Faculty of Chemistry and the Faculty of Materials Science of the MVLomonosov Moscow State University patented an electrochemical cell that allows studying chemical...
App That Will Extend Your Smartphone Battery Life
New research out of the University of Waterloo has found a novel method to extend the battery life of smartphones for up to an...
