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World's First Large(wafer)-Scale Production of III-V Semiconductor Nanowire
June 10, 2013 Researchers have developed large-scale heteroepitaxial growth III-V nanowires on a Si ... > full story -
'Long-Awaited Explanation' for Mysterious Effects in High-Temperature Superconductors
June 7, 2013 A German-French research team has constructed a new model that explains how the so-called pseudogap state forms in high-temperature superconductors. The calculations predict two coexisting electron ... > full story -
Tumors Disable Immune Cells by Using Up Sugar
June 6, 2013 Cancer cells’ appetite for sugar may have serious consequences for immune cell function, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ... > full story -
Resistivity Switch Is Window to Role of Magnetism in Iron-Based Superconductors
June 5, 2013 Physicists have discovered surprising changes in electrical resistivity in iron-based superconductors. The findings offer further evidence that magnetism and superconductivity are closely related in ... > full story -
Young Star Suggests Our Sun Was a Feisty Toddler
June 5, 2013 If you had a time machine that could take you anywhere in the past, what time would you choose? Most people would probably pick the era of the dinosaurs in hopes of spotting a T. rex. But many ... > full story -
Metal-Free Catalyst Outperforms Platinum in Fuel Cell
June 5, 2013 Researchers have discovered an inexpensive and easily produced catalyst that performs better than platinum in oxygen-reduction reactions -- a step toward eliminating what industry regards as the ... > full story -
Giant Planets Offer Help in Faster Research on Material Surfaces
June 5, 2013 New, fast and accurate algorithm, based on the mathematical formalism used to model processes accompanying interaction of light with gas planet atmospheres, is a major step towards better ... > full story -
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Disincentives to Energy Efficiency Can Be Fixed
June 4, 2013 A new study finds that utilities aren't rewarded for adopting energy efficiency programs, and that reforms are needed to make energy efficiency as attractive as ... > full story -
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Catalyst Could Jump-Start E-Cars, Green Energy
June 4, 2013 Scientists have designed a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based catalyst that could pave the way for reliable, economical next-generation batteries and alkaline fuel cells, providing for practical ... > full story -
The Intensity of Land Use Doubled in the 20th Century
June 4, 2013 The growth of green plants – which can be measured in terms of “net primary production”, or NPP for short – provides the energetic foundation for all life on Earth. The share ... > full story
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