Matter & Energy News
April 27, 2024
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Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a first in the field, has implications for efforts in ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — In a new breakthrough that could revolutionise medical and material engineering, scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind molecular device that controls the release of multiple small molecules ...
Mar. 18, 2024 — Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and the instructions for next-generation technology, according to a new study. In a first, the team precisely ...
Mar. 18, 2024 — Performing a new task based solely on verbal or written instructions, and then describing it to others so that they can reproduce it, is a cornerstone of human communication that still resists artificial intelligence (AI). A team has succeeded in ...
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Apr. 25, 2024 — Researchers have developed a compact and lightweight single-photon airborne lidar system that can acquire high-resolution 3D images with a low-power laser. This advance could make single-photon lidar ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Extracting natural gas from shale formations can provide an abundant, lower-carbon footprint fossil fuel, but also creates concerns over increased ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A newly developed nanomaterial that mimics the behavior of proteins could be an effective tool for treating Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A recent study utilized ground-based instruments to measure solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) that reflect plant health and ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Oil is an important natural resource for many industries, but it can lead to serious environmental damage when accidentally spilled. While large oil ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Scientists have watched a molecule move across a graphite surface in unprecedented detail. It turns out this particular molecule moves like a Moon ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Two of the biggest challenges faced by new and potential electric vehicle (EV) drivers are range anxiety and speed of charging, but these shouldn't have to be challenges at all. Researchers ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — 'Bookworm' is a cute thing to call a voracious reader, but actual bookworms -- as well as microorganisms and time -- break down the flour pastes commonly used to keep old publications in one piece. ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of organic ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new technique can generate batches of certain entangled states in a quantum processor. This advance could help scientists study the fundamental quantum property of entanglement and enable them to ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 25, 2024 — Freeze casting is an elegant, cost-effective manufacturing technique to produce highly porous materials with custom-designed hierarchical architectures, well-defined pore orientation, and ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Researchers have pioneered a breakthrough in ferroelectric material development. They've engineered a novel displacement-type ferroelectric material boasting remarkable dielectric properties. ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers discovered that light can cause evaporation of water from a surface without the need for heat. This 'photomolecular effect' could be important for understanding climate change ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new survey has found that for residents living within three miles of a large-scale solar development, positive attitudes outnumbered negative attitudes by almost a 3-to-1 margin. Researchers ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists use laser ablation technology to develop a deformable ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new model extends the theory of elastic phase separation towards nanoscopic structures. Such patterns are frequent in biological systems and also used in nano-engineering to create structural ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have invented a new optical element that brings us one step closer to mixing the real and virtual worlds in an ordinary pair of eyeglasses using high-definition 3D holographic ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Estuaries -- where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea -- are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to determine how reliably target proteins can be labeled using super-resolution fluorescence ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Magnetic cilia -- artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles -- have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists demonstrated the first-ever remote observations of the fine-scale structure at the base of clouds. The results show that the air-cloud interface is a transition zone where aerosol ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A mystery that has puzzled the scientific community for over 50 years has finally been solved. A team has discovered that a certain type of chemical reaction can explain why organic matter found in ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — The mass production of conventional silicon chips relies on a successful business model with large 'semiconductor fabrication plants' or 'foundries'. New research by shows that ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have grown diamonds under conditions of 1 atmosphere pressure and at 1025 degrees Celsius using a liquid metal alloy composed of gallium, iron, nickel, and silicon, thus breaking the ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation -- by giving the materials a little twist. The researchers are developing low-cost light-harvesting ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — In a significant development in the field of superconductivity, researchers have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional (1D) ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists report a new method that achieves for the first time valley polarization in centrosymmetric bulk materials in a non-material-specific way. This 'universal technique' may have ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A nontoxic separation process recovers critical minerals from electronic scrap ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Astrophysicists have made a significant step toward solving the last puzzle in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence theory by observing the weak to strong transition in the space plasma turbulence ...
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Freeze Casting: A Guide to Creating Hierarchically Structured Materials
- Towards Novel Promising Perovskite-Type Ferroelectric Materials: High-Pressure Synthesis of Rubidium Niobate
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- How Light Can Vaporize Water Without the Need for Heat
- Positive Perceptions of Solar Projects
- Why Can't Robots Outrun Animals?
- Rubber-Like Stretchable Energy Storage Device Fabricated With Laser Precision
- Pattern Formation in the Nano-Cosmos
- Holographic Displays Offer a Glimpse Into an Immersive Future
- This Salt Battery Harvests Osmotic Energy Where the River Meets the Sea
- Biophysics: Testing How Well Biomarkers Work
- Researchers Show It's Possible to Teach Old Magnetic Cilia New Tricks
- High-Resolution Lidar Sees Birth Zone of Cloud Droplets
- A Chemical Mystery Solved -- The Reaction Explaining Large Carbon Sinks
- Opening Up the Potential of Thin-Film Electronics for Flexible Chip Design
- Making Diamonds at Ambient Pressure
- A Simple 'twist' Improves the Engine of Clean Fuel Generation
- Condensed Matter Physics: Novel One-Dimensional Superconductor
- A Novel Universal Light-Based Technique to Control Valley Polarization in Bulk Materials
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Critical Minerals Recovery from Electronic Waste
- Toward Unification of Turbulence Framework -- Weak-to-Strong Transition Discovered in Turbulence
- Major Milestone Reached for Key Weapons Component
- Magnetic Microcoils Unlock Targeted Single-Neuron Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup
- Gentle Defibrillation for the Heart
- Manipulating the Geometry of 'electron Universe' In Magnets
- Unlocking Spin Current Secrets: A New Milestone in Spintronics
- Perfecting the View on a Crystal's Imperfection
Monday, April 22, 2024
- AI Tool Creates 'synthetic' Images of Cells for Enhanced Microscopy Analysis
- This Alloy Is Kinky
- Switching Off the Light to See Better
- 2D Materials Rotate Light Polarization
- Magnetic With a Pinch of Hydrogen
- More Economical and Sustainable Rechargeable Batteries
- Superradiant Atoms Could Push the Boundaries of How Precisely Time Can Be Measured
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
- New Beta-Decay Measurements in Mirror Nuclei Pin Down the Weak Nuclear Force
- Shoe Technology Reduces Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Compact Quantum Light Processing
- The Biggest Barrier to a Vibrant Second-Hand EV Market? Price
- Accelerating the Discovery of New Materials Via the Ion-Exchange Method
- Energy Scientists Unravel the Mystery of Gold's Glow
- Light Show in Living Cells
- A Flexible and Efficient DC Power Converter for Sustainable-Energy Microgrids
- Development of Organic Semiconductors Featuring Ultrafast Electrons
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Silent Flight Edges Closer to Take Off
- Octopus Inspires New Suction Mechanism for Robots
- Teaching a Computer to Type Like a Human
- Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities
- Mess Is Best: Disordered Structure of Battery-Like Devices Improves Performance
- Novel Material Supercharges Innovation in Electrostatic Energy Storage
- Data-Driven Music: Converting Climate Measurements Into Music
- Can Bismuth Prevent Oil Leaks?
- How Data Provided by Fitness Trackers and Smartphones Can Help People With MS
- An Ink for 3D-Printing Flexible Devices Without Mechanical Joints
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Clearing the Air: Wind Farms More Land Efficient Than Previously Thought
- Atom-by-Atom: Imaging Structural Transformations in 2D Materials
- How 3D Printers Can Give Robots a Soft Touch
- Machine Learning Used to Create a Fabric-Based Touch Sensor
- From Defects to Order: Spontaneously Emerging Crystal Arrangements in Perovskite Halides
- Spintronics: A New Path to Room Temperature Swirling Spin Textures
- A Better View With New Mid-Infrared Nanoscopy
- E-Tongue Can Detect White Wine Spoilage Before Humans Can
- Novel Robotic Training Program Reduces Physician Errors Placing Central Lines
- Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Sets Record for Expert-Defying, Counter-Intuitive Expansion
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- 'Nanostitches' Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials
- Trash to Treasure -- Researchers Turn Metal Waste Into Catalyst for Hydrogen
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
- Cooler Transformers Could Help Electric Grid
- Neutrons Rule the Roost for Cage-Free Lithium Ions
- Researchers Advance Pigment Chemistry With Moon-Inspired Reddish Magentas
- Physicists Explain--and Eliminate--Unknown Force Dragging Against Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
- A Single Atom Layer of Gold: Researchers Create Goldene
- Photonic Computation With Sound Waves
- Quantum Electronics: Charge Travels Like Light in Bilayer Graphene
- Creating an Island Paradise in a Fusion Reactor
- Researchers Can Help Shipowners Achieve Ambitious Climate Targets
- Crucial Connection for 'quantum Internet' Made for the First Time
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Next-Generation Treatments Hitch a Ride Into Cancer Cells
- Global North Energy Outsourcing Demands More Attention
- Millions of Gamers Advance Biomedical Research
- GeoAI Technologies for Sustainable Urban Development
- New Colorful Plastic Films for Versatile Sensors and Electronic Displays
- Switch to Green Wastewater Infrastructure Could Reduce Emissions and Provide Huge Savings According to New Research
- Quantum Precision: A New Kind of Resistor
- Pyrite, Also Known as Fool's Gold, May Contain Valuable Lithium, a Key Element for Green Energy
- AI Can Write You a Poem and Edit Your Video. Now, It Can Help You Be Funnier
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Researchers Study Effects of Solvation and Ion Valency on Metallopolymers
- Innovative Antiviral Defense With New CRISPR Tool
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Scientists Use Wearable Technology to Detect Stress Levels During Sleep
- 'Surprising' Hidden Activity of Semiconductor Material Spotted by Researchers
- Trapped in the Middle: Billiards With Memory
- With Inspiration from 'Tetris,' Researchers Develop a Better Radiation Detector
- Rock Permeability, Microquakes Link May Be a Boon for Geothermal Energy
- A New Spin on Organic Shampoo Makes It Sudsier, Longer Lasting
- Nanoscale Movies Shed Light on One Barrier to a Clean Energy Future
- New AI Method Captures Uncertainty in Medical Images
- Star Trek's Holodeck Recreated Using ChatGPT and Video Game Assets
- Discovery Brings All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries Closer to Practical Use
- Nothing Is Everything: How Hidden Emptiness Can Define the Usefulness of Filtration Materials
- Cloud Engineering Could Be More Effective 'painkiller' For Global Warming Than Previously Thought