Intuitive visual analytical model better explains complex architectural scenarios and offers general design principles.
Iron may be more valuable than platinum. Sometimes.
The Molecular Foundry and aBeam Technologies bring mass fabrication to nano-optical devices.
Demonstrating the microfluidic-based, mini-metagenomics approach on samples from hot springs shows how scientists can delve into microbes that can’t be cultivated in a laboratory.
Enhanced stability in the presence of water could help reduce smokestack emissions of greenhouse gases.
Novel electrode materials have designed pathways for electrons and ions during the charge/discharge cycle.
Researchers create materials with controllable electrical and magnetic properties, even at room temperature.
Rough surfaces provide additional sites for energy-generating reactions in fuel cells.
Method could help scientists learn new ways to boost photovoltaic efficiency.
Neutron-scattering studies reveal surprising formation of ammonia after acetonitrile is turned into graphitic polymer, opening doors for catalyst-free industrial reactions at room temperature.
Scientists seek to improve the battery by investigating the detailed interactions lithium ions experience with liquid battery electrolytes.
Scientists reveal conductive edges and thread-like flaws using a specialized imaging technique of interest for next-generation electronics.
