Near Zero Friction from Nanoscale Lubricants
Researchers have attained superlubricity, the near absence of friction, at a carbon-silica interface using nanodiamonds wrapped in graphene flakes.
Researchers have attained superlubricity, the near absence of friction, at a carbon-silica interface using nanodiamonds wrapped in graphene flakes.
Elucidating Cerium Solution Chemistry
Reversible self-assembled structures balance two competing attractions to enable stimuli-responsive materials.
Bacterial spore-polymer composites harness energy from evaporation to power locomotion and generate electricity.
Creation of new neutral-charge, long-life quasiparticles may help explain high-temperature superconductivity.
A novel technique allows new insight into the barriers to fuel evolution.
A new, dime-sized light source will lead to novel spectrometers for the next generation of scientific discoveries.
Keeping the lights on: Solving the intermittency shortcomings of renewable solar energy.
Low-fatigue material remembers its shape, despite being transformed over 10 million times, could upgrade solar devices.
A new approach creates microscale bioreactors for studying complex reactions for energy production and storage.
Researchers computationally design a cheap, efficient catalyst that captures carbon dioxide and creates a chemical building block.
First-of-its-kind measurements provide insights on reactions that could one day turn sunlight and water into fuels.