Bio-Mining Fool’s Gold
Understanding how methanogenic bacteria can “bio-mine” minerals advances biotechnology and helps scientists understand the Earth’s geological history.
Understanding how methanogenic bacteria can “bio-mine” minerals advances biotechnology and helps scientists understand the Earth’s geological history.
Interfaces made by stacking certain complex oxide materials can tune the quantum interactions between electrons, yielding exotic spin textures.
Researchers detect an exotic electron phase called Wigner crystal in tungsten diselenide/tungsten disulfide moiré superlattices.
Patterned arrays of nanomagnets produce X-ray beams with a switchable rotating wavefront twist.
Scientists analyzed detonation formation in hydrogen/methane air mixtures, quantifying the effect of non-thermal reactions on the mechanism of detonation.
A molecular catalyst integrated with a carbon nitride semiconductor harvests sunlight to rapidly and selectively convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide.
Electrode engineering produces unprecedented selectivity, and high rates of carbon dioxide reduction to multicarbon products.
Combining synthesis, characterization, and theory confirmed the exotic properties and structure of a new intrinsic ferromagnetic topological material.
Scientists develop a new learning method that incorporates quantum chemistry descriptions with conventional machine learning to predict the properties of biochemical molecules.
Neutrons reveal remarkable atomic behavior in thermoelectric materials for more efficient conversion of heat into electricity.
Studies of the nanostructure of a chiral magnet provides insights on controlling magnetic properties for applications in computers and other electronics.
New optics-on-a-chip device paves the way to helping characterize fast chemical, material, and biological processes.