Matter & Energy News
December 21, 2024
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Dec. 11, 2024 — An interdisciplinary team has created tiny bubble-like microrobots that can deliver therapeutics right where they are needed and then be absorbed by the ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Since the 1960s, scientists who study X-rays, lightning and similar phenomena have observed something curious: In lab experiments replicating these occurrences, electrons accelerated between two electrodes can be of a higher energy than the voltage ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — A theoretical study suggests that small black holes born in the early universe may have left behind hollow planetoids and microscopic tunnels, and that we should start looking within rocks and old ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new ...
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Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer -- a fundamental process underpinning countless physical, ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new material for sodium-ion batteries, sodium vanadium phosphate, that delivers higher voltage and greater energy ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers developed a biosensing technique that eliminates the need for wires. Instead, tiny, wireless antennas use light to detect minute electrical signals in the solution around ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — A research team has revealed that to use the aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system safely over the long term it is crucial to investigate the groundwater quality before operating the system ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Opening new doors for the development of nanotechnologies in medicine and other fields, scientists recreate and compare two natural mechanisms to better program the timescale of molecular ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life -- paving the way for better environmental ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Quantum teleportation could provide near-instant communication over long distances. But, inside Internet cables, photons needed for teleportation are lost within the millions of light particles ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new technology that improves the precision and integration density of synthetic genetic ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Scientist have begun to reveal the particle-level processes that create the type of auroras that dance rapidly across the sky. The Kinetic-scale Energy and momentum Transport experiment -- KiNET-X -- ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — A research team has developed a highly efficient wearable energy harvester that can power electronic devices using only body ...
Earlier Headlines
Dec. 20, 2024 — Advances in solid-state battery research are paving the way for safer, longer-lasting energy storage solutions. A recent review highlights breakthroughs in inorganic solid electrolytes and their role ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A team of chemists has unveiled a novel method to simplify the synthesis of piperidines, a key structural component in many pharmaceuticals. The study combines biocatalytic carbon-hydrogen oxidation ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A research team has developed a groundbreaking method for massively producing ultrathin and ultra-flexible diamond ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — SMART, a new software package, can make studying signaling processes significantly easier. Results could accelerate research in fields across the life sciences, such as systems biology, pharmacology ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Hand choice, an unconscious decision, is influenced by target-related information, but if these are non-informative, the choice will be approximately 50-50. In this equilibrium situation, non-target ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Wearing sunscreen is important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation but doesn't cool people off. However, a new formula protects against both UV light and heat from the ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Engineers have developed AI frameworks to identify evidence-driven hypotheses that could advance biologically inspired ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Scientists have performed computer simulations confirming a technique that prevents the production of unhelpful electromagnetic waves, boosting the heat put into fusion ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study has demonstrated for the first time how and why music can reduce distress and agitation for people with advanced dementia. The study involved interviews with staff and music therapists on ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Water oxidation offers a promising path to achieve sustainable energy by efficiently generating oxygen. This study investigates how optimizing Ru(II) photosensitizers, metal oxide catalysts, and pH ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — A fragment of 'lost' music found in the pages of Scotland's first full-length printed book is providing clues to what music sounded like five centuries ago. Scholars have been ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — To guard against harmful waterborne pathogens, many consumers, including managers of health-care facilities, install antimicrobial silver-containing showerheads. But researchers now report that these ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size. The findings ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Researchers can now fabricate a 3D chip with alternating layers of semiconducting material grown directly on top of each other. The method eliminates thick silicon substrates between the layers, ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Physicists have created a new and long-lasting magnetic state in a material, using only light. The results provide a new way to control and switch antiferromagnetic materials, which are of interest ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Atomic clocks that excite the nucleus of thorium-229 embedded in a transparent crystal when hit by a laser beam could yield the most accurate measurements ever of time and gravity, and even rewrite ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A new study offers hope for people who are blind or have low vision (pBLV) through an innovative navigation system that was tested using virtual reality. The system, which combines vibrational and ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A team of researchers has created an innovative drug delivery system with outstanding potential to improve drug ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A future where lightweight car parts can be made with a 3D printer is here, thanks to multi-material additive manufacturing ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — String theory remains elusive as a 'provable' phenomenon. But a team of physicists has now taken a significant step forward in validating string theory by using an innovative mathematical ...
Friday, December 20, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- New Molecule-Creation Method a 'powerful Tool' To Accelerate Drug Synthesis and Discovery
- Engineering Researchers Develop Revolutionary Diamond Fabrication Technology
- New Software Unlocks Secrets of Cell Signaling
- Effect of Somatosensory Electrical Stimulation on Hand Choice
- This Prototype Sunscreen Protects Your Skin and Cools You Off, Too
- Need a Research Hypothesis? Ask AI
- Plasma Heating Efficiency in Fusion Devices Boosted by Metal Screens
- Research Shows How Music Can Reduce Distress
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Breakthrough in Photochemical Water Oxidation: Paving the Way for Sustainable Energy
- Lost Score Revives Sound of Music and Voices from Centuries Past
- Potentially Harmful Bacteria Slip Through Antimicrobial Showerheads
- Swarms of 'ant-Like' Robots Lift Heavy Objects and Hurl Themselves Over Obstacles
- Engineers Grow 'high-Rise' 3D Chips
- Physicists Magnetize a Material With Light
- Thorium Film Could Replace Crystals in Atomic Clocks of the Near Future
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- New Virtual Reality-Tested System Shows Promise in Aiding Navigation of People With Blindness or Low Vision
- Nano Drug Delivery System Heralds Safer Era for Drug Development
- How to Print a Car: High-Performance Multi-Material 3D Printing Techniques
- Physicists 'bootstrap' Validity of String Theory
- Significant Advancement Made in Engineering Biology and Clean Energy
- Researchers Demonstrate High Accuracy of Observation Device That Can Be Dropped Into Typhoon Without Parachute
- Physics: Current Generated by the Quantum Hall Effect Has Additional Magnetic Properties
- The Physics of Random Stacking: Perspectives on Stability and Chaos
- Travelers Weigh in on Weight-Based Airfares for Eco-Friendly Skies
- New Discovery by Scientists Redefines Magnetism
- Hyperspectral Imaging Lidar System Achieves Remote Plastic Identification
- Training Solar Panels to Dance With the Wind
- Peptide-Guided Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA to Neurons
- Tiny Robots, Big Impact: Revolutionizing Infertility Treatment With Magnetic Microrobots
- World Cup Soccer Is Getting Faster for Men and Women Alike
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Microchips Capable of Detecting and Diagnosing Diseases
- Electric Vehicle Transition Could Create Unwanted Air Pollution Hotspots in China and India
- Staying Sharp: Study Explores How Brain Changes May Affect Financial Skills
- Exploring Excited State Dynamics: Advancements in Fluorescence and Material Design
- Can Lab-Grown Neurons Exhibit Plasticity?
- Highly Sensitive Transparent Ultrasound Transducer for Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Endoscopy in Live Pigs
- Making the Most of Switzerland's Wood
- Physics and Emote Design: Quantifying Clarity in Digital Images
- Unlocking the Journey of Gold Through Magmatic Fluids
- Scientists Develop 3D Concrete Printing Method That Captures Carbon Dioxide
- It's Worth Mixing It Up: What Combination of Policies Will Lead to a Clean Energy Future?
- Blood Test Could Make Cancer Treatments Safer and More Effective
- Yeast as Food Emulsifier? Easily Released Protein as Strong as Casein
Friday, December 13, 2024
- New Device Produces Critical Fertilizer Ingredient from Thin Air, Cutting Carbon Emissions
- Ligand-Engineered Copper Nanoclusters Could Help Combat CO2 Emissions
- AI-Powered Blood Test First to Spot Earliest Sign of Breast Cancer
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Bringing the Power of Tabletop Precision Lasers for Quantum Science to the Chip Scale
- Metal Scrap Upcycled Into High-Value Alloys With Solid Phase Manufacturing
- Scientists Collect 'microbial Fingerprints' Found in Household Plumbing
- Researchers Succeed in Controlling Quantum States in a New Energy Range
- Mothers Bear the Brunt of the 'mental Load,' Managing 7 in 10 Household Tasks
- New Chemical Structures Show Vastly Improved Carbon Capture Ability
- Breakthrough Brings Body-Heat Powered Wearable Devices Closer to Reality
- Porous Crystals Detect Nitric Oxide
- Diversity and Inclusion Accelerate the Pace of Innovation in Robotics
- Towards Room-Temperature Superconductivity: Insights Into Optical Properties of Bi-Based Copper-Oxide Superconductors
- Smallest Molecular Machine: Reversible Sliding Motion in Ammonium-Linked Ferrocene
- Researcher Discovers New Technique for Infrared 'color' Detection and Imaging
- Molecular Interactions: Spirals and Waves
- Researchers 3D Print Compact, Low-Cost Vortex Beam Generators
- Researchers Develop New Methods to Generate and Improve Magnetism of 2D Materials
- Artificial Intelligence Improves Mammography-Based Risk Prediction
- Researchers Uncover Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Quantum Spin Liquids
- Unlocking Next-Gen Chip Efficiency: Confirming Thermal Insights for Tiny Circuits
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Universal Barcodes Unlock Fast-Paced Small Molecule Synthesis
- Study Urges Canada to Build Solar Power Mega-Projects
- Noninvasive Imaging Method Can Penetrate Deeper Into Living Tissue
- A New, More Economical and Sustainable Material Is Designed That Uses Sunlight to Decontaminate the Air
- Researchers Harness Copper Versatility to Enable Control of CO2 Reduction Products
- Eyes on the Sun: Naked Thallium-205 Ion Decay Reveals History Over Millions of Years
- 'Superman' Bacteria Offer a Sustainable Boost to Chemical Production
- Breakthrough in Zinc-Based Rechargeable Batteries: A Safer, Sustainable Alternative
- Fast, Rewritable Computing With DNA Origami Registers
- Uncovering the Pigments and Techniques Used to Paint the Berlin Wall
- Milestone 10-GeV Experiment Shines Light on Laser-Plasma Interactions
- Mapping the Nanoscale Architecture of Functional Materials
- Researchers Discover New Third Class of Magnetism That Could Transform Digital Devices
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Discovery of New Growth-Directed Graphene Stacking Domains May Precede New Era for Quantum Applications
- Particle That Only Has Mass When Moving in One Direction Observed for First Time
- Scientists Develop Coating for Enhanced Thermal Imaging Through Hot Windows
- A Greener, Cleaner Way to Extract Cobalt from 'junk' Materials
- Research Shows Feasting Fungi Could Revolutionize Carbon-Fiber Recycling
- Rethinking the Quantum Chip
- Breakthrough in the Precision Engineering of Four-Stranded Beta-Sheets
- Advancing the Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Gold Monolayers
- Shape-Changing Device Helps Visually Impaired People Perform Location Task as Well as Sighted People
- 10,000 Times Faster Than Traditional Methods: New Computational Framework Automatically Discovers Experimental Designs in Microscopy
- Delivering Medicines With Microscopic 'flowers'
- Empowering Older Adults With Home-Care Robots
- New Concept for Sustainable Fuel Cell Polymer Electrolytes Overcomes Barriers in High-Temperature, Low-Humidity Use, Advancing Net-Zero Carbon Goals
- Scientists Develop Cost-Effective Lasers for Extended SWIR Applications
- 'Strong' Filters: Innovative Technology for Better Displays and Optical Sensors
- Rethinking the Brain Pacemaker: How Better Materials Can Improve Signals
- Scientists Developed a Nanolaser: Silver Nanocubes Enable Light Generation
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Nature Inspires Self-Assembling Helical Polymer
- Scientists Create AI That 'watches' Videos by Mimicking the Brain
- Virtual Fences Are a Pollinator-Friendly Option for Ranchlands
- Not So Simple Machines: Cracking the Code for Materials That Can Learn
- Finding the Weak Points: New Method to Prevent Train Delay Cascades