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Nanomaterials Jul 20, 2023

Researchers make progress toward a new environmentally friendly nanomaterial that could revolutionize electronic devices

A team of researchers from the Instituto de CarboquĂ­mica of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has made a remarkable step forward in the development of efficient and sustainable electronic devices. They have found ...

Nanomaterials Jul 6, 2023

Scientists develop 2D nanosheets for sustainable carbon capture

Global warming has been attributed to the sharp increase in heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions, in particular CO2 emissions. Carbon capture technology, such as using adsorbents to capture and store CO2 from ambient air, ...

Molecular & Computational biology Sep 20, 2022

Did life get its start in micaceous clay?

In mythologies and origin stories around the world, various cultures and religions point to clay as the vessel of life, the primordial material that creator gods imbued with a self-sustaining existence. Nowadays we have biology ...

Nanophysics Jul 7, 2022

Thin mica shows semiconducting behavior, say scientists in new study

Mica, a well-known insulator, has been found to behave as a semiconductor when thinned down to a few molecular layers

Materials Science May 24, 2022

A candlelight-like glow from a flexible organic LED

Giving off a comfortable glow, candles set the ambiance for a special dinner or just a quiet evening at home. However, some lighting alternatives, such as electronic candles, give off unwanted blue wavelengths that interfere ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 9, 2019

Scientists confirm that chromosomes are formed by stacked layers

A new study based on electron microscopy techniques at low temperatures demonstrates that during mitosis, chromosome DNA is packed in stacked layers of chromatin. The research, published in EMBO Journal, confirms a surprising ...

Nanomaterials Jan 18, 2018

Inspired by biology, scientists created new tiny tubes that could help with water purification and tissue engineering

Materials scientists, led by a team at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, designed a tiny tube that rolls up and zips closed.

General Physics Nov 4, 2014

Dark matter may be massive: Theorists suggest the Standard Model may account for the stuff

The physics community has spent three decades searching for and finding no evidence that dark matter is made of tiny exotic particles. Case Western Reserve University theoretical physicists suggest researchers consider looking ...

Biochemistry Jun 18, 2013

Long distance calls by sugar molecules

All our cells wear a coat of sugar molecules, so-called glycans. ETH Zurich and Empa researchers have now discovered that glycans rearrange water molecules over long distances. This may have an effect on how cells sense each ...

Nanophysics Aug 10, 2012

Bendable battery and LED make up the first functional all-flexible electronic system

(Phys.org) -- By connecting a new flexible, thin-film Li-ion battery to a flexible organic LED, a team of researchers from South Korea has demonstrated the first fully functional all-flexible electronic system. In other ...

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