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Analytical Chemistry May 30, 2024

Combining electron microscopy and simulations to get a thorough understanding of an iron and aluminum alloy

The compound of iron and aluminum with the chemical formula Fe3Al has some very useful mechanical properties. A team from Osaka University has combined simulations with experimental techniques to better understand the kinetics ...

Environment May 30, 2024

Whatever happened to LA's plan to end its reliance on landfills?

The smoldering, stinking mess at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic is a glaring example of the environmental and public health hazards created by burying our trash—and how state and local leaders have allowed this ...

Biochemistry May 29, 2024

A new Hungarian method may aid protein research

In a paper recently published in Nature Communications, the HUN-REN-ELTE Protein Modeling Research Group (Institute of Chemistry) has laid the foundations for a mathematical method, allowing the computer-assisted comparison ...

Nanomaterials May 29, 2024

Researchers realize controlled synthesis of Au-Ag heterodimer arrays for high-resolution encrypted information

Recently, a research group from Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed an antielectric potential growth method for large-area preparation of Au-Ag heterodimer arrays. The prepared ...

Nanomaterials May 29, 2024

Researchers develop efficient tandem catalyst to enhance nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

A research team has designed a tandem catalyst to improve the electroreduction of nitrate into ammonia. By coupling Cu single atom catalysts with adjacent Co3O4 nanosheets, the team successfully regulated the adsorption energy ...

Space Exploration May 29, 2024

NASA to measure moonquakes with help from InSight Mars mission

The technology behind the two seismometers that make up NASA's Farside Seismic Suite was used to detect more than a thousand Red Planet quakes.

Nanophysics May 29, 2024

Computational lens unmasks hidden 3D information from a single 2D micrograph

National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a computational imaging technique to extract three-dimensional (3D) information from a single two-dimensional (2D) electron micrograph. This method can be readily ...

Nanomaterials May 29, 2024

Researchers create materials with unique combination of stiffness, thermal insulation

Researchers have demonstrated the ability to engineer materials that are both stiff and capable of insulating against heat. This combination of properties is extremely unusual and holds promise for a range of applications, ...

Biotechnology May 29, 2024

Researchers elucidate the spatial structure and molecular mechanisms of 'prime editor,' a novel gene-editing tool

Joint research led by Yutaro Shuto, Ryoya Nakagawa, and Osamu Nureki of the University of Tokyo determined the spatial structure of various processes of a novel gene-editing tool called "prime editor." Functional analysis ...

Quantum Physics May 29, 2024

Research team demonstrates modular, scalable hardware architecture for a quantum computer

Quantum computers hold the promise of being able to quickly solve extremely complex problems that might take the world's most powerful supercomputer decades to crack.

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