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Biochemistry 1 hour ago

More efficient molecular motor widens potential applications

Light-driven molecular motors were first developed nearly 25 years ago at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. This resulted in a shared Nobel Prize for Chemistry for Professor Ben Feringa in 2016. However, making ...

Analytical Chemistry 19 hours ago

Synthesis of two new carbides provides perspective on how complex carbon structures could exist on other planets

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have gained new insights in the field of high-pressure carbon chemistry: They synthesized two new carbides—compounds of carbon and another chemical element—with unique structures. ...

Space Exploration 13 hours ago

NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications demonstration transmits data over 140 million miles

Riding aboard NASA's Psyche spacecraft, the agency's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration continues to break records. While the asteroid-bound spacecraft doesn't rely on optical communications to send ...

Analytical Chemistry 13 hours ago

Towards novel promising perovskite-type ferroelectric materials: High-pressure synthesis of rubidium niobate

Capacitors are crucial components in electronic devices such as smartphones and computers. They are made of dielectric materials that polarize on the application of the voltage. Currently, barium titanate (BaTiO3) is the ...

Environment 16 hours ago

Escape the vapes: Scientists call for global shift to curb consumer use of disposable technologies

Scientists have called for a concerted global effort to stem the tide of disposable electronic technologies—such as vapes—contributing to international waste accumulation and environmental degradation.

Biochemistry 16 hours ago

Exploring gel formation mechanisms and the role of lactic acid bacteria in fermented sausage

A research team has reviewed the process of gel formation in fermented sausages, emphasizing the crucial role of myofibrillar proteins and the influence of lactic acid bacteria, temperature, and processing methods on gel ...

Condensed Matter 13 hours ago

Quasi-2D spin-Peierls transition through interstitial anionic electrons in K(NH₃)₂

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, a Chinese team of scientists predicts a novel electride K(NH3)2, with interstitial electrons distributed at cages formed by six ammonia molecules and forming a quasi-2D triangular ...

General Physics Apr 24, 2024

Scientists at the MAJORANA Collaboration look for rule-violating electrons

In a new study published inNature Physics, scientists at the MAJORANA Collaboration have tested the stringency of charge conservation and Pauli's exclusion principles using underground detectors. Alessio Porcelli has published ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 24, 2024

Light stands still in a deformed crystal

AMOLF researchers, in collaboration with Delft University of Technology, have succeeded in bringing light waves to a halt by deforming the two-dimensional photonic crystal that contains them. The researchers show that even ...

Condensed Matter Apr 24, 2024

A shade closer to more efficient organic photovoltaics

Transparent solar cells will transform the look of infrastructure by enabling many more surfaces to become solar panels. Now, materials called non-fullerene acceptors that can intrinsically generate charges when exposed to ...

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