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Analytical Chemistry Jul 17, 2023

Bulky size frustrates radical molecules to boost chemical reactions, shows study

How to harness the potential of highly reactive radical molecules to work in pairs and spur transformative chemistry?

Nanophysics Jul 14, 2023

New study reveals spin in quantum dots' carrier multiplication

A new approach to developing semiconductor materials at tiny scales could help boost applications that rely on converting light to energy. A Los Alamos-led research team incorporated magnetic dopants into specially engineered ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 7, 2023

Machine learning enables accurate electronic structure calculations at large scales for material modeling

The arrangement of electrons in matter, known as the electronic structure, plays a crucial role in fundamental but also applied research, such as drug design and energy storage. However, the lack of a simulation technique ...

Ecology Jul 6, 2023

Top corn producing state to see future drop in yield, cover crop efficiency: Study

Winter cover crops could cut nitrogen pollution in Illinois' agricultural drainage water up to 30%, according to recent research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. But how will future climate change affect ...

Social Sciences Jul 6, 2023

Australia's 'retirement age' just became 67. So why are the French so upset about working until 64?

Since Saturday, Australians have been required to wait until the age of 67 until they can get the age pension.

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, ...

Biochemistry Jul 3, 2023

Chemists discover why photosynthetic light-harvesting is so efficient

When photosynthetic cells absorb light from the sun, packets of energy called photons leap between a series of light-harvesting proteins until they reach the photosynthetic reaction center. There, cells convert the energy ...

Social Sciences Jun 27, 2023

South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world—and that doesn't bode well for its economy

Around the world, nations are looking at the prospect of shrinking, aging populations—but none more so than South Korea.

Biotechnology Jun 21, 2023

Locking carbon dioxide captured from seaweed in biocoal

Seaweeds cultivated in the sea off the coast of Trøndelag, Norway, will be converted into biocoal and used to improve agricultural land. A new method for carbon capture and storage is now being trialed by Norwegian researchers.

Nanomaterials Jun 13, 2023

Researchers turn black bitumen into green carbon fibers

Bitumen, the sticky product from Alberta's oil sands, is normally burned as fuel or gets a second life as asphalt pavement.

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