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Analytical Chemistry Mar 4, 2025

Triple bond formed between boron and carbon for the first time

Boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen: these four elements can form chemical triple bonds with each other due to their similar electronic properties. Examples of this are the gas carbon monoxide, which consists of one carbon ...

Nanomaterials Mar 3, 2025

Turning pollution into power: New method transforms carbon nanoparticles from emissions into renewable energy catalysts

We have developed a breakthrough method to convert carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) from vehicular emissions into high-performance electrocatalysts. This innovation provides a sustainable approach to pollution management and energy ...

Biochemistry Feb 28, 2025

Palladium-mediated reaction enables precision engineering of peptides and proteins

Pharmaceutical scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel chemical reaction that enables the precise functionalization of peptides and proteins. This approach could provide a useful tool ...

Materials Science Feb 28, 2025

Ceramic powders with Archimedean shapes resist extreme heat and oxidation

A research team led by Prof. Hu Xiaoye from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has synthesized high-quality boride ceramic powders with an Archimedean shape.

Condensed Matter Feb 26, 2025

Physicists find unexpected crystals of electrons in new ultrathin material

MIT physicists report the unexpected discovery of electrons forming crystalline structures in a material only billionths of a meter thick. The work adds to a gold mine of discoveries originating from the material, which the ...

Condensed Matter Feb 26, 2025

Graphene's quantum spin injection promises energy-efficient spintronics

Researchers at the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester have achieved a significant milestone in the field of quantum electronics with their latest study on spin injection in graphene. The paper, published ...

Plasma Physics Feb 26, 2025

Some fuel will get stuck in inner walls of fusion vessels: Research provides a better idea of how much

To develop a practical fusion power system, scientists need to fully understand how the plasma fuel interacts with its surroundings. The plasma is superheated, which means some of the atoms involved can strike the wall of ...

Nanophysics Feb 24, 2025

Superlubricity enables frictionless sliding in electronic devices only two atoms thick

A technological advancement from Tel Aviv University has, for the first time, enabled the application of the scientific phenomenon of superlubricity in electronic components. As a result, the research team successfully harnessed ...

Nanophysics Feb 14, 2025

Dance of magnetism and light: Study finds nonreciprocal second harmonic generation disappears in 2D material

A research group recently discovered the disappearance of nonreciprocal second harmonic generation (SHG) in MnPSe₃ when integrated into a two-dimensional (2D) antiferromagnetic MnPSe₃/graphene heterojunction.

Earth Sciences Feb 11, 2025

Examining the potential environmental effects of mining the world's largest lithium deposit

The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for thousands of square miles atop a high, dry Andean plateau in Bolivia. For most of the year, salt crystals ...

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