Imagery has come down from Mars capturing a recent flight in which the rotorcraft flew farther and faster than ever before.
Space Exploration
May 27, 2022
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Traditional acousto-optic (AO) devices based on bulk crystal materials have weak energy confinement abilities for both photons and phonons, leading to a low AO interaction strength. Compared with bulk materials, photonic ...
Optics & Photonics
May 25, 2022
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For over a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize a new form of carbon called graphyne with limited success. That endeavor is now at an end, though, thanks to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Nanomaterials
May 21, 2022
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In most mammals, females have two X chromosomes and males have one X and one Y chromosome in each of their cells. To avoid a double dose of X-linked genes in females, one of the Xs is silenced early in the developmental process. ...
Biotechnology
May 20, 2022
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Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries don't last forever—after enough cycles of charging and recharging, they'll eventually go kaput, so researchers are constantly looking for ways to squeeze a little more life out of their ...
Materials Science
Apr 28, 2022
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A research group, utilizing inexpensive elements, has demonstrated the feasibility of synthesizing electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). If explored further, this method could reduce industrial reliance on ...
Materials Science
Apr 28, 2022
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Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), an emerging class of materials that can be used as semiconductors and insulators, have promising potential in various applications due to their unique properties. ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 20, 2022
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Supercapacitors are emerging as alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, offering higher power densities and longer lifetimes (number of cycles where capacity is maintained). A supercapacitor is like a cross between a battery ...
Nanophysics
Apr 14, 2022
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Using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), astronomers from China have detected nine new unevolved stars. The newly found stars exhibit an unusually high abundance of lithium. The finding ...
A joint research team from Tohoku University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has made a significant advancement towards high-voltage metal-free lithium-ion batteries that use a small organic molecule—croconic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 13, 2022
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