A Clearer View of What Makes Glass Rigid
Recent work may lead to new advances in high-strength glass, which can be used for cooking, industrial, and smartphone applications
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Scaling Production of Promising Material to Decontaminate Water
Molybdenum disulfide holds tremendous potential for numerous applications, but high costs and fabrications challenges have held back wider use
Physicists Make Electrical Nanolasers Even Smaller
Research lays the foundation for ultrafast optical data transfer in the many core microprocessors expected to emerge in the near future
Device Could Help Detect Signs of Extraterrestrial Life
Researchers have developed a fully automated microchip electrophoresis analyzer that, when incorporated into a planetary rover, could someday detect organic biosignatures in extraterrestrial soil
An Effective Pathway to Convert CO2 into Ethylene
Scientists develop nanoscale copper wires with specially shaped surfaces to catalyze a chemical reaction that reduces greenhouse gas emissions while generating ethylene
A New Method for Microscopic Self-Assembling Structures
Designing diamond lattices and other crystals from microscopic building blocks
Novel Virus-Based Colorimetric Sensor Can Show True Colors of Airborne Threats
Scientists employ genetically engineered viruses to produce intuitive color-coded sensors for detecting airborne chemicals
Inexpensive, Non-toxic Nanofluid Could Be a Game Changer for Oil Recovery
The nanofluid is made from commercially available sodium using household blender
Chemist Develops New Type of Water-Repellent Film
The invention can be used as a protective coating in electronics and as a part of molecular filters
New Biomaterials from Spider Silk Prevent Infection, and More
The materials developed at the University of Bayreuth prevent colonization by bacteria and fungi, while proactively assisting in the regeneration of human tissue