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- Magnetism drives metals to insulators in new experiment
- New form of silicon could enable next-gen electronic and energy devices
- Adapting laboratory techniques for remote instruction
- An atom chip interferometer that could detect quantum gravity
- Using HPC and experiment, researchers continue to refine graphene production
- A new water treatment technology could also help Mars explorers
- What we know about water may have just changed dramatically
- Did heat from impacts on asteroids provide the ingredients for life on Earth?
- Let's talk about the elephant in the data
- Which way does the solar wind blow?
- The biodegradable battery
- Are wind farms slowing each other down?
- A better way to introduce digital tech in the workplace
- Linked faults under Salt Lake City may elevate risk of building damage
- CO2 emissions are rebounding, but clean energy revolutions are emerging
- Shoot better drone videos with a single word
- Researchers design simulation tool to predict disease, pest spread
- Scientists discover new approach to stabilize cathode materials
- New algorithm for modern quilting
- Cells reprogrammed to make synthetic polymers; also making them resistant to viruses
- Passing the acid test: New, low-pH system recycles more carbon into valuable products
- Enantiomorph distribution maps for metals and metallic alloys
- AI outperforms humans in creating cancer treatments, but do doctors trust it?
- Scientists make powerful underwater glue inspired by barnacles and mussels
- Bringing order to hydrogen energy devices
- Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings' carbon footprints
- Chip inserted under the skin may better identify patients at risk of recurrent stroke
| Magnetism drives metals to insulators in new experiment Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:35 PM PDT A new experiment offers the cleanest proof yet for magnetism-driven transitions of metals to insulators. |
| New form of silicon could enable next-gen electronic and energy devices Posted: 04 Jun 2021 06:35 PM PDT A team developed a new method for synthesizing a novel crystalline form of silicon with a hexagonal structure that could potentially be used to create next-generation electronic and energy devices with enhanced properties that exceed those of the 'normal' cubic form of silicon used today. |
| Adapting laboratory techniques for remote instruction Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:54 AM PDT Researchers designed a laboratory exercise to teach students how to use micropipettes, through remote learning, using at-home kits. |
| An atom chip interferometer that could detect quantum gravity Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:54 AM PDT Physicists have created a quantum interferometer on an atom chip. This device can be used to explore the fundamentals of quantum theory by studying the interference pattern between two beams of atoms. Physicists describe how the device could be adapted to use mesoscopic particles instead of atoms. This modification would allow for expanded applications. |
| Using HPC and experiment, researchers continue to refine graphene production Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:27 AM PDT From touch screens and advanced electronic sensors to better drug delivery devices, graphene has become one of the most promising new materials in recent decades. In an effort to produce cheap, defect-free graphene in larger quantities, researchers have been using GCS HPC resources to develop more efficient methods for producing graphene at the industrial scale. |
| A new water treatment technology could also help Mars explorers Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:25 AM PDT A team created a catalyst from molybdenum fertilizer that reduces >99.9% of perchlorate in water and could be used to clean soil on Mars and make oxygen for human explorers. |
| What we know about water may have just changed dramatically Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:25 AM PDT New research shows that when water comes into contact with an electrode surface all its molecules do not respond in the same way. This can dramatically affect how well various substances can dissolve in water subject to an electrical field, which in turn, can determine how a chemical reaction will occur. And chemical reactions are a necessary component in how we make...everything. The implications of this new revelation could have a remarkable impact on all water-related processes from water purification to drug manufacturing. |
| Did heat from impacts on asteroids provide the ingredients for life on Earth? Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:25 AM PDT A research group has demonstrated that the heat generated by the impact of a small astronomical body could enable aqueous alteration and organic solid formation to occur on the surface of an asteroid. These results have significantly increased the number of prospective astronomical bodies that could have brought water and the origins of life to Earth. |
| Let's talk about the elephant in the data Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT Many data scientists try to create models that can 'fit an elephant,' referring to a complex set of data points. While the role of strong prior knowledge can work well in some situations, the complete absence of prior assumptions will work adequately in others. One expert discusses a middle ground that incorporates a little bit of both points of view. |
| Which way does the solar wind blow? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT High performance computers are central to the quest to understand the sun's behavior and its role in space weather events. Scientists are using the Frontera supercomputer to improve the state-of-the-art in space weather forecasting. Researchers described the role of backstreaming pickup ions in the acceleration of charged particles in the universe, which play an important role in space weather. |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT The number of data-transmitting microdevices, for instance in packaging and transport logistics, will increase sharply in the coming years. All these devices need energy, but the amount of batteries would have a major impact on the environment. Empa researchers have developed a biodegradable mini-capacitor that can solve the problem. It consists of carbon, cellulose, glycerin and table salt. And it works reliably. |
| Are wind farms slowing each other down? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT Many countries promote the expansion of wind farms. However, if these offshore wind farms are set up close to each other, wind energy and hence electricity yield is reduced. A study shows that the losses with increasing offshore wind energy production will be considerable and detectable as large scale pattern of reduced wind speed around wind farms. |
| A better way to introduce digital tech in the workplace Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT After a detailed study of digital technology in a hospital, researchers find that experimenting with the technology, and then working to implement the best practices through coordinated governance, can help organizations better integrate technology in the workplace. |
| Linked faults under Salt Lake City may elevate risk of building damage Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT A complex zone of folding and faulting that links two faults underneath downtown Salt Lake City could deform the ground during a large earthquake, according to a new study. |
| CO2 emissions are rebounding, but clean energy revolutions are emerging Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT According to a new article there are encouraging signs in emerging clean energy technology 'niches' -- countries, states or corporations -- that are pioneering decarbonization. |
| Shoot better drone videos with a single word Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT Researchers developed a model that enables a drone to shoot a video based on a desired emotion or viewer reaction. The drone uses camera angles, speeds and flight paths to generate a video that could be exciting, calm, enjoyable or nerve-wracking -- depending on what the filmmaker tells it. |
| Researchers design simulation tool to predict disease, pest spread Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT Researchers have developed a computer simulation tool to predict when and where pests and diseases will attack crops or forests, and also test when to apply pesticides or other management strategies to contain them. |
| Scientists discover new approach to stabilize cathode materials Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT Chemists have studied an elusive property in cathode materials, called a valence gradient, to understand its effect on battery performance. The findings demonstrated that the valence gradient can serve as a new approach for stabilizing the structure of high-nickel-content cathodes against degradation and safety issues. |
| New algorithm for modern quilting Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:11 PM PDT When it comes to the art of quilting, determining the feasibility and order of steps in advanced patterns can be notoriously complicated - and frustrating. By automating that process, a new algorithm enables quilters to focus on design and creation. |
| Cells reprogrammed to make synthetic polymers; also making them resistant to viruses Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:11 PM PDT Scientists have developed the first cells that can construct artificial polymers from building blocks that are not found in nature, by following instructions the researchers encoded in their genes. The study also found the synthetic genome made the bacteria entirely resistant to infection by viruses. |
| Passing the acid test: New, low-pH system recycles more carbon into valuable products Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:11 PM PDT Engineering researchers have developed an electrochemical system that coverts a greater amount of CO2 into valuable products, such as ethylene and ethanol. These are used in everyday materials, from plastic to Lycra. |
| Enantiomorph distribution maps for metals and metallic alloys Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:00 PM PDT Left- or right-handedness is a symmetry property that many macroscopic objects also exhibit and which is of immense importance, particularly for the bioactivity of organic molecules. Chirality is also relevant for physical or chemical properties such as optical activity or enantioselectivity of crystalline solids or their surfaces. In the case of chiral metallic phases, unconventional superconductivity and unusual magnetic ordered states are linked to the chirality of the underlying crystal structure. Despite this connection between chirality and the properties of a material, detection is often difficult because left-handed and right-handed structural variants can cancel each other out or at least weaken chirality effect. |
| AI outperforms humans in creating cancer treatments, but do doctors trust it? Posted: 03 Jun 2021 08:19 AM PDT The impact of deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for radiation cancer therapy in a real-world clinical setting has been tested by researchers in a unique study involving physicians and their patients. |
| Scientists make powerful underwater glue inspired by barnacles and mussels Posted: 03 Jun 2021 05:35 AM PDT Scientists replicate the molecular properties of the natural cement used by barnacles and mussels to create a powerful adhesive using silk protein. The new adhesive can work well in both dry and underwater conditions. |
| Bringing order to hydrogen energy devices Posted: 02 Jun 2021 12:34 PM PDT Researchers have developed a new approach to speed up hydrogen atoms moving through a crystal lattice structure at lower temperatures. |
| Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings' carbon footprints Posted: 02 Jun 2021 10:03 AM PDT Good acoustics in the workspace improve work efficiency and productivity, which is one of the reasons why acoustic materials matter. The acoustic insulation market is already expected to hit 15 billion USD by 2022 as construction firms and industry pay more attention to sound environments. Researchers have now studied how these common elements around us could become more eco-friendly, with the help of cellulose fibers. |
| Chip inserted under the skin may better identify patients at risk of recurrent stroke Posted: 01 Jun 2021 12:20 PM PDT A small chip inserted under the skin can monitor patients after common forms of stroke to predict those at high risk of a recurrent stroke. The chip may help physicians identify patients who could benefit from stroke prevention therapies. |
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