Lithium batteries hold a lot of promise for the future of many applications, including electric vehicles,…
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Researchers propose theoretical model to describe capillary force balance at contact line
Recently, a group led by Prof. Wu Heng’an and Prof. Wang Fengchao from University of Science…
High-efficiency catalyst enhances the electric reduction performance of carbon dioxide
Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels and value-added feedstocks, ideally if powered by renewable…
Single atom layer trap for lithium-ion migration
On April 14th, Prof. Ma Cheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)…
Flatter graphene, faster electrons: Technique flattens corrugations in graphene layers to improve samples
The sample quality of graphene has been improved significantly since its discovery. One factor that limited…
Olive oil leads to discovery of new universal law of phase transitions
A simple drop of olive oil in a system of photons bouncing between two mirrors has…
Scientists try 'cloud brightening' to protect Great Barrier Reef
An ambitious “cloud brightening” experiment has been carried out over Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in an…
ISS crew lands in Kazakhstan after more than 200 days
A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely Friday in the steppes of Kazakhstan, greeted with extra precautions…
Some worms programmed to die early for sake of colony
Some worms are genetically predisposed to die before reaching old age, which appears to benefit the…
Alarms ring as Greenland ice loss causes 40% of 2019 sea level rise
The kilometres-thick icesheet that covers Greenland saw a near-record imbalance last year between new snowfall and…