A new Michigan State University study has identified a family of genes in cyanobacteria that help…
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Forward or backward? New pathways for protons in water or methanol
A collaborative ultrafast spectroscopy and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations study shows that proton vacancies in…
Stabilizing multilayer flows may improve transportation of heavy oils
During the past 20 years, the oil industry has begun a gradual transition away from light…
Developing electrically active materials to repair damaged hearts
When a heart attack occurs, muscle in the heart tissue can be scarred, interfering with electrical…
High thermoelectric performance in low-cost SnS0.91Se0.09 crystals
Thermoelectric materials technology can convert between heat and electricity within a materials construct, but many existing…
Two meteor showers peak this week: The Draconids and the Southern Taurids
A skywatcher’s doubleheader is on tap this week as a pair of meteor showers will peak…
A window for trap-free charge transport in organic semiconductors
Organic semiconductors, a class of carbon-based materials with optical and electronic properties, are now commonly used…
Exoplanets: tantalising search for life beyond the solar system
This year’s Nobel Prize for Physics honoured Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, Swiss astronomers who proved…
A simple way to control swarming molecular machines
The swarming behavior of about 100 million molecular machines can be controlled by applying simple mechanical…
New 'supercondensers' store electric charge in textile materials
Researchers of the Alcoi campus of Valencia’s Polytechnic University (UPV) have developed new devices that store…