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Shining a light on what's really happening in perovskite solar cells

Researchers take a molecular-level look at what happens in perovskite solar cells when they are operating, to determine the factors that affect their performance.

Dec 9th, 2020

Filming roaming molecular fragments in real time

Scientists have succeeded in shooting the first molecular film of 'roamers' (hydrogen fragments, in this case, that orbit around HCO fragments) during a chemical reaction, by studying the photo-dissociation of formaldehyde, H2CO.

Dec 9th, 2020

In new step toward quantum tech, scientists synthesize 'bright' quantum bits

An interdisciplinary team of chemists and physicists has developed a new method to create tailor-made qubits: by chemically synthesizing molecules that encode quantum information into their magnetic, or 'spin', states.

Dec 8th, 2020

Batteries mimic mammal bones for stability

By copying the multilayer geometry of mammal bones, cathodes for sodium-ion batteries can be made more structurally stable, while maintaining high capacities and fast charge rates.

Dec 8th, 2020

Nanospindles enhance use of ultrasound to fight cancer

Nanoscale vanadium-doped titanium dioxide spindles sensitize cancerous tumors to ultrasound waves, markedly suppressing tumor growth.

Dec 8th, 2020

New method to label and track nanoparticles could improve our understanding of plastic pollution

A ground-breaking method to label and track manufactured nano-plastics could signal a paradigm shift in how we understand and care for environments.

Dec 8th, 2020

Adding silver to nanoclusters can do wonders for their luminescence

Researchers have discovered that a silver-doped platinum thiolate nanometal complex shows 18-fold greater photoluminescence than the original platinum complex.

Dec 8th, 2020

Novel holey nanosheets for detecting hydrogen gas leaks

Scientists develop hydrogen sensors with holey zinc oxide nanosheets, which has high sensitivity and fast response time, to prevent accidents from hydrogen gas leaks.

Dec 8th, 2020

A molecule like a nanobattery

How do molecular catalysts function, and what effects do they have? A team of chemists has come closer to the answers using a model molecule that functions like a molecular nanobattery.

Dec 8th, 2020

Magnetic bacteria as micropumps

Scientists use magnetic bacteria to control liquids at the micro level. They are already thinking about using them in the human bloodstream for precision delivery of cancer drugs to a tumour.

Dec 8th, 2020

Observing the ultrafast motion of atoms and electrons

New research shows that it is possible to distinguish between the electronic dynamics of atomic motion on the scale of one tenth of one millionth millionth of a second (or 100 femtoseconds). This opens the way for the development of a science that can control materials through light.

Dec 8th, 2020

New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers

Researchers have demonstrated a way to disguise which transistor is which by building them out of a sheet-like material called black phosphorus. This built-in security measure would prevent hackers from getting enough information about the circuit to reverse engineer it.