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New spectroscopic insights into hydrogen bonds

Scientists have achieved surprising insights into the formation of hydrogen bonds using a novel method that enables the application of NMR spectroscopy in high-pressure research.

Jun 17th, 2022

Disinfectant mechanism of nano-sized electrostatic atomized water particles on SARS-CoV-2

The nano-sized electrostatic atomized water particles have an electron rich nano-sized water shell that contains reactive oxygen species. The researchers showed that the water particles damage the viral envelope, protein, and RNA. They also revealed that the damaged virus did not bind to host cells.

Jun 17th, 2022

New pentacene derivative has 100 times more light durability

Scientists have developed a new pentacene derivative that is more than 100 times more photostable than TIPS-pentacene, a photostable pentacene derivative.

Jun 17th, 2022

Microrobot device removes brain hemorrhages due to strokes or aneurysms

A new treatment for strokes caused by bleeding in the brain that uses a magnetically controlled microrobot-enabled self-clearing catheter has been shown to be 86% effective in animal models.

Jun 17th, 2022

Dying stars could seed interstellar medium with carbon nanotubes

Evidence suggests that carbon nanotubes, tiny tubes consisting of pure carbon, could be forged in the envelopes of dust and gas surrounding dying stars.

Jun 17th, 2022

Creating optically active polymers using a helical liquid crystal template

By using a liquid crystal as a template, researchers were able to produce optically active polymers that can convert light into a circular polarization. This approach may help lower the cost of smart displays.

Jun 17th, 2022

Diamonds are for quantum sensing

Researchers use ultrafast spectroscopy to measure tiny changes in magnetic fields using nitrogen-vacancy defects in diamonds, paving the way for more accurate quantum sensors for spintronic computers.

Jun 17th, 2022

Solving the puzzle of 2D disorder

An interdisciplinary team developed a new method to characterize disorder in 2D materials.

Jun 16th, 2022

A novel photonic chipscope for label-free monitoring of live cell activities

Researchers have developed a low-cost, highly miniaturized and incubator compatible GaN chipscope, which enables real-time monitoring of cells in the limited and humid space of an incubator.

Jun 16th, 2022

Analysis of health risks associated with graphene-containing particles

Hazard assessment of abraded thermoplastic composites reinforced with reduced graphene oxide.

Jun 16th, 2022

Automating semiconductor research with machine learning

Scientists turn to machine learning to quantitatively analyze surface superstructure information of thin semiconductor surfaces.

Jun 16th, 2022

New method helps exfoliate hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets

Researchers report an innovative mechanical process for controllably exfoliating hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets.

Jun 16th, 2022

How wet chopsticks hitting hot oil advance our understanding of physics

Cooks throughout Asia put moist bamboo chopsticks into oil in a frying pan, watching the bubbles that form and listening to the sizzling sound they make as they burst to gauge the perfect cooking temperature. Scientists used the technique as inspiration to learn about the complex physics behind wet chopsticks hitting hot oil.