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Engineers at Lehigh University are the first to use a single enzyme biomineralization process to create a catalyst that uses the energy of captured sunlight to split water molecules to produce hydrogen. The synthesis process was performed at room temperature and under ambient pressure, overcoming the sustainability and scalability challenges of previously reported methods.
Engineers at Lehigh University are the first to use a single enzyme biomineralization process to create a catalyst that uses the energy of captured sunlight to split water molecules to produce hydrogen. The synthesis process was performed at room temperature and under ambient pressure, overcoming the sustainability and scalability challenges of previously reported methods.
While watching the production of porous membranes used for DNA sorting and sequencing, University of Illinois researchers wondered how steplike defects formed during fabrication could be used to improve molecule transport. They found that the defects – formed by overlapping layers of membrane – make a big difference in how molecules move along a membrane surface.
While watching the production of porous membranes used for DNA sorting and sequencing, University of Illinois researchers wondered how steplike defects formed during fabrication could be used to improve molecule transport. They found that the defects – formed by overlapping layers of membrane – make a big difference in how molecules move along a membrane surface.
Researchers from Stanford University and Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) National Accelerator Laboratory have developed a synthetic catalyst that produces chemicals much the way enzymes do in living organisms. The researchers say their discovery could lead to industrial catalysts that could produce methanol using less energy and at a lower cost.
Researchers from Stanford University and Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) National Accelerator Laboratory have developed a synthetic catalyst that produces chemicals much the way enzymes do in living organisms. The researchers say their discovery could lead to industrial catalysts that could produce methanol using less energy and at a lower cost.
Current models of wearable human-machine interfaces – devices that can collect and store important health information about the wearer – can be bulky and uncomfortable. Researchers have now discovered an ultra-thin wearable electronic device that allows the wearer to move naturally and is less noticeable than wearing a Band-Aid.
Current models of wearable human-machine interfaces – devices that can collect and store important health information about the wearer – can be bulky and uncomfortable. Researchers have now discovered an ultra-thin wearable electronic device that allows the wearer to move naturally and is less noticeable than wearing a Band-Aid.
In spring 2018, the surprising discovery of superconductivity in a new material set the scientific community abuzz. Built by layering one carbon sheet atop another and twisting the top one at a "magic" angle, the material enabled electrons to flow without resistance, a trait that could dramatically boost energy efficient power transmission and usher in a host of new technologies. Now, new experiments conducted at Princeton give hints at how this material—known as magic-angle twisted graphene—gives rise to superconductivity.
In spring 2018, the surprising discovery of superconductivity in a new material set the scientific community abuzz. Built by layering one carbon sheet atop another and twisting the top one at a "magic" angle, the material enabled electrons to flow without resistance, a trait that could dramatically boost energy efficient power transmission and usher in a host of new technologies. Now, new experiments conducted at Princeton give hints at how this material—known as magic-angle twisted graphene—gives rise to superconductivity.
