An international research team is investigating nanowires in methane-producing and consuming microbes to understand how these filaments enable electron exchange, which determines methane production or consumption. The team’s diverse expertise will...
Apr 14, 2023
Graphene is a special material. Among its many talents, it can act as a superconductor, generate a super-rare form of magnetism, and unlock entirely new quantum states. Now graphene has another amazing credit: it can record levels of magnetoresist...
Apr 14, 2023
Tokyo Institute of Technology has selected two teams for the 2022 Interdisciplinary Research Support for Scientists Program, which supports research that transcends individual fields.
Apr 14, 2023
h-PdMo, a recently discovered catalyst, can convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful methanol at room temperature and low-pressure conditions, as demonstrated by researchers at Tokyo Tech. This novel compound, which is thermally and chemically sta...
Apr 14, 2023
While the wheel does not need to be reinvented, there are benefits to the development of new nano-wheels, according to a multi-institute research team based in China. The group fabricated a novel family of metallic compounds, each of which exhibit...
Apr 14, 2023
Discrete metal–organic cages (MOCs) with unique cavities have attracted considerable research attention. Their accessible hydrophobic inner spaces can absorb and orient guest molecules by means of supermolecular interactions, making them broadly a...
Apr 14, 2023
As smart devices, wearable sensors, IoT technologies, and implantable electronics shrink in size, so too should the energy storage devices they rely on. Supercapacitors—with high capacity for energy storage but also a capability to handle rapid ch...
Apr 14, 2023
Patients with type 1 diabetes live with a constant risk of hyper- or hypoglycemia. Precisely controlled insulin release could help to improve regulation of their blood sugar levels. Reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team has no...
Apr 14, 2023
Scientists have discovered yet another amazing aspect of the weird and wonderful behavior of water—this time when subjected to nanoscale confinement at sub-zero temperatures.
Apr 14, 2023
How can Marvel movie character Ant-Man produce such strong energy out of his small body? The secret lies in the transistors on his suit that amplify weak signals for processing. Transistors that amplify electrical signals in the conventional way l...
Apr 14, 2023
