Green hydrogen production from solar water splitting has attracted a great deal of interest in recent years because hydrogen is a fuel of high energy density. A research team co-led by scholars from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Germany...
Nov 12, 2021
The behavior of avalanches has generated interest among physicists for the insights that they can provide about many other systems, not least of which is how snow falls down a mountainside. To that end, a team of researchers studied microscopic ar...
Nov 12, 2021
A new study listed the hierarchy of biomimetic nanomaterials that could have better functions than the natural molecular proteins.
Nov 12, 2021
A self-assembling gel that stimulates nerve regeneration has shown promise as a treatment for paralysis in mice
Nov 11, 2021
A self-assembling gel that stimulates nerve regeneration has shown promise as a treatment for paralysis in mice
Nov 11, 2021
Velcro. Airplanes. Sonar. What do these have in common? The invention of each was inspired by nature. Velcro mimics burdock burr's ability to attach to clothing. Birds in flight motivated the eventual development of airplanes. Bats use echolo...
Nov 11, 2021
Nanoscale machinery has many uses, including drug delivery, single-atom transistor technology, or memory storage. However, the machinery must be assembled at the nanoscale which is a considerable challenge for researchers.
Nov 11, 2021
Researchers have developed an injectable therapy based on nanofibers that has enabled paralyzed mice with severe spinal cord injuries to regain the ability to walk.
Nov 11, 2021
Researchers performed the first-ever simulation of baryons -- fundamental quantum particles -- on a quantum computer.
Nov 11, 2021
Nanoparticles are omnipresent in our environment: Viruses in ambient air, proteins in the body, as building blocks of new materials for electronics, or in surface coatings. Visualizing these smallest particles is a problem: They are so small that ...
Nov 11, 2021
