In very hot or cold environments, conventional tape can lose its stickiness and leave behind an annoying residue. But while most people can avoid keeping taped items in a hot car or freezer, those living in extreme environments such as deserts and...
Jul 10, 2019
Physicists at the University of Innsbruck are proposing a new model that could demonstrate the supremacy of quantum computers over classical supercomputers in solving optimization problems. In a recent paper, they demonstrate that just a few quant...
Jul 10, 2019
A particularly aggressive, metastasizing form of cancer, HER2-positive breast cancer, may be treated with nanoparticles 'imprinted' with specific binding sites for the receptor molecule HER2.
Jul 10, 2019
The ability to manipulate terahertz and infrared waves using electric or magnetic fields is one of the big challenges in physics that could transform telecommunications, opto-electronics, and medical...
Jul 10, 2019
New process produces extremely smooth cellulose layers on an industrial scale.
Jul 10, 2019
Researchers have developed a new nanomaterial tape that can function over a wide temperature range.
Jul 10, 2019
Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism which they refer to as microbubble implosion (MBI) in 2018. In this study, the group confirmed that during MBI, an ultrahigh electrostatic field close to the Schwinger field could be achieved because mi...
Jul 10, 2019
Proof that a new ability to grow thin films of an important class of materials called complex oxides will, for the first time, make these materials commercially feasible, according to Penn State materials scientists.
Jul 10, 2019
Barely visible material that looks like tiny grains of sand may hold the key to removing an invisible health threat that has contaminated water supplies across the country. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have successfu...
Jul 10, 2019
The general public knows the chemical compound of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and because of its global-warming effect. However, carbon dioxide can also be a useful raw material for chemical reactions. A working group at ...
Jul 10, 2019
