Cleaning pollutants from water with a defective filter sounds like a non-starter, but a recent study by chemical engineers at Rice University found that the right-sized defects helped a molecular siev...
Mar 14, 2019
When the inside of a mollusk shell shimmers in sunlight, the iridescence isn't produced by colored pigments but by tiny physical structures self-assembled from living cells and inorganic components. Now, a team of researchers at the Departmen...
Mar 14, 2019
There are high hopes that quantum computing's tremendous processing power will someday unleash exponential advances in artificial intelligence. AI systems thrive when the machine learning algorithms used to train them are given massive amount...
Mar 14, 2019
Nanoscientists have succeeded in demonstrating a new reaction mechanism to cleave cellulose efficiently. This new reaction could lead to an efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective process for the conversion of biomass.
Mar 14, 2019
Nanostructures derived from carbon are very adaptable. They are capable of absorbing ions in batteries and supercapacitors, storing gases, and desalinating water. How well they handle the task at hand...
Mar 14, 2019
Researchers have developed an algorithm to simulate returning a particle briefly to the past. The results suggest new paths for exploring the backward flow of time in quantum systems. They also open new possibilities for quantum computer program t...
Mar 14, 2019
Applied Graphene Materials has announced that it has been appointed to the Industry Council of The National Graphene Association (NGA), the main organization and body in the US advocating and...
Mar 14, 2019
Strong enough not only for use in impact protection systems in cars, but able to absorb the shock waves produced by a detonation. Those are just some of the properties shown by the metallic foams.
Mar 14, 2019
Using a defective filter to clean pollutants from water may sound like a vague and unoriginal idea, but a new study carried out by Rice University chemical engineers has demonstrated how the...
Mar 14, 2019
Nanostructures made of carbon are extremely versatile. They can absorb ions in batteries and supercapacitors, store gases and desalinate water. How well they cope with the task at hand depends largely on the structural features of the nanopores. A...
Mar 14, 2019
