Hydrogen fuel cells could power cars, devices, and homes with nothing but water as a byproduct—but platinum’s cost holds them back. Chinese researchers have now unveiled a breakthrough iron-based catalyst that could rival platinum while boosting e...
Aug 27, 2025
A salt called guanidinium thiocyanate can improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells, a new class of semiconductor that could make solar power cheaper and more powerful, according to researchers.
Aug 27, 2025
Researchers built an AI materials map uniting experimental and computational data, guiding faster, more accurate material selection for diverse applications.
Aug 27, 2025
Ferroelectric quantum dots enable phototransistors that adapt to low light and store visual memory, supporting motion recognition and in-sensor learning in neuromorphic systems.
Aug 27, 2025
Sparc Technologies has announced positive results from further testing on commercially available water-based epoxy coatings. These results follow on from initial proof of concept testing based on accelerated electrochemical methods announced in De...
Aug 27, 2025
Magnetization switching remains one of the central applications of spintronic devices. "Useful devices, such as magnetic memory or logic circuits, require the ability to switch individual magnetic bits without disturbing neighboring ones,&quo...
Aug 26, 2025
University of Iowa researchers have successfully tested a technique that stimulates a gene to prevent craniosynostosis, a condition that causes infants' skulls to close prematurely.
Aug 26, 2025
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, thin crystalline substances only a few atoms thick, have numerous advantageous properties compared to their three-dimensional (3D) bulk counterparts. Most notably, many of these materials allow electricity to flow t...
Aug 26, 2025
Scientists develop nanoparticles that detect and shrink arterial plaque by reducing inflammation and cholesterol, offering a new tool against heart disease.
Aug 26, 2025
Scientists create nanomaterial-enhanced mass spectrometry that enables ultra-sensitive, accurate, and interference-free detection of psychoactive drugs for rapid screening.
Aug 26, 2025
