European team announces superconductivity breakthrough
European researchers said Tuesday they had developed a cheaper and more efficient superconducting tape which could one day be used to double the potency of wind turbines.
View ArticleCopper-bottomed deposits
The world's most valuable copper deposits, known as porphyry deposits, originate from cooling magma. But how can we predict the size of these deposits? What factors govern the amount of copper present?...
View ArticleThe world's most efficient and environment-friendly solar cells
In the future, solar cells can become twice as efficient by employing a few smart little nano-tricks.
View ArticleChemists ID catalytic 'key' for converting CO2 to methanol
Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and converting it to useful chemicals such as methanol could reduce both pollution and our dependence on petroleum products. So scientists are intensely interested in the...
View ArticleElectrons losing weight
The measured mass of electrons in solids is always larger than the value predicted by theory. The reason for this is that theoretical calculations do not account properly for various interactions with...
View ArticleInsight into enzyme's 3-D structure could cut biofuel costs
Using neutron crystallography, a Los Alamos research team has mapped the three-dimensional structure of a protein that breaks down polysaccharides, such as the fibrous cellulose of grasses and woody...
View ArticleChemists investigate the biological function of patellamides
Researchers at Heidelberg University have gained new knowledge on the possible biological function of patellamides. In laboratory experiments, they were able to demonstrate that this natural product...
View ArticleE. coli bacteria's defense secret revealed
By tagging a cell's proteins with fluorescent beacons, Cornell researchers have found out how E. coli bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics and other poisons. Probably not good news for the...
View ArticlePropagating "charge density wave" fluctuations are seen in superconducting...
An international team led by scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University has detected new features in the electronic behavior of a copper...
View ArticleDiscovery could lead to sustainable ethanol made from carbon dioxide
Most cars and trucks in the United States run on a blend of 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent ethanol, a renewable fuel made primarily from fermented corn. But to produce the 14 billion gallons of...
View ArticleClean, electrically-driven process to separate commercially important metals...
MIT researchers have identified the proper temperature and chemical mixture to selectively separate pure copper and other metallic trace elements from sulfur-based minerals using molten electrolysis....
View ArticleElectron orbitals may hold key to unifying concept of high-temperature...
A team of scientists has found evidence for a new type of electron pairing that may broaden the search for new high-temperature superconductors. The findings, described in the journal Science, provide...
View ArticleEscherichia coli bacteria hijack copper, feed off it
Copper has long been known for its ability to kill bacteria and other microbes.
View ArticleCHESS imaging reveals how copper affects plant fertility
For the first time, Cornell University researchers are using imaging capabilities at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) to explore how copper affects plant fertility. The work could...
View ArticleEnergy-harvesting bracelet could power wearable electronics
(Phys.org)—Researchers have designed a bracelet that harvests biomechanical energy from the wearer's wrist movements, which can then be converted into electricity and used to extend the battery...
View ArticleLarge single-crystal graphene is possible
Thanks to its conductivity, strength and flexibility, graphene is considered as one of the most likely substitutes for silicon and other materials. However, it has not yet resulted in industrial...
View ArticleFundamental breakthrough in the future of designing materials
A team of researchers from AMBER centre based in Trinity College Dublin, have made a breakthrough in the area of material design - one that challenges the commonly held view on how the fundamental...
View ArticleMangroves vital for environmental decontamination
Grey mangrove trees, Avicennia marina, filter heavy metals out of the surrounding soil and water. A new study from Indonesia has found that their leaf litter accumulates the most copper, followed by...
View ArticleScientists find new method to control electronic properties of nanocrystals
Researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Stony Brook University, and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered new effects of an important method...
View ArticleNew devices to control X-rays are less expensive, faster to make
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a less expensive and more efficient way of controlling x-ray beams used to study the intricate details...
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