3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (647+ words) Virtually every scientific field has made strides by harnessing light to study the properties of substances. This technique, called spectroscopy, has countless research applications, and innovations in spectroscopic technologies are allowing it to make more accurate, efficient and diverse contributions…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (870+ words) Often associated with refreshing a sense of being renewed and a peaceful calmness, raindrops may soon become tiny engines of clean energy. Researchers at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics have created a floating electricity generator that captures energy…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (778+ words) A tiny burst of motion inside a molecule may be enough to shove an electron across a solar material almost as fast as nature permits. That is the striking result from a University of Cambridge-led study that tracked charge transfer…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (441+ words) For years, scientists studying the chemistry of space have been puzzled by an odd problem'there simply isn't as much sulfur floating around as expected. This element, essential for both planets and life, is the tenth most abundant in the universe,…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (809+ words) As the world moves toward renewable energy, there's a growing need for effective ways to store electricity. Renewable sources, like solar and wind, only produce power intermittently, making reliable storage crucial. One promising solution gaining attention is proton-based battery technology....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (544+ words) AOL. com Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Scientists from Australia and the U. S. pulled off this immensely tricky measurement using ultracold helium atoms and an immensely complicated set-up known as a Rarity-Tapster Interferometer. The universe'at least, as…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (572+ words) AOL. com We've gotten pretty good at making batteries that hold a lot of power. Unfortunately, we've been less good at making ones that don't eventually corrode, catch fire, or poison the ground they end up in. A new advancement…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (225+ words) A new chemical reaction allows sulfur-sulfur bonds to swap fragments in seconds without reagents at room temperature. This new process could improve a variety of industries, including plastic recycling and pharmaceuticals. As plastics continue to fill our world, finding alternative…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (91+ words) Let's be honest'complex physics theories and mind-bending math problems can leave most of us staring blankly, wondering what just happened. But one thing most of us can understand is a good meme about them. Somehow, even the most complicated subjects…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (576+ words) As electronics demand higher energy density, one component has proved challenging to shrink: the capacitor. Making a smaller capacitor usually requires thinning the dielectric layer or electrode surface area, which has often resulted in a reduction of power. A new…...