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THz-TDS measurements with various oxygen concentrations
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (73+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! THz-TDS and microscopy analysis of crystalline and amorphous ZrO2 films with different oxygen-vacancy concentrations. Temperature-dependent terahertz absorption measurements and atomic-resolution imaging reveal the presence and distribution of oxygen vacancies and their influence on charge density. Credit must be given…...
Innovative synthesis [IMAGE] | EurekAlert! Science News Releases
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (38+ words) Innovative synthesis (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Iowa State University and Ames National Laboratory researchers have experience synthesizing alloys with magnetic properties. More on this News Release Scientists to use superpowers of AI and innovative synthesis to develop new, stronger magnets...
International team synthesizes strongly bent sandwich molecule
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (44+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Dr. André Schäfer, a senior staff scientist who conducts research and teaches inorganic chemistry at Saarland University. Friederike Meyer zu Tittingdorf More on this News Release Surprisingly stable: international team synthesizes strongly bent sandwich molecule...
Highly sensitive SWCNT-based pyroelectric phototransistors enable broadband room-temperature infrared detection
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (700+ words) Researchers at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology have built an infrared detector that works at room temperature, removing the bulky cooling that conventional high-sensitivity sensors require. By placing a sparse network of single-walled carbon nanotubes onto a polar…...
Chitosan-enhanced biochar could help keep arsenic out of rice
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (505+ words) Naturally aged material continued to protect rice roots and grains, revealing pathways for longer-lasting remediation of contaminated paddy soils Credit: Meng Li, Jianhong Li, Hongni Xiong, Jiayi Li, Xiaokai Zhang, Williamson Gustave, Weijie Xu, Lizhi He, Xing Yang, Shengdao Shan,…...
Researchers put “silly sprinklers” in reverse to further unravel decades-old physics puzzle
23+ hour, 16+ min ago (361+ words) Each summer, lawns are marked by a familiar addition: “silly sprinklers,” whose loops and spirals spew water in creative ways. While seemingly frivolous in their construction, a team of mathematicians has used their design to address a long-standing mystery surrounding…...
Soil nitrogen levels determine how biochar helps store carbon, global study finds
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (490+ words) A global analysis of 932 observations shows that biochar delivers stronger carbon gains in nitrogen-poor soils and follows different carbon storage pathways depending on soil fertility Credit: Shuwei Shen, Ranran Zhou, Le Wu, Peng Ning, Kai Wang & Xuejun Liu Biochar is…...
New electrochemical device targets climate change by sucking CO2 out of air
22+ hour, 53+ min ago (549+ words) image: U. of I. engineers Paul Rozzi, professor Kyle Smith and Jeong Le have developed a new battery-type device that captures CO2 from the air. view more CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Engineers have developed a new way to pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere using…...
Biochar’s hidden chemistry may help protect soil carbon, but the effect depends on soil type
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (277+ words) A new study reveals that hydroxyl radicals generated by biochar can slow soil organic carbon decomposition by suppressing carbon-degrading enzymes, particularly in acidic soils Credit: Ping Wu, Yingdong Fu, Hailong Wang & Shuping Qin Biochar is widely promoted as a tool…...
Blue lights and textbook chemistry could help create complex drugs in fewer steps
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (605+ words) Surprisingly simple tools let chemists modify two carbon atoms in a single reaction image: A University at Buffalo study used visible light to help build more complex drug molecules in a fewer steps. The method involves blue LED lights activating…...