9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (806+ words) Why Condensation Matters for Heat Transfer Condensation occurs when water vapor changes into liquid water. A familiar example is the layer of droplets that appears on the outside of a cold drink. In industry, condensation plays an important role in…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (494+ words) The transformation of a liquid into a solid is familiar in nature. Lava flowing from a volcano eventually cools and hardens into rock, while water in a lake can freeze into ice during a cold winter. When materials undergo these…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (942+ words) Researchers have discovered for the first time that the same silver (Ag) nanocatalyst can operate at different reaction sites depending on whether a solid oxide cell is producing electricity or generating hydrogen. The finding points to a new way of…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (183+ words) Chemists have developed a catalyst that breaks a long-standing rule governing which molecules receive electrons during chemical reactions. By releasing electrons directly into solution, the technique could unlock reactions—and potentially useful new molecules—that were previously out of reach....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1011+ words) A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty. Not long afterward, a meteorite weighing more than two pounds punched through…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (825+ words) Researchers are now exploring ways to reduce some of that strain. A team led by Gang Wu, the Elvera and William R. Stuckenberg Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has developed an approach that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) Researchers have created a hollow CdS@polydopamine nanoreactor that imitates two important features of living cells. The design offers a new way to reproduce some of the highly organized chemical functions of cells inside synthetic nanomaterials. The findings were published…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (120+ words) In addition to medication studies, Helmich's team is also exploring lifestyle changes that could help with Parkinson's. 'It doesn't take much to trigger a stress response, causing people to tremble more. Even something as simple as wondering: did I lock…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (246+ words) Researchers have found a way to build much larger “twisted” oxide materials while precisely controlling how their atomic layers line up. Because these materials can be made over large areas and transferred onto different surfaces, the technique could help turn…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (654+ words) A surprisingly simple change could make sodium-ion batteries far more powerful while opening the door to turning seawater into drinking water. Researchers at the University of Surrey found that sodium vanadium oxide performs much better when its naturally occurring water…...