3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (854+ words) AI-assisted atomic force microscopy identifies tiny surface structures such as nanostructures, DNA assemblies and bacterial cells, and directs follow-up scans to regions most likely to contain scientifically relevant information. Newswise — Researchers at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (316+ words) Led by chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Xiao Su, the team’s findings were reported in ACS Energy Letters. The new study removes that extra step by redesigning the extraction molecule itself. "This is the first time we've been able to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (496+ words) University of Illinois chemistry professor Joaquín Rodríguez-López, left, and graduate student Supriya (Riyo) Das used microdroplets and sound waves to break down paper waste into a new molecule, SEMILL-A, which has potentially valuable attributes for energy and chemical applications. URBANA…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (602+ words) Illustration shows the solvated molecular complex, light-induced electron and proton transfer, and the X-ray probes. Now, a research team led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in collaboration with colleagues at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and several…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) | Newswise Newswise Nanoscience meets liquid crystals: A review of functional hybrids and their game-changing applications THE MARRIAGE OF LIQUID CRYSTALS WITH NANOSCIENCE. Most people know liquid crystals (LCs) from their displays, but they are actually a fascinating state of matter…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (179+ words) The FlowVAM system eliminates the need to manually exchange print volume in Tomographic Volumetric Additive Manufacturing and incorporates in situ metrology, yielding a 200-fold improvement in part production rates. Image credit: Hazel Rose Galvan/LLNL...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (166+ words) | Newswise Newswise Polarization metrology for linear birefringence Overview of mechanisms, measurement methods, and applications of linear birefringence in transparent anisotropic media. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 62405292 and 62405135; the Fundamental Research…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (131+ words) | Newswise Newswise Build better biomedical hydrogels from molecular building blocks to high-order structures HOW HIGH-ORDER STRUCTURES CAN TRANSFORM HYDROGEL PERFORMANCE AND BIOMEDICAL FUNCTION. - Phase separation creates distinct domains that can distribute loads and form continuous transport channels. - Molecular self-assembly produces…...