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Splitting Water: Nanoscale Imaging Yields Key Insights
In the quest to realize artificial photosynthesis to convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into fuel – just as plants do – researchers need...
A novel way to make ethanol without corn or other plants
Copper-based catalyst produces large quantities of ethanol from carbon monoxide gas at room temperature.
Stanford University scientists have found a new, highly efficient way to...
Hybrid Vehicles More Fuel Efficient In India, China Than in U.S.
What makes cities in India and China so frustrating to drive in—heavy traffic, aggressive driving style, few freeways—makes them ideal for saving fuel with...
Colored diamonds are a superconductor’s best friend
Flawed but colorful diamonds are among the most sensitive detectors of magnetic fields known today, allowing physicists to explore the minuscule magnetic fields in...
Researchers build nonflammable lithium ion battery
In studying a material that prevents marine life from sticking to the bottom of ships, researchers have identified a surprising replacement for the only...
2013 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge winners named
Today the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal Science named 18 winners, honorable mentions and People's Choice awardees in the highly acclaimed International Science &...
A Micro-Muscular Break Through
Vanadium dioxide is poised to join the pantheon of superstars in the materials world. Already prized for its extraordinary ability to change size, shape...
Argonne Lab: Cheap new solar panel material could be game changer
A unique solar panel design made with a new ceramic material points the way to potentially providing sustainable power cheaper, more efficiently, and requiring...
New theory may revolutionize superconductors
High-temperature superconductors exhibit a frustratingly varied catalog of odd behavior, such as electrons that arrange themselves into stripes or refuse to arrange themselves symmetrically...
Why Blood Stem Cells Live So Long
The blood stem cells that live in bone marrow are at the top of a complex family tree. Such stem cells split and divide...
