Science

Here's a tip: Indented cement shows unique properties: Rice University models reveal nanoindentation can benefit crystals in concrete

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Indented tobermorite, a natural analog to the calcium-silicate-hydrate mix in cement, responds differently than bulk tobermorite, depending...

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Semiliquid chains pulled out of a sea of microparticles

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This is a chain of microparticles pulled out of the liquid by an electrode.

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Scientists Are Using the Universe as a "Cosmological Collider"

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Physicists are capitalizing on a direct connection between the largest cosmic structures and the smallest known objects to use the...

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Eyes Wide Open for MASCARA in Chile

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The MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA) station at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile has achieved first light. This new...

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Harnessing light to drive chemical reactions

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Umar Aslam peers into the light source used during the experiments that revealed how the silver nanocubes captured energy and delivered it...

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Tokyo Institute of Technology research: Antiaromatic molecule displays record electrical conductance

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Figure 1. Structures of the molecules used in the study of Fujii and colleagues. left: Antiaromatic norcorrole-based Ni complex, Ni(nor)....

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Studying Argon Gas Trapped in Two-Dimensional Array of Tiny "Cages": Understanding how individual atoms enter and exit the nanoporous frameworks could help scientists design new materials for gas separation and nuclear waste remediation

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An artistic rendering of an argon (Ar) atom trapped in a nanocage that has a silicon (Si)-oxygen (O) framework.

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'Upconverted' light has a bright future: Rice University professor developing plasmon-powered devices for medicine, security, solar cells

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A Rice University professor has introduced a new method that takes advantage of plasmonic metals' production of hot carriers to boost light...

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