NASA’s New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’

In the center left of Pluto’s vast heart-shaped feature – informally named “Tombaugh Regio” -...
Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s 'Heart'

This annotated view of a portion of Pluto’s Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain), named for Earth’s first artificial satellite,...
U.S. Navy Researchers First to Find Spin Precession in Silicon Nanowires

False color atomic force microscopy image of a silicon nanowire with the four contacts...
Plantations of nanorods on carpets of graphene capture the Sun's energy

This is the microscopic image of the novel 3D photocatalytic material, designed by scientists from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of...
On the way to breaking the terahertz barrier for graphene nanoelectronics: Simple thermodynamics defines the performance of ultrafast graphene transistors and photodetectors

Interaction of the terahertz field with graphene leads to efficient electron heating, which in turn strongly changes graphene conductivity...
Molecular fuel cell catalysts hold promise for efficient energy storage

A team of chemists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has introduced a new fuel cell catalyst approach that uses a molecular catalyst...
Nanomembranes Boost Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment
NASA Study Finds Indian, Pacific Oceans Temporarily Hide Global Warming

Temperature data from the global ocean (2003-2012) at four depths shows the warmest water at depths of about 330-660 feet (third panel...