Science

Growing graphene better for future electronics

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New cobalt-graphene catalyst could challenge platinum for use in fuel cells: Performs nearly as well as precious metal catalysts

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Nanoparticles of cobalt attach themselves to a graphene substrate in a single layer. As a catalyst, the cobalt-graphene combination was a...

Jupiter: Turmoil from Below, Battering from Above

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Images in the visible-light and infrared parts of the spectrum highlight the massive changes roiling the atmosphere...

Radioactive decay of titanium powers supernova remnant

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Supernova remnant SNR1987A is located 166 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The light from...

What's Baking on Titan?

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NASA's Cassini spacecraft obtained this image of a feature shaped like a hot cross bun in the northern region of...

Penn Researchers Find New Way to Prevent Cracking in Nanoparticle Films

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Nanoparticle films crack at certain thicknesses (left). By adding layers of thinner films, cracking can be avoided (right).

X-ray Satellites Monitor the Clashing Winds of a Colossal Binary

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Two of these stars can be found in the intriguing binary system known as Cygnus OB2 #9. In...

The best of both catalytic worlds

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Heterogenized homogeneous nanocatalysts are sustainable as shown by these TEM images in which there is almost no difference in the cluster...

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