3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (322+ words) A simulated microscopy image of hexagonal boron nitride with a circular pore surrounded by triangular ones. Darker circles correspond to individual boron and brighter circles to nitrogen atoms.Image Credit: © Umair JavedScientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary: Nanopore Engineering…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (502+ words) Origin/History: Published in the journal PNAS by Sujit Datta (Caltech) and collaborators from Princeton University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The research builds upon prior studies of bacterial growth in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) The Core Concept: Researchers have successfully synthesized graphene-based materials at temperatures as low as 300 °C using acetylene gas and a cerium oxide (CeO₂) catalyst. Future Application: The technique offers a low-energy pathway for producing high-value carbon materials like graphene quantum dots,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (540+ words) The Core Concept: Metamaterials are engineered materials designed to control electromagnetic, acoustic, or seismic waves in ways that do not occur in nature, deriving their properties from their artificial structure rather than their base atoms and molecules. Who has not…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (791+ words) “You can plug this into any kind of model, not only existing diffusion models but also future models, where people can’t generate enough stable materials, and it can improve stability,” says Mingda Li. Image Credit: MIT News; iStock(CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)Scientific…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (267+ words) The Core Concept: Researchers have experimentally realized a miniature "engine" that uses light as the working medium instead of a conventional fluid, allowing the study of thermodynamics in the quantum realm. Origin/History: This research is an ongoing theoretical and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (505+ words) The Core Concept: Researchers have developed a molecular building block that utilizes an artificial protein-foldamer pair to combine proteins and synthetic molecules with high structural precision, forming complex nanostructures. Why It Matters: Arranging proteins and synthetic molecules with structural precision…...