Illustration of a UCLA-developed solid-state thermal transistor using an electric field to control heat movement. Credit: H-Lab/UCLA Topics: Applied Physics, Battery, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Energy, Thermodynamics A new thermal transistor can control heat as precisely as an electrical transistor can control electricity. From smartphones to supercomputers, electronics have a heat problem. Modern computer chips suffer from microscopicContinue reading “Cooling Circuitry…”
Category Archives: Chemistry
All-Solid-State Batteries
Comparison of cathode volume changes in all-solid-state cells under low-pressure operation. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Topics: Batteries, Chemistry, Climate Change, Lithium, Materials Science, Nanomaterials Often referred to as the “dream batteries,” all-solid-state batteries are the next generation of batteries that many battery manufacturers are competing to bring to market. Unlike lithium-ion batteries,Continue reading “All-Solid-State Batteries”
Chemistry…
Topics: Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Prize Prize announcement. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Wed. 4 Oct 2023. < https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2023/prize-announcement/ > 4 October 2023 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 to Moungi G. BawendiMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA Louis E. BrusColumbiaContinue reading “Chemistry…”
Polluting the Pristine…
The sea floor near Australia’s Casey station in Antarctica has been found to have levels of pollution comparable to those in Rio de Janeiro’s harbor. Credit: Torsten Blackwood/AFP via Getty Topics: Antarctica, Biology, Chemistry, Environment, Physics, Research Antarctica is often described as one of the most pristine places in the world, but it has aContinue reading “Polluting the Pristine…”
Quantum Slow Down…
Topics: Chemistry, Computer Science, Quantum Computer, Quantum Mechanics Scientists at the University of Sydney have, for the first time, used a quantum computer to engineer and directly observe a process critical in chemical reactions by slowing it down by a factor of 100 billion times. Joint lead researcher and Ph.D. student Vanessa Olaya Agudelo said,Continue reading “Quantum Slow Down…”
Beyond Heisenberg Compensators…
The central role of HFIP: a solvent component that solvates POM. a. 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP): an effective solvent for polyoxymethylene (POM), the clustering of HFIP enabled the decrease of σ*OH energy38. b. Images of an undivided cell before (left) and after (right) the electrolysis. c. Reaction profile of POM bulk electrolysis at 3.5 V (60 °C), 0.1 M LiClO4Continue reading “Beyond Heisenberg Compensators…”
Cartoon Network…
Mick Fleetwood’s Maui Restaurant destroyed in Maui fire. Allison Rapp, Ultimate Classic Rock Topics: Battery, Chemistry, Civics, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism The Herculoids were a Hanna-Barbara cartoon that only ran for two seasons, from 1967 to 1969. From ages five to seven, I didn’t demand much from my Saturday morning viewing pleasure: good guys,Continue reading “Cartoon Network…”
Tunnel Falls…
Chip off the old block: Intel’s Tunnel Falls chip is based on silicon spin qubits, which are about a million times smaller than other qubit types. (Courtesy: Intel Corporation) Topics: Applied Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Quantum Computer, Quantum Mechanics Intel – the world’s biggest computer-chip maker – has released its newest quantum chip and has begun shippingContinue reading “Tunnel Falls…”
Straining Moore…
Topics: Applied Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Quantum Mechanics, Semiconductor Technology Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel who died earlier this year, is famous for forecasting a continuous rise in the density of transistors that we can pack onto semiconductor chips. James McKenzie looks at how “Moore’s law” is still going strong afterContinue reading “Straining Moore…”
Magnetic Chirality…
An RNA-making molecule crystallizes on magnetite, which can bias the process toward a single chiral form. S. FURKAN OZTURK Topics: Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Magnetism, Materials Science In 1848, French chemist Louis Pasteur discovered that some molecules essential for life exist in mirror-image forms, much like our left and right hands. Today, we know biology choosesContinue reading “Magnetic Chirality…”
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