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This bacterium gets paid in gold
A bacterium named Moorella thermoacetica won't work for free. But UC Berkeley researchers have figured out it has an appetite for gold....
Oct 17, 20183 min read
Flowing salt water over this super-hydrophobic surface can generate electricity
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a super-hydrophobic surface that can be used to generate electrical...
Oct 17, 20182 min read
Stepping toward a smaller carbon footprint
Burning fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas releases carbon into the atmosphere as CO2 while the production of methanol and other...
Oct 13, 20183 min read
Metal leads to the desired configuration
Scientists at the University of Basel have found a way to change the spatial arrangement of bipyridine molecules on a surface. These...
Oct 10, 20182 min read
New material resembling a metal nanosponge could reduce computer energy consumption
In order to store information in the conventional magnetic memories of electronic devices, the materials' small magnetic domains work by...
Jul 18, 20173 min read
Nanophysics: Saving energy with a spot of silver
Tomorrow's computers will run on light, and gold nanoparticle chains show much promise as light conductors. Now...
May 19, 20173 min read
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