Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown that common E. coli bacteria can convert sugars from waste bread into ...

Extreme operating conditions can quickly compromise cable reliability. This article outlines key considerations engineers use ...

Researchers have confirmed that the spinel compound CuIr2S4, long studied for its unusual metal-insulator transition, becomes a superconductor when squeezed to extreme pressures, reaching a critical ...

Abstract: This work reports a phase difference modulated coupling of two surface plasmon polariton (SPP) sources in a symmetrical two-channel metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguide device. In the ...

Completed in February 2025, General Fusion says its Lawson Machine 26 (LM26) fusion test machine will prove the company can reach ignition, where the machine releases more energy than it ...

A B.C. company racing to prove its fusion technology says it will combine its business with a special purpose acquisition company in a transaction that could provide it up to US$335 million in new ...

Ball milling liquid metal with natural plant compounds produces a black powder that purifies seawater and generates electricity using only sunlight. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A silver droplet of ...

A modular metamaterial mimics DNA geometry to combine twist compression, tunable stiffness, fast recovery, and reusable shock absorption for robotics and impact systems. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Across ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

Cross-coupling has been one of the most popular types of reactions in organic chemistry for decades. The pharma and agrochemical industries use these methods on a large scale to forge bonds between ...