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Studying Gas Mask Filters So People Can Breathe Easier

Watching a Quantum Material Lose Its Stripes

X-Rays Reveal the Biting Truth About Parrotfish Teeth

Photo - Scientists studied the microstructure of the coral-chomping teeth of the steephead parrotfish, pictured here, to learn about their powerful bite. (Credit: Alex The Reef Fish Geek/Nautilus Scuba Club, Cairns, Australia)

Scientists Harness Ultrafast Magnetism for Low-Power Memory

New Studies on Disordered Cathodes May Provide Much-Needed Jolt to Lithium Batteries

Gerd Ceder, a person with short dark hair wearing a black top and charcoal blazer, leans against a whiteboard.

Injecting Electrons Jolts 2-D Structure Into New Atomic Pattern

Nanoparticle Supersoap Creates ‘Bijel’ With Potential as Sculptable Fluid

Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene

Schematic of a solar-powered electrolysis cell which converts carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon and oxygenate products with an efficiency far higher than natural photosynthesis. Power-matching electronics allow the system to operate over a range of sun conditions.

A Semiconductor That Can Beat the Heat

Atomic rattling in cesium tin iodide.

Lights! Action! Photo-Activated Catalyst Grabs CO2 to Make Ingredients for Fuel

Berkeley Lab's Niu and Zheng with New Photocatalysts

Could This Strategy Bring High-Speed Communications to the Deep Sea?

New Class of ‘Soft’ Semiconductors Could Transform HD Displays

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