Month: November 2020

Ten NC State faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

Congratulations to Xingao on his passing the prelim exam!

This multi-disciplinary multi-PI project is looking to develop molecule/material hybrid photoelectrodes for cooperative sunlight-driven generation of liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water

• Selectivity Emerges from Indiscriminate Photoreduction
• Surface-confined protection stabilizes pre-annealing crystallization for ambient blade-coated perovskites
• Efficient and scalable photochemical coupling of pinacol and aza-pinacol in continuous-flow
• Soft supermolecule stabilized buried interface for high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells and modules
• β-Selective C(sp3)–H functionalization of alkyl boronates using photoredox catalysis

• New atomic trap boosts quantum performance by using surface forces
  Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin have developed a new method for trapping and controlling atoms near an ultrathin glass fiber. This has significantly improved the atoms' ability to store quantum information—an important step forward for future quantum technologies.
• World-first neutron lens brings sharp focus to structures inside materials and objects
  Researchers at Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have developed the world's first achromatic lens for neutron imaging. The lens overcomes a longstanding obstacle in the field: focusing neutrons of different wavelengths well enough to form a sharp, magnified image. With the lens, researchers can now image thick samples and follow processes inside bulky equipment such as […]

• New dark matter theory could solve multiple cosmic mysteries at once
• A 200-year-old physics experiment could help build future computers
• Physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in the lab
• Why gold never tarnishes has finally been explained
• This electric field trick boosted heat flow by nearly 300%

• New dark matter theory could solve multiple cosmic mysteries at once
  July 13, 2026
  Dark matter may be far more complicated than scientists once believed. A new study suggests it could consist of at least two different kinds of particles that slowly separate over time, with heavier particles sinking toward the centers of galaxies and lighter ones drifting outward. This simple idea could explain several puzzling cosmic observations that […]