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Discovered in 2011, MXenes are a fast-expanding family of ultra-thin inorganic materials. They are made from stacked layers of transition…

Every chemical reaction must overcome an energy hurdle before it can occur. Substances need an initial input of energy to…

A novel array-based nanozyme aptasensing platform has achieved 100% accuracy in classifying different strains of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Study:…

Photo by: Kris Krüg (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), via Flickr TORONTO — Rachel Doran, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made…

Scientists have unveiled a technique that uses ‘molecular antennas’ to direct electrical energy into insulating nanoparticles. This approach creates a…

Engineers have achieved a significant advance in the international effort to create energy storage technologies that combine rapid charging with…

Superconductors work like express trains for electricity. Once electric current enters one, it can travel through without resistance or energy…

A sticky, toxic by-product that has long plagued renewable energy production may soon become a valuable resource, according to a…

The below is a summary of my recent article on IBM’s quantum computing breakthrough. Quantum computing has long felt like…

An interdisciplinary team of experts in green chemistry, engineering and physics at Flinders University in Australia has developed a safer…