Researchers have confirmed the true ferrielectric state in a single-phase material, (MV)[SbBr5]. This new polar order ...

Electrically controlled silicon photonic devices use carbon nanotube heaters to modulate and filter terahertz waves on chip ...

Crystal polymorphism is critically important in the fields of pharmaceuticals and materials science. For instance, a metastable polymorph of an active pharmaceutical ingredient may benefit from ...

Recently, a collaborative team led by Professors Liu Bailin, Li Yangguang, and Zang Hongying from Northeast Normal University and Changchun University of Science and Technology published significant ...

Plenty of new battery types have promised to outperform traditional lithium-ion batteries, but only one has stood out. Lithium Iron Phosphate, or LiFePO₄, has steadily made its way from research labs ...

The immune system has a tough job: When a tiny virus invades one of our cells, that cell must detect it and, within minutes, decide what to do. If the cell quickly self-destructs, that will prevent ...

Before cells can divide by mitosis, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Scientists have until now ...

A research team in South Korea has successfully developed a novel technology that combines nanoparticles with stem cells to ...

A team led by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has made a breakthrough in semiconductor development that ...

A novel technology that utilizes light of different wavelengths to control cellular functions by inducing reversible assembly and disassembly of molecules has been developed. This breakthrough could ...

Bosses have provided an update on when an eagerly anticipated cinema will open at a popular Sheffield shopping centre. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited ...