Bleach-induced transformation for humidity-durable MOF air filters

Adding hydroquinone, a skin-bleaching ingredient, to a well-known metal organic framework (MOF) changes its copper ions in a way that makes this porous material exceptionally stable in water.

Translating proteins into music, and back

By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations.

Hubble finds electrically-charged buckyballs in interstellar space

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the presence of electrically-charged molecules in space shaped like soccer balls, shedding light on the mysterious contents of the interstellar medium (ISM) - the gas and dust that fills interstellar space.

Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene

Findings shed new light on the nature of electron interactions in quantum systems and establishing a potential new platform for future quantum computers.

Machine learning reveals how strongly interacting electrons behave at atomic level

A team of scientists, collaborating across theoretical and experimental physics and computer science, have developed and trained a new Machine Learning technique, to finally understand how electrons behave in important quantum materials.

A new 'golden' age for electronics?

Materials that shrink when heated - changing color from black to golden - could save expensive electronics from heat damage.

Novel approach to self-assembling mobile micromachines

How the components come together depends on their design and shape and the resulting dielectrophoretic forces when exposed to an electric field.