A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has made significant strides in understanding the ionization of atoms and ...

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A test of customized organic semiconductors capable of twisting light dramatically improved the efficiency of OLED displays.

Macbecin II was identified as a compound that upregulates MHC-I expression, enhancing immune-mediated cancer cell killing. In ...

Two years after Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, US president Richard Nixon declared a new frontier in American scientific ...

Watching Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga dribbling his latest dalliance with the Kenya Kwanza government reminded me, strangely, of water. Water has ...

Researchers have synthesised a triple bond between carbon and boron for the first time. This discovery could help chemists better understand chemical bonds and inspire other researchers to synthesise ...

A team of Italian scientists have successfully managed to ‘freeze’ light while asserting that it can behave like a supersolid. This has resulted in a major breakthrough in field of quantum physics.

Transforming oil spill response, nanosponges provide an efficient, eco-friendly solution for oil absorption, outperforming ...

Scientists confirm Plastic Ice VII, a unique high-pressure ice phase where water molecules rotate freely, offering insights ...

Water behaves in strange ways under extreme conditions. Scientists have now confirmed a fourth form of ice, called Plastic ...

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