Computational methods lead researchers to more precise chemistry
Chemoinformatics provides scientists with details about structure-activity relationships useful in catalysis
Patient rotation enables fixed-beam radiotherapy system
A cost-effective fixed-beam radiotherapy system aims to improve global access to radiation therapy
Conducting highways boost performance of stretchable semiconductor
Metallic carbon nanotubes speed-up electron traffic
Road freight: cutting the emissions load
Making road freight less carbon-heavy involves hard technical problems. So is it better to shift to rail or water? Parth Vaishnav and Lynn Kaack review approaches to freight around the world
New cooling mechanism uses normal light, instead of lasers
Integrating a regular diode with electronic devices could one day lead to efficient on-chip cooling
Piezoelectric nanoparticles promise improved brain tumour treatments
Piezoelectric nanoparticles that target and electrically stimulate tumour cells upon exposure to ultrasound could enhance the treatment of brain tumours
Unveiling the topological nature of electromagnetic surface waves
Predicting the number of surface modes and their polarization may be possible from the helicity operator, according to a recent study
Perovskite homojunction reduces charge carrier recombination
New structure is very different to existing perovskite solar cell architectures and could expand the applications of these materials
People acting as ‘game changers’ could calm panicked crowds, simulation reveals
Agents in key locations could restore the orderly flow of people
Ruthenium catalyst sets new efficiency record for water splitting
Carbon nanowires doped with nitrogen and ruthenium produce more hydrogen from water splitting than commercial catalysts based on platinum nanoparticles
