Ocean Warming Predicted to Amplify Tropical Rainfall Extremes
Ocean warming predicted to cause a twofold increase in amplitude of rainfall fluctuations over the tropical Pacific. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most…
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Switching Voltage of an Electrode Alone Can Fine-Tune the Reactivity of a Molecule
One Electrode Fits All Functional Groups As we learned in chemistry class, chemical reaction occurs with the formation or cleavage of bonds between atoms. These…
Unexpected Ripples Generated by Chemical Reactions Violate a Central Tenet of Chemistry
IBS researchers in South Korea extend the understanding of energy flow in chemical reactions and show that it may produce useful molecular swimmers. Steve Granick,…
Healthy Obesity: Blood Vessels Can Make You Fat, and yet Fit
Healthy obesity begins where metabolic disorders emerge: Vascular-adipose interaction enables a selective fat storage in a healthier way. Can obesity define health? It is a…
Controlling Two-Dimensional Superconductors With Terahertz Light
New theoretical study shows how to use Terahertz light to peep in the secrets of two-dimensional superconductors A researcher at the Center for Theoretical Physics…
Resolving the 3D Structure of Individual Nanoparticles With Atomic-Level Resolution
Liquid phase electron microscopy illuminates 3D atomic structures of platinum nanoparticles, advancing full control of nanoengineering. What do you see in the picture above? Merely…
First High Sensitivity Dark Matter Axion Hunting Results From CAPP-8TB Haloscope
IBS Researchers Raising Their Flag in the Axion Dark Matter Field Researchers at the Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP), within the Institute…
Atomic Tuning on Cobalt Enables an Eightfold Increase of Eco-Friendly H2O2 Production
Modulating single cobalt atoms boosts a low-cost, efficient, and eco-friendly electrochemical H2O2 production that can potentially benefit the semiconductor and medical industries. Just like we…
Researchers Reveal Why Black Phosphorus May Surpass Graphene
In a newly published study, researchers from the Pohang University of Science and Technology detail how they were able to turn black phosphorus into a…