Superabsorption Can Be Achieved and Sustained in Simple Nanostructures
Research from the University of Oxford establishes that superabsorption can be achieved and sustained in certain simple nanostructures, by trapping the system in a highly…
Research from the University of Oxford establishes that superabsorption can be achieved and sustained in certain simple nanostructures, by trapping the system in a highly…
An international team of astronomers discovered three closely orbiting supermassive black holes that could help in the search for gravitational waves. An international team, including…
Scientists have discovered a stronger 3D material (cadmium arsenide) that has the same electronic properties as 2-D graphene. Scientists have discovered a material that has…
A newly published study reveals that the Third Law of Thermodynamics can be restored in thin films of the magnetic material spin ice. Thin films…
In a newly published study, an international team of researchers detail how they used an ensemble of phosphorous-31 donors in isotopically purified silicon-28 to demonstrate…
By working to improve perovskite cell efficiency, scientists at Oxford University are creating simpler and cheaper solar cells. Over the last four years, solar cells…
A team of scientists has discovered a new asymmetric topological insulator made of many layers of BiTeCl, which enables electrical current to flow differently along…
A new study from the University of Oxford looks at the possibility of human colonization throughout the universe. Scientists as eminent as Stephen Hawking and…
Data from meteorites and NASA’s Spirit rover has revealed new information about the chemical composition and evolution of Mars, suggesting that Mars had an oxygen-rich…
Using a custom-built droplet network printer, researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a 3D printer that can create materials with several of the…
Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a new way of growing graphene without the defects that weaken it and prevent electrons from flowing…
New research from the University of Oxford suggests that a vegetarian diet could significantly reduce people’s risk of heart disease, finding that vegetarians have…
By looking for a dip in the brightness as planets pass in front of their parent stars, volunteers have discovered 15 new planet candidates orbiting…
While helping to classifying galaxies seen in hundreds of thousands of telescope images as spiral or elliptical, Galaxy Zoo project volunteers came across galaxies that…
Found in rocks at the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, researchers discovered over 100 fossils of what are believed to be “baby” rangeomorphs that lived 580-550…
By studying modern moss, researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Oxford reveal how the arrival of the first plants 470 million years ago triggered…
Prominent Oxford neuroscientists are teaming up with ethicists to consider the issues raised by brain-stimulating techniques. They recently spoke on BBC’s Radio 4 morning program…
Researchers at Kyoto University and the University of Oxford utilized DNA origami to build a motor capable of traversing a network of tracks and switches….