Chemistry
Smartphones prove to be time-saving analytical tools
Credit: Colby Brungard Seemingly everyone has a smartphone in their pocket, and we find new uses for them every day....
Scientists propose a novel method for controlling fusion reactions
Credit: Photo courtesy of Suying Jinl Scientists have found a novel way to prevent pesky magnetic bubbles in plasma from...
Photodynamic therapy can combat secondary infections in COVID-19 patients
Researchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center, supported by FAPESP, advocate the technique as an additional treatment for patients...
University of Arizona awarded $26M to architect the quantum internet
Credit: Jacob Chinn/University of Arizona Alumni Association The University of Arizona will receive an initial, five-year, $26 million grant from...
Reducing the adverse impact of water loss in cells
Report: How a protein protects cells from deathCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston College of Medicine researcher has...
NAU partners in $26 million NSF initiative to establish new Center for Quantum Networks
In its first NSF Engineering Research Center collaboration, NAU will receive nearly $2 million in funding as a CQN contributing...
Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories
Small telescope and inexpensive diffuser key to resultsCredit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard New detailed observations with NSF's NOIRLab facilities reveal a young...
CUNY ASRC researchers to help launch NSF Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry
The multi-institution team will explore novel methods of chemical synthesis through mechanochemistryCredit: NSF NEW YORK, August 4, 2020 -- Researchers...
Stars rich in phosphorus: Seeds of life in the universe
Credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC) All the chemical elements in the universe, except for hydrogen and most of the...
Nanostructures modeled on moth eyes effective for anti-icing
Nanostructures covered with a paraffin layer modeled on moth eyes exhibit anti-icing, anti-reflective propertiesCredit: Nguyen Ba Duc WASHINGTON, August 4,...
Green energy and better crops: Tinted solar panels could boost farm incomes
Credit: Paolo Bombelli/University of Cambridge Researchers have demonstrated the use of tinted, semi-transparent solar panels to generate electricity and produce...
Developing new smart soft materials
synthesis of a pH-responsive dendronized poly(substituted methylene)sCredit: Ehime University C1 polymerization is a useful technique for preparing polymers with a...
The problem with microwaving tea
Why microwaving liquids is different from other heating techniques, and how this issue can be resolvedCredit: Baoqing Zeng WASHINGTON, August...
Droplet spread from humans doesn’t always follow airflow
A mathematical model of droplet migration may have important implications for understanding the spread of airborne diseases, such as COVID-19Credit:...
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