Chemistry
Little swirling mysteries: Uncovering dynamics of ultrasmall, ultrafast groups of atoms
Credit: Ellen Weiss/Argonne National Laboratory Our high-speed, high-bandwidth world constantly requires new ways to process and store information. Semiconductors and...
New evidence regarding emerald production in Roman Egypt coming from Wadi Sikait
Resuming the archaeological season in the Egyptian Eastern Desert provides proof of Roman emerald minesCredit: Authors "New evidence of the...
RNA holds the reins in bacteria: U-M researchers observe RNA controlling protein synthesis
Credit: Surajit Chatterjee To better understand how RNA in bacteria gives rise to protein--and along the way, target these processes...
New method measures super-fast, free electron laser pulses
Using photoionization as an ultrafast, optical shutter, slow visible-light cameras can measure femtosecond extreme ultraviolet laser pulsesCredit: Los Alamos National...
Finally, 3D-printed graphene aerogels for water treatment
Study shows how to make stable and large aerogels that remove heavy metals, organic solvents, organic dyesCredit: University at Buffalo...
Ocean temperature reconstructed over the last 700,000 years
Credit: Daniel Baggenstos Bern's ice core researchers were already able to demonstrate in 2008 how the concentration of CO2 in...
New agreement signed for the Office for Astronomy Outreach
The International Astronomical Union and National Astronomical Observatory of Japan expand OAO's activitiesCredit: IAU OAO The IAU is delighted to...
Dynamical machine learning accurately reconstructs volume interiors with limited-angle data
Credit: by Iksung Kang, Alexandre Goy, and George Barbastathis A wide range of objects, from biological cells to integrated circuits,...
Transforming circles into squares
Researchers reconfigure material topology on the microscaleCredit: (Image courtesy of Shucong Li/Bolei Deng/Harvard SEAS) Reconfigurable materials can do amazing things....
Interlayer exciton formation, relaxation, and transport in TMDs van der Waals Heterostructures
Credit: by Ying Jiang, Shula Chen, Weihao Zheng, Biyuan Zheng and Anlian Pan TMDs vdW heterostructures generally possess a type-II...
Potential-dependent switch aids water-splitting using cobalt-oxide catalysts
Small electrical charge drives oxygen evolution reaction that uses water to produce hydrogen gasCredit: Chem Chestnut Hill, Mass. (4/14/2021) --...
Superbug killer: New nanotech destroys bacteria and fungal cells
Nanothin antimicrobial coating could prevent and treat potentially deadly infectionsCredit: RMIT University Researchers have developed a new superbug-destroying coating that...
Smoking cannabis significantly impairs vision, study finds
Smoking cannabis significantly impairs vision but many users are unaware of itCredit: University of Granada A study carried out by...
Giant electronic conductivity change driven by artificial switch of crystal dimensionality
Credit: Tokyo Tech The electronic properties of solid materials are highly dependent on crystal structures and their dimensionalities (i.e., whether...