Chemistry
European Academy of Sciences honors Rice’s Pol Spanos with prestigious award
HOUSTON – (May 31, 2024) – For his “exceptional contributions to the field of dynamics,” Pol Spanos, the Lewis B....
A 20-year-old puzzle solved: KAIST research team reveals the ‘three-dimensional vortex’ of zero-dimensional ferroelectrics
Materials that can maintain a magnetized state by themselves without an external magnetic field (i.e., permanent magnets) are called ferromagnets....
Glimpses of a volcanic world: New telescope images of Jupiter’s moon Io rival those from spacecraft
New images of Jupiter's volcano-studded moon Io, taken by the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona, offer the...
UW–Madison scientists develop most sensitive way to observe single molecules
MADISON — Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed the most sensitive method yet for detecting and profiling a...
Cause of heart failure may differ for women and men
A new study from the UC Davis School of Medicine found striking differences at the cellular level between male and...
Fast learning collaboration with BasCat leads to discovery of a new catalytic promoter on par with decades of study
Addressing climate change demands rethinking of established chemical processes on a timescale of years rather than decades as in traditional...
New anti-counterfeit technique packs two light-reactive images into one material
Growing concern about data theft and counterfeiting has inspired increasingly sophisticated security technologies, like hologram seals, that can help verify...
Controlling ion transport for a blue energy future
Osaka, Japan – Blue energy has the potential to provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. In simple terms, it...
Researchers create materials with unique combo of stiffness, thermal insulation
Researchers have demonstrated the ability to engineer materials that are both stiff and capable of insulating against heat. This combination...
Experimental physics leads to award-winning research
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Physicist Holly Szumila-Vance has always been curious about how the world works. Throughout her career, she...
Dariusz Stramski selected as 2024 recipient of the Nils Gunnar Jerlov Medal
Professor Dariusz Stramski of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has been selected by The Oceanography Society as...
Editing without “cutting”: Molecular mechanisms of new gene-editing tool revealed
Joint research led by Yutaro Shuto, Ryoya Nakagawa, and Osamu Nureki of the University of Tokyo determined the spatial structure...
The case of the missing black holes
Researchers at the Research Center for the Early Universe (RESCEU) and Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the...
Landmark study is step towards energy-efficient quantum computing in magnets
Researchers from Lancaster University and Radboud University Nijmegen have managed to generate propagating spin waves at the nanoscale and discovered...
Electrochromic films — like sunglasses for your windows?
Advances in electrochromic coatings may bring us closer to environmentally friendly ways to keep inside spaces cool. Like eyeglasses that...
Solving the problems of proton-conducting perovskites for next-generation fuel cells
As a newly developed perovskite with a large amount of intrinsic oxygen vacancies, BaSc0.8W0.2O2.8 achieves high proton conduction at low...
Reverse electrodialysis heat engine with helium-gap diffusion distillation: Energy efficiency analysis
The depletion of energy resources poses a significant threat to the development of human society. Specifically, a considerable amount of...
Turning carbon dioxide into useful chemicals
Harnessing the power of the sun to convert carbon dioxide into useful chemicals is the goal of a new junior...
The importance of integrated therapies on cancer: Silibinin, an old and new molecule
“This consideration could be the starting point to study whether Silibinin could contrast tumor progression, aging and inflammaging through molecular...
Synthesis, disorder and Ising anisotropy in a new spin liquid candidate PrMgAl11O19
A spin liquid is a special state of matter that arises in certain magnetic materials at very low temperatures. Despite...
