Chemistry
Realization of integration of microanalysis chips
A research group supervised by Assistant Professor Shunya Okamoto of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, and...
Harnessing green energy from plants depends on their circadian rhythms
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2024 —When plants draw water from their roots to nourish their stems and leaves, they produce an...
Apple versus donut: How the shape of a tokamak impacts the limits of the edge of the plasma
Harnessing energy from plasma requires a precise understanding of its behavior during fusion to keep it hot, dense and stable....
Nonlinear photochromic properties in a perylene-substituted rhodamine spirolactam
Photochromic compounds, which change their color when exposed to light, have been widely used as photoswitches to control different properties...
Mystery of ‘slow’ solar wind unveiled by Solar Orbiter mission
Scientists have come a step closer to identifying the mysterious origins of the ‘slow’ solar wind, using data collected during...
Scientists uncover a multibillion-year epic written into the chemistry of life
The origin of life on Earth has long been a mystery that has eluded scientists. A key question is how...
Euclid space mission releases first scientific results and new images of the cosmos
European space mission Euclid has released early scientific papers based on observations made by the space telescope, along with five...
Theory and experiment combine to shine a new light on proton spin
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Nuclear physicists have long been working to reveal how the proton gets its spin. Now, a...
Sweat sensor wristwatch offers real time monitoring of body chemistry
According to a research published in ACS Nano recently, a unique wristwatch has been created by a team led by Prof. HUANG...
More than spins: Exploring uncharted territory in quantum devices
Many of today’s quantum devices rely on collections of qubits, also called spins. These quantum bits have only two energy...
Novel organic photoredox catalysts with enhanced stability and recyclability
In recent years, global environmental concerns have prompted a shift toward eco-friendly manufacturing in the field of organic synthetic chemistry....
Virginia Tech researcher’s breakthrough discovery uses engineered surfaces to shed heat
Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan and if the pan is hot enough, the water will...
AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once
Noise-canceling headphones have gotten very good at creating an auditory blank slate. But allowing certain sounds from a wearer’s environment...
Helping qubits stay in sync
Credit: Kater Murch, Washington University in St. Louis. Music/Sound courtesy Bensound, License code: E3SBL1FUTVXGEVWW. Journal Physical Review Letters DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.200401...
UMass Amherst astronomer leading international effort to understand evolutionary secrets of the universe
AMHERST, Mass. – The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Euclid Consortium—a collaboration of 2,000 researchers from 300 institutions in...
Iron could be key to less expensive, greener lithium-ion batteries, research finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. – What if a common element rather than scarce, expensive ones was a key component in electric car...
From burns to the wave nature of heat – via the telegraph equation
When a train approaches or an ambulance with its siren blaring nears us, we hear the sound with an increased...
Young girls most sensitive to PFAS “forever chemicals” found in Australian vegetables
Researchers have revealed the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in vegetables from Sydney and Newcastle in Australia. The...
New discoveries about the nature of light could improve methods for heating fusion plasma
Both literally and figuratively, light pervades the world. It banishes darkness, conveys telecommunications signals between continents and makes visible the...
Quantum photonic technologies set to be more reliable with new interferometer.
An increasing number of emerging quantum applications operate using optical technologies. Essentially, photons carry information at the speed of light...
