Chemistry
Milky Way-like galaxy found in the early universe
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team, including astronomer Alexander de la Vega of the University of California, Riverside, has...
Scientists unveil significant increase in short-duration extreme precipitation over mountainous areas under global warming
A new study led by Prof. Xiaopeng Cui from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences,...
Extended habitability of exoplanets due to subglacial water
- Professor Amri Wandel, from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has unveiled research that promises to redefine our comprehension of habitable...
Scientists from IOCB Prague are pushing the limits of DNA
The team of Professor Michal Hocek at IOCB Prague explores the limits of the structure and function of DNA and...
Liquid metals shake up century-old chemical engineering processes
Liquid metals could be the long-awaited solution to “greening” the chemical industry, according to researchers who tested a new technique...
Understanding the dynamic behavior of rubber materials
Rubber-like materials, commonly used in dampeners, possess a unique property known as dynamic viscoelasticity, enabling them to convert mechanical energy...
A breath of fresh air keeps drug-producing cells alive longer
EVANSTON, Ill. — In 2021, a Northwestern University-led research team received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract worth up...
Scaling up nano for sustainable manufacturing
A new self-assembling nanosheet could radically accelerate the development of functional and sustainable nanomaterials for electronics, energy storage, health and...
Disturbances in sensory neurons may alter transient pain into chronic pain
Utrecht, November 8, 2023 - Researchers from the Center for Translational Immunology at University Medical Center Utrecht (the Netherlands) have...
Device ‘smells’ seawater to discover, detect novel molecules
Under the ocean’s surface, marine organisms are constantly releasing invisible molecules. Some of the chemical clues reveal which creatures are...
Princeton introduces new Ph.D. program at intersection of quantum physics and information theory
Princeton University has launched a new Ph.D. program in Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE), providing graduate training in an emerging...
For the benefit of our plants, it makes a difference what kind of salt we use on the roads in winter
Increased salinity in soils is a global problem caused for example by ions leaching into soils from ice-melting salts used...
‘Hot’ new form of microscopy examines materials using evanescent waves
Conventional microscopes irradiate a sample, usually with light or electrons. Any reflected or scattered radiation can be used to build...
An ammonia trail to exoplanets
They reveal the origin of wine, the age of bones and fossils, and they serve as diagnostic tools in medicine....
Written in the stars: WVU astrophysicists set to receive Shaw Prize, the ‘Nobel of the East’
For Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin, working at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico set off a sequence of life...
Uptake of methylmercury by phytoplankton is controlled by thiols
Methylmercury is one of the chemicals that poses the greatest threat to global public health. People ingest methylmercury by eating...
Studies of geologic faulting on icy moons aid exploration of extraterrestrial watery worlds
On the surface of many of the icy moons in our solar system, scientists have documented strike-slip faults, those that...
Enhancing thermo-electrochemical cell efficiency
The beloved character Lightening Man, a children’s hero, and the protagonist of the popular action series, Moving, possess the extraordinary...
Nasal microorganism to the rescue? Study confirms protective role of bacterium in chronic rhinosinusitis
Like other countries in the world, Japan has witnessed a worrisome increase in the prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) over...
Physicists ask: Can we make a particle collider more energy efficient?
Ever since the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, physicists have wanted to build new particle colliders to better...
