Chemistry
New drug delivery system developed by Brown engineers has potential to improve cancer treatments
A team of biomedical engineers from Brown University has developed a new hydrogel-based delivery system that balances the acidic environment...
Using ‘spent’ coffee and tea to boost shelf life and nutritional value of cakes
On a crisp fall afternoon, there are few pairings better than a hot beverage and a sweet pastry. But what...
Malta will host the 16th World Congress on Polyphenols Applications next week, with more than 210 participants
The 16th World Congress on Polyphenols Applications 2023 will take place on September 28-29 at Corinthia Palace Malta. The congress will include:Credit: With...
Dolphins, seals, and whales managed by the US are highly vulnerable to climate change
72% of cetacean and pinniped stocks managed under US jurisdiction are highly or very highly vulnerable to climate change, according...
TEAM-UP together awards 62 scholarships to Black undergraduates in physics, astronomy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2023 – TEAM-UP Together is pleased to announce its second cohort of scholars: 62 students who will...
How does zeolite-encapsulated metal catalysts act on hydrogen-related catalytic reactions?
Zeolites encapsulated metal and metal oxide species (regarded as metal@zeolite) is an important type of heterogeneous catalysts. They give performances that...
Achromatic diffractive liquid-crystal optics for virtual reality displays
As a promising candidate for next-generation mobile platform, mixed reality (MR) such as Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest Pro...
Mixture of BP/SnSe2-PVA, showing different photoelectric charm
The formation of dissipative solitons is influenced by several factors, such as spectral filtering effects and Kerr nonlinear effects. This...
Novel organic light-emitting diode with ultralow turn-on voltage for blue emission
An upconversion organic light-emitting diode (OLED) based on a typical blue-fluorescence emitter achieves emission at an ultralow turn-on voltage of...
Imaging the smallest atoms provides insights into an enzyme’s unusual biochemistry
Osaka, Japan – When your wounds heal and your liver detoxifies a poison such as histamine you ingested, you can...
NIH awards SMU chemistry professor and his team $3.5M to refine and test new tuberculosis treatments
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU chemistry professor John Buynak and his team have received a $3.5 million, 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to...
Precisely arranging nanoparticles
In the incredibly small world of molecules, the elementary building blocks – the atoms – join together in a very...
New project aims to study molecules to understand why you are exactly you
Most people know that DNA, our genetic material, plays a crucial role in our development, appearance, and susceptibility to diseases....
A mysterious blue molecule will help make better use of light energy
Researchers at IOCB Prague are the first to describe the causes of the behavior of one of the fundamental aromatic...
Electrons take flight at the nanoscale
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A study showing how electrons flow around sharp bends, such as those found in integrated circuits, has...
UT Dallas to lead $30 million battery initiative
As announced by the Department of Defense today, The University of Texas at Dallas will receive $30 million over three...
Sandia National Laboratories engineer named Scientist of the Year
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — “I was the only farm worker who had a calculus book in his car,” joked Sal Rodriguez...
Researchers use liquid metal and laser ablation to create stretchable miniature antennas
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new method for making tiny stretchable antennas from a hydrogel and liquid metal. The...
Oregon State receives $7.5 million grant to build state of the art zebrafish biomedical research facility
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University has received a $7.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to modernize a lab...
DOE backs Rice study of how soils store carbon
HOUSTON – (Sept. 18, 2023) – Two Rice University scientists have received a 3-year grant from the Department of Energy...
