Chemistry
Study hints at the existence of the closest black holes to Earth in the Hyades star cluster
A paper published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society hints at the existence of several black...
Valleytronics is warming up at Brookhaven Lab
UPTON, NY—Researchers at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility...
Benchtop NMR spectroscopy can accurately analyse pyrolysis oils
Benchtop NMR spectroscopy can accurately analyse pyrolysis oilsCredit: Aston University Benchtop NMR spectroscopy can accurately analyse pyrolysis oils Pyrolysis bio-oils...
University of Miami upgrades Atmospheric Chemistry Observatory in Barbados
The observatory has been used to document the transport of Saharan dust particles across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean,...
Two in one: FSU researchers develop polymer that can be adapted to high and low temperature extremes
The modern world is filled with synthetic polymers, long-chained molecules designed by scientists to fill all manner of applications.Credit: Photo:...
Study suggests energy-efficient route to capturing and converting CO2
In the race to draw down greenhouse gas emissions around the world, scientists at MIT are looking to carbon-capture technologies...
Research into accessible virtual reality and quantum information processing
Contribution to the Design of Accessible TechnologiesCredit: Tanja Meißner, Philip Wilke Contribution to the Design of Accessible Technologies Virtual reality...
$30 million NSF grant supports transformative whole-cell modeling
Researchers, policymakers, and Minecraft players can look forward to the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology’s newest research center.Credit:...
Training quantum computers: physicists win prestigious IBM Award
Theoretical Physics Conquers Quantum Computing Credit: © Jörg Bandmann/ct.qmat Theoretical Physics Conquers Quantum Computing The global race to master quantum...
New cosmological constraints on the nature of dark matter
New research has revealed the distribution of dark matter in never before seen detail, down to a scale of 30,000...
Capturing carbon in savannas: New research examines role of grasses for controlling climate change
In recent years, the escalating impact of global warming has prompted efforts to reverse troubling trends, often by planting trees...
World can now breathe easier
Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the world’s leading environmental health risk factor. At only 2.5 micrometers or smaller, these...
Grasping entropy: Teachers and students investigate thermodynamics through a hands-on model
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2023 – Though a cornerstone of thermodynamics, entropy remains one of the most vexing concepts to teach...
New battery holds promise for green energy
Jimmy Jiang envisions a future where every house is powered by renewable energy stored in batteries.Credit: Andrew Higley/UC Jimmy Jiang...
Closing in on the Elusive Neutrino
The humble neutrino, an elusive subatomic particle that passes effortlessly through normal matter, plays an outsized role among the particles...
Devices offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication
MIT researchers have demonstrated the first system for ultra-low-power underwater networking and communication, which can transmit signals across kilometer-scale distances.Credit:...
New material offers more durable, sustainable multi-level non-volatile phase change memory
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the development of non-volatile phase change memory−−a type of electronic memory that can store...
International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea levels in 2022
Greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat content reached record highs in 2022, according to the 33rd annual...
The first organic oscillator that makes catalysis swing
Oscillating chemical systems are present at nearly every popular chemistry exhibition – especially the ones that display striking colour changes....
Vast bubble of galaxies discovered, given Hawaiian name
A University of Hawaiʻi-led discovery of an immense bubble 820 million light years from Earth is believed to be a...
