Chemistry
MIT researchers observe a hallmark quantum behavior in bouncing droplets
In our everyday classical world, what you see is what you get. A ball is just a ball, and when...
New technology to assemble three-dimensional structures using gold nanoparticles confined in nanocapsules
A research group led by Assoc. Prof. Shota Kuwahara of Toho University and Assoc. Prof. Masato Kuwahara of Nagoya University...
Organic chemistry research transformed: the convergence of automation and AI reshapes scientific exploration
Recently, "National Science Open" magazine published online a review article led by Professor Fanyang Mo (School of Materials Science and...
New ‘atherosclerosis atlas’ sheds light on heart attacks, strokes
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have created an “atlas of atherosclerosis” that reveals, at the level of individual...
A new brew: Evaluating the flavor of roasted, lab-grown coffee cells
It may soon be time to wake up and smell the lab-grown coffee made from cultured plant cells. But it’s...
NASA’s Webb stuns with new high-definition look at exploded star
Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia...
New project will take a step towards answering whether gravity is quantum
Scientists are developing an experiment to test whether gravity is quantum – one of the deepest questions about our universe.Credit:...
Scientists used large scientific facilities to test the synthesis and characterization of polymeric nitrogen
Polymeric nitrogen (PN), formed under high temperature and pressure conditions, is considered an ideal high energy density material (HEDM). Its...
A cool (temperature) take on direct air carbon capture
Lehigh University engineering researchers working with a Pennsylvania-based technology company have recently entered the second phase in the development of...
Chance twists ordered carbon nanotubes into ‘tornado films’
HOUSTON – (Dec. 11, 2023) – Chiral materials interact with light in very precise ways that are useful for building...
Researchers combine biopolymers derived from the ocean to replace synthetic plastic films
Materials with enhanced structure derived from crustaceans and seaweed could be part of a next-generation answer to the challenge of...
New insight on electrochemical reactions – advancing the green transition
Electrochemical reactions are central to the green transitions. These reactions use the electric current and potential difference to carry out...
When is an aurora not an aurora?
The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights — the auroras — may be the...
A fork in the rhod: Janelia researchers unveil comprehensive collection of rhodamine-based fluorescent dyes
When Senior Scientist Jonathan Grimm came to Janelia 13 years ago, he didn’t know much about fluorescence or fluorescent dyes. But...
Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda is warmer and more acidic than ever, 40 years of observation show
Decade-long ocean warming which impacts ocean circulation, a decrease in oxygen levels that contributes to changes in salinification and nutrient...
Physicists ‘entangle’ individual molecules for the first time, hastening possibilities for quantum information processing
For the first time, a team of Princeton physicists have been able to link together individual molecules into special states...
Princeton Chemistry develops catalyst for electronically controlled C–H functionalization
The Chirik Group at the Princeton Department of Chemistry is chipping away at one of the great challenges of metal-catalyzed C–H...
Magnetization by laser pulse
To magnetize an iron nail, one simply has to stroke its surface several times with a bar magnet. Yet, there...
2024 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Simon Mahler
BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA — SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced Simon Mahler, who received his PhD in nonlinear...
Team reviews phosphine ligand-induced structural transformation of metal nanoclusters
A team of researchers has reviewed a unique method for reforming the structures of ultra-small nanomaterials. These nanomaterials, called metal...
