Chemistry
In the treetops: USU ecologist studies canopy soil abundance, chemistry
LOGAN, UTAH, USA - When we think of soil, most of us think of dirt on the ground. But a...
Exploring the origins of life
One possible scenario for the origin of life is the spontaneous organization of interacting molecules into cell-like droplets. These molecular...
Team creates power generator that runs on natural atmospheric humidity
Scientists are looking for ways to use the low-value energy widely distributed in natural environments to generate electricity. A research...
Scientists develop novel method to synthesize azide compounds for wider industrial applications
Azide compounds play a pivotal role for subsequent synthesis of organonitrogens such as amines and triazoles that are essential compounds...
Research reveals Hawai‘i’s undersea volcano, Kama‘ehu, erupted five times in past 150 years
Kamaʻehuakanaloa (formerly Lōʻihi Seamount), a submarine Hawaiian volcano located about 20 miles off the south coast of the Big Island...
New, simple and accessible method creates potency-increasing structure in drugs
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Chemical structures called cyclopropanes can increase the potency and fine-tune the properties of many drugs, but...
Mussel-inspired membrane can boost sustainability and add value to industrial wastewater treatment
Engineers have developed a new kind of membrane that separates chemicals within wastewater so effectively that they can be reused,...
Unleashing a new era of color tunable nano-devices – smallest ever light source with switchable colors formed
Jerusalem, Israel] While nanocrystals offer color tunability and are used in various technologies, achieving different colors requires using different nanocrystals...
Seven entrepreneurs join Innovation Crossroads seventh cohort
Seven entrepreneurs will embark on a two-year fellowship as the seventh cohort of Innovation Crossroads kicks off this month at...
After 7 years, generative AI succeeds in predicting clinical trial outcomes
Highlights:Credit: Insilico Medicine Highlights: Since its inception in 2014, Insilico Medicine has developed multiple AI models for predicting the probability...
Sensing and controlling microscopic spin density in materials
Electronic devices typically use the charge of electrons, but spin — their other degree of freedom — is starting to...
Nanorings: New building blocks for chemistry
Sandwich complexes were developed about 70 years ago and have a sandwich-like structure. Two flat aromatic organic rings (the “slices...
Scientists view the “transition state” of a photochemical reaction in real-time
In chemical reactions, molecules proceed during their transformation from reactants into reaction products through a critical geometry. In chemistry, geometry...
When D turns to F, quantum matter is A-plus
HOUSTON – (Aug. 2, 2023) – Rice University physicists have shown that immutable topological states, which are highly sought for...
Duct tape evidence holds up in court using innovative method from WVU forensic scientists
Duct tape found at crime scenes can provide forensic scientists with important information, but no standardized protocol for analyzing it...
Calculations reveal high-resolution view of quarks inside protons
UPTON, NY—A collaboration of nuclear theorists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Temple...
Scientists discover unusual ultrafast motion in layered magnetic materials
A common metal paper clip will stick to a magnet. Scientists classify such iron-containing materials as ferromagnets. A little over...
Waves of charge signal rare physics at work inside a superconductor
‘A place for everything and everything in its place’–making sense of order, or disorder, helps us understand nature. Animals tend...
Interactive networks for capturing gas with high selectivity
“Our work demonstrates exceptional molecule recognition and separation performance by deliberately organizing the pore geometry, structural flexibility, and molecular-level binding...
Faster thin film devices for energy storage and electronics
An international research team from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), Germany, the University of Cambridge, UK...
