Chemistry
400 million voting records show persistent gaps in voter turnout by race, age, and political affiliation
A new study from BYU and the University of Virginia analyzed 400 million voter records from elections in 2014 and...
Surprise, surprise: Subsurface water on Mars defy expectations
A new analysis of seismic data from NASA’s Mars InSight mission has revealed a couple of surprises.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A new...
New UCI-led study reveals computation-guided approach to suppressing cancer tumor growth
Irvine, CA – Aug. 10, 2022 – A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and...
One more clue to the Moon’s origin
Humankind has maintained an enduring fascination with the Moon. It was not until Galileo’s time, however, that scientists really began...
UC San Diego researchers add monkeypox to wastewater surveillance
An ongoing program that monitors wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and which has effectively predicted subsequent surges in COVID-19...
Developing antivirals for pandemic-level viruses
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago are working with the National Institutes of Health and researchers from across the...
Ultracold atoms dressed by light simulate gauge theories
Our modern understanding of the physical world is based on gauge theories: mathematical models from theoretical physics that describe the...
Internet of Things needs ultra-compact supercapacitors but still a long way to go
Increased demand for super tiny electronic sensors coming from healthcare, environmental services and the Internet of Things is prompting a...
Improving the estimation of microplastic concentrations in freshwater environments
The extent of plastic pollution remains largely hidden from view in the form of microplastics (MPs): plastic particles with diameters...
Hibernation slows biological aging in bats
The most common bat in the United States, the big brown bat, boasts an unusually long lifespan of up to...
Experimental drug reduces risk of death from blood vessel rupture in mice
An experimental drug therapy protects mice from sudden death due to the rupture of a major blood vessel in the...
RMIT University to lead €15.7 million Australia-France doctoral training network
The €15.7 million (AU$22.8 million) network will be led by RMIT’s European hub in Barcelona – RMIT Europe – and...
Scripps, UCLA chemists achieve “molecular editing” feat
LA JOLLA, CA—Chemists from Scripps Research and the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed methods for the precise, flexible...
Human-machine interfaces work underwater, generate their own power
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2022 – Wearable human-machine interface devices, HMIs, can be used to control machines, computers, music players, and...