Chemistry
Key material, solid electrolyte, created for all-solid-state batteries
Osaka, Japan - While most of us only associate room temperature with personal comfort, this temperature is exactly what scientists...
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology researchers enhance electron–phonon coupling strength in low-dimensional strontium ruthenate
Electrons inside crystals interact closely with phonons, defined as the discrete unit of crystal vibrations. The electron–phonon coupling strength is...
Researchers to train farmers on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil health
EL PASO, Texas (June 21, 2023) — In 2021, agricultural activities contributed to 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S....
Scientists discover critical factors that determine the survival of airborne viruses
Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the University of Bristol. The...
Novel intrinsic transport effect unlocks potential nonlinear applications
Like the blood coursing through our veins, electrons in the heart of our microchips breathe life into our computers. In...
Tonga’s Hunga eruption produced the most intense lightning ever recorded
American Geophysical Union Release No. 23-26 20 June 2023 For Immediate ReleaseCredit: Van Eaton et al. (2023), Geophysical Research Letters,...
Revealing magnetic mysteries: uOttawa breakthrough builds better single molecule magnets
Scientists from the University of Ottawa have invented a unique method to create better molecule-based magnets, known as single-molecule magnets...
When a rat smells a rat
Some animals release chemical pheromones which can trigger behavioral or hormonal changes in other animals. It is known that calm...
Penguin propulsion: The physics behind the world’s fastest swimming birds
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2023 – Penguins aren’t just cute: they’re also speedy. Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in...
Human Brain Project study offers insights into neuroreceptor organization
A key challenge in neuroscience is to understand how the brain can adapt to a changing world, even with a...
Chemistry without detours: TUD researchers introduce a two-step process for producing phosphorus-containing chemicals
Phosphorus and its compounds are essential components of life and indispensable in our daily lives. In the human body, this...
USTC develops catalyst synthesis strategy to optimize hydrogen production from water electrolysis
A team, led by Academician YU Shuhong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese...
Rice University chemist leverages heterogeneity for insight into catalysis, cancer initiation
HOUSTON – (June 16, 2023) – Rice University chemist Anatoly Kolomeisky has won an award from the National Science Foundation to investigate...
Tempest in a teacup: UChicago physicists make breakthrough in creating turbulence
Turbulence is all around us. It’s in the swirl of coffee and milk in a latte, unfurling along the wings...
This salty gel could harvest water from desert air
MIT engineers have synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even...
A new path for quantum physics to control chemical reactions
Controlling chemical reactions to generate new products is one of the biggest challenges in chemistry. Developments in this area impact...
Quantum interference of light : an anomalous phenomenon found
In a paper published in Nature Photonics, the research team from the Center for Quantum Information and Communication – Ecole...
Dirtiest snow-year in the Wasatch accelerated snowmelt by 17 days
As the shrinking Great Salt Lake exposes an ever-growing area of its lakebed, wind-blown dust becomes more dangerous for those...
Discovery of white dwarf pulsar sheds light on star evolution
The discovery of a rare type of white dwarf star system provides new understanding into stellar evolution.Credit: Credit Dr Mark...
Researchers demystify the unusual origin of the Geminids meteor shower
The Geminids meteoroids light up the sky as they race past Earth each winter, producing one of the most intense...
