Chemistry
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...
Aging alters pancreatic circadian rhythm
“Overall, our study identified previously unknown circadian transcriptome reorganization of pancreas by aging ”Credit: 2023 Sharma et al. “Overall, our...
ERC Starting Grant for Dr. Giacomo Valtolina
Dr. Giacomo Valtolina, a physicist from the small town of Cornate d'Adda near Milan, has been granted a prestigious European...
ERC Starting Grant for Dr. Sandra Eibenberger-Arias
Dr. Sandra Eibenberger-Arias, a distinguished Austrian physicist from Vienna with an exceptional academic record, has been awarded a prestigious European...
Will it slip or will it grip: scientists ask, “what is snail mucus?”
NEW YORK, September 5, 2023 — What is snail mucus? That was the question posed by researchers in a new...
Dr. Niels Schröter wins ERC Starting Grant
This is the first ERC Starting Grant to be hosted at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics. ChiralTopMat aims...
Scientists synthesize new organometallic “sandwich” compound capable of holding more electrons
Organometallic compounds, molecules made up of metal atoms and organic molecules, are often used to accelerate chemical reactions and have...
IOP Publishing appoints Dr. David Gevaux as Chief Editor of Reports on Progress in Physics
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has appointed Dr. David Gevaux as the first Chief Editor of Reports on Progress in Physics. Taking...
New scalable, etching-based technique for precise tuning of microdisk lasers
Micro- and nanodisk lasers have recently emerged as promising optical sources and probes for various applications in the fields of...
Kidder receives American Chemical Society’s 2023 Mid-Career Award
Michelle Kidder, a senior R&D staff scientist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received the American...
