Chemistry
Crab populations are crashing. Could losing their sense of smell be one of the important reasons why?
A new U of T Scarborough study finds that climate change is causing a commercially significant marine crab to lose...
Pollen production could impact climate change by helping clouds form
For millions of people with seasonal allergies, springtime means runny noses, excessive sneezes and itchy eyes. And, as with many...
Scintillating science: FSU researchers improve materials for radiation detection and imaging technology
A team of Florida State University researchers has further developed a new generation of organic-inorganic hybrid materials that can improve...
A cocktail party of 3D-printed robot heads #ASA184
CHICAGO, May 8, 2023 – Imagine a cocktail party full of 3D-printed, humanoid robots listening and talking to each other....
Beyond necessity, hearing aids bring enjoyment through music #ASA184
CHICAGO, May 8, 2023 – For decades, hearing aids have been focused on improving communication by separating speech from background...
Tiny microbes could brew big benefits for green biomanufacturing
A research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley has engineered bacteria to produce new-to-nature...
USTC discovers long-range skin josephson supercurrent across a Van Der Waals ferromagnet
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers discovered the long-range skin Josephson supercurrent across a van der Waals...
Compact high-resolution spectrometer with flat optics
An optical spectrometer is an instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the light spectrum,...
Ångstrom-depth resolution with chemical specificity at the liquid-vapor interface
Surfactants play an important role in every day life, for instance as major components in soaps. Since they feature hydrophilic...
Elucidating the mysteries of enzyme evolution at the macromolecular level
Professor Nicolas Doucet and his team at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) made a major breakthrough earlier this...
Examining the adhesion tendency of biofilm-forming bacteria on organic surfaces
The biofilm-forming bacteria E. coli adheres firmly to hydrophobic and hydrophilic protein-adsorbing self-assembling monolayers (SAMs) and weakly to hydrophilic protein-resisting...
Why are there so few insects in the ocean?
Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have proposed a hypothesis for why insects are so rare in marine...
Jefferson Lab hosts International Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics Conference
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Experts in high-performance computing and data management are gathering in Norfolk next week for the 26th...
Exciton fission – one photon in, two electrons out
”When pentacene is excited by light, the electrons in the material rapidly react,” explains Prof. Ralph Ernstorfer, a senior author...
Smart artificial skin in application check stage: Graz University of Technology researcher wins ERC Proof of Concept grant
Just a few months ago, Anna Maria Coclite and her team from the Institute of Solid State Physics at Graz...
New concept for lithium-air batteries
Lithium-air batteries, also known as lithium-oxygen batteries, are candidates for the next generation of high-energy electricity storage devices. Their theoretical...
Precision mass measurements of nuclei reveal neutron star properties
Researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators recently measured the masses of several...
NJIT prof. wins NSF CAREER Award to study quantum material for next-gen electronics
NJIT Assistant Professor of Physics Junjie Yang has won a National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CAREER Award to explore the unusual...
EIC Center at Jefferson Lab announces six Research Fellowship Awards
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Electron-Ion Collider Center at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (EIC...
Scurrying centipedes inspire many-legged robots that can traverse difficult landscapes
Centipedes are known for their wiggly walk. With tens to hundreds of legs, they can traverse any terrain without stopping.Credit:...
