Chemistry
A research team reviewed and evaluated recent electrochemical CO₂ reduction with ionic liquids
The increasing CO2 emission as the chief culprit causing many environmental problems could be addressed via electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) to the...
Gentle method allows for eco-friendly recycling of solar cells
By using a new method, precious metals can be efficiently recovered from thin-film solar cells. This is shown by new...
“Window into the brain”: a simple blood test to diagnose ALS is both robust and repeatable
ALS is a rare paralytic neurological disease that can impact people in the prime of life. Delays in receiving a...
Visualizing differences in nuclear structure
Helium usually has two protons and two neutrons strongly bound to each other, often forming a substructure within the nucleus....
International team of scientists preparing to study Turkey’s East Anatolian fault in the aftermath of February’s major earthquakes
COLUMBIA, Mo. — In February, the countries of Turkey and Syria were devastated by a pair of high-magnitude earthquakes occurring...
A new vision for soybean meal: designer tempeh
In a novel effort to create the next generation of plant-based, protein-rich environmentally sustainable and savory alternatives to animal meat,...
Optically controlled metasurfaces for dynamic dual-mode modulation
Dynamic control of terahertz (THz) waves at-will with an ultracompact device is important for THz technologies in biomedical imaging, telecommunications,...
Oral barrier is similar in ceramide composition to skin barrier
Acylceramides and protein-bound ceramides are vital for the formation of the oral barrier in mice, similar to their role in...
Increased droughts are disrupting carbon-capturing soil microbes, concerning ecologists
Soil stores more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, and soil microbes are largely responsible for putting it there....
High-pressure structure of 2D ferromagnet CrSiTe3 clarified in recent study
According to research published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Prof. DING Junfeng from Institute of Solid State Physics...
Knockout of AMD-associated gene POLDIP2 reduces mitochondrial superoxide in retinal cells
“To our knowledge, this is the first functional study of POLDIP2 in retinal cells to understand its potential role in...
Lightning strike creates phosphorus material for the first time on Earth
TAMPA, Fla. (April 11, 2023) – After lightning struck a tree in a New Port Richey neighborhood, a University of...
Catalytic methane removal to mitigate its environmental effect
This review is led by Prof. Junwang Tang (Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London; and Department of Chemical Engineering,...
Two early-career researchers capture 2022 JCP Emerging Investigator Awards
MELVILLE, N.Y., April 11, 2023 – The Journal of Chemical Physics is pleased to announce Bingqing Cheng and Katrin Erath-Dulitz...
Stopping storms from creating dangerous urban geysers
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2023 – During intense rainstorms, residents of urban areas rely on stormwater sewers to keep streets and...
Femtosecond lasers with GHz bursts in MHz burst (BiBurst) enhances ablation speed of silicon by a factor of 23
Scientists working on laser application at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) have employed a new technique using GHz...
Correlate phonon modes with ion transport via isotope substitution
This study is led by Prof. Shou-Hang Bo (Global Institute of Future Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Jiao Tong...
Merons and antimerons
Sliding and twisting of van der Waals layers can produce fascinating physical phenomena. In a recent publication in Nature Communications,...
New findings that map the universe’s cosmic growth support Einstein’s theory of gravity
For millennia, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the cosmos.Credit: ACT Collaboration For millennia, humans have been fascinated...
Better understanding the physics of our universe part of collaborative research effort
For the last six years, Indiana University researchers and collaborators from around the world have sought to answer important questions...
