Chemistry
CityU invents wireless olfactory feedback system to let users smell in the VR world
A research team co-led by researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently invented a novel, wireless, skin-interfaced olfactory...
A novel green photoreactor for the synthesis of desirable chiral enantiomers
Chirality of molecules is a crucial consideration in drug development as the enantiomeric purity of a compound can significantly impact...
Optimizing the properties and microstructure of bulk superconductors
Superconductors are increasingly finding applications in several areas, such as medical imaging techniques, drug delivery systems, energy storage systems, levitation...
More complex than expected: Catalysis under the microscope
Catalysts composed from tiny metal particles play an important role in many areas of technology – from fuel cells to...
Ba2LuAlO5: A new proton conductor for next-generation fuel cells
The discovery of Ba2LuAlO5 as a promising proton conductor paints a bright future for protonic ceramic fuel cells, report scientists...
Webb telescope detects universe’s most distant organic molecules
An international team of astronomers has detected complex organic molecules in the most distant galaxy to date using NASA’s James Webb...
CRISPR/Cas9 reveals a key gene involved in the evolution of coral skeleton formation
Baltimore, MD—New work led by Carnegie’s Phillip Cleves uses cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tools to reveal a gene that’s critical...
CAREER award benefits UH chemist’s research into brain cells and degenerative diseases
For years, researchers have sought answers to the causes of degenerative diseases affecting the brain such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s...
Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study reveals
Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study...
Introducing super drought: A new framework and web service
In recent years, the world has witnessed an alarming increase in the occurrence and severity of catastrophic droughts across various...
This kind of ice is actually glass (video)
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2023 — This episode of Reactions dives into something truly out-of-this-world: amorphous ice. While ice here on...
Zap Energy charts roadmap for measuring fusion gain
In the race to develop fusion energy, each unique approach requires its own specialized techniques to determine net energy gain,...
Scientific publishers and funding agencies unite in favor of racial and ethnic diversity in research
Making the research ecosystem more diverse and inclusive has been, in recent years, one of the main concerns of the...
Subtle signs of fluctuations in critical point search
UPTON, NY—Physicists analyzing data from gold ion smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office...
UVA-led discovery challenges 30-year-old dogma in associative polymers research
A University of Virginia-led study about a class of materials called associative polymers appears to challenge a long-held understanding of...
Cancer cells rev up synthesis, compared with neighbors
Tumors are composed of rapidly multiplying cancer cells. Understanding which biochemical processes fuel their relentless growth can provide hints at...
Critical decision-3A clears way toward standard model test
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The U.S. Department of Energy has given the greenlight for the MOLLER experiment to begin procurement...
Layers of self-healing electronic skin realign autonomously when cut
by Andrew MyersCredit: Bao Group, Stanford U. by Andrew Myers Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture....
X-rays visualize how one of nature’s strongest bonds breaks
Embargoed until 1-Jun-2023 14:00 ET (1-Jun-2023 18:00 GMT/UTC)Credit: Raphael Jay Embargoed until 1-Jun-2023 14:00 ET (1-Jun-2023 18:00 GMT/UTC) The use...
PAINTing a wound-healing ink into cuts with a 3D-printing pen
The body is pretty good at healing itself, though more severe wounds can require bandages or stitches. But researchers publishing...
