Chemistry
Researchers can ‘see’ crystals perform their dance moves
HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2023) – Rice University researchers already knew the atoms in perovskites react favorably to light. Now...
New monovalent anion permselective membranes for high-efficient mono-/di-valent anion separation
Monovalent anion perm-selective membranes (MAPMs) combined with electrodialysis can simultaneously realize the efficient separation of mono-/di-valent anions and the concentration of...
Dr. Katerina Mastovska named AOAC INTERNATIONAL Deputy Executive Director and Chief Science Officer
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Executive Director David B. Schmidt is pleased to announce that Dr. Katerina (Kate) Mastovska has been named Deputy...
Volcano-like rupture could have caused magnetar slowdown
HOUSTON – (Jan. 27, 2023) – On Oct. 5, 2020, the rapidly rotating corpse of a long-dead star about 30,000...
Stability of perovskite solar cells reaches next milestone
The material class of halide perovskites is seen as a great hope for even more solar power at even lower...
From AI software to surgical robots
A doctor needs a great deal of experience, knowledge and years of training to be able to expertly analyze an...
Qubits on strong stimulants
An international team of scientists have demonstrated a leap in preserving the quantum coherence of quantum dot spin qubits as...
Quantum sensors see Weyl photocurrents flow
Chestnut Hill, Mass (1/26/2023) – Quantum sensors can be used to reveal a surprising new mechanism for converting light into...
Secret recipe for limonoids opens door for bee-friendly crop protection
Innovative research has uncovered the secret of how plants make limonoids, a family of valuable organic chemicals which include bee-friendly...
Argonne Distinguished Fellow Linda Young to receive honorary doctorate
The honor recognizes Young’s contributions to nonlinear X-ray science.Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) The honor recognizes Young’s contributions to...
BrightEyes-TTM: an open-source stopwatch to time activities between molecules inside living cells
Genoa (Italy), 26th January 2023 – A stopwatch to investigate what happens inside living cells at a thousandth of a millisecond...
Farming more seaweed to be food, feed and fuel
A University of Queensland-led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the...
Scientists observe “quasiparticles” in classical systems for the first time
Starting with the emergence of quantum mechanics, the world of physics has been divided between classical and quantum physics. Classical...
Waseda University researchers measure boron flux in high-energy cosmic rays with the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET)
Cosmic rays (CR) constitute high-energy particles that mainly originate outside our solar system. These primary CR interact with interstellar matter...
New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance
The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks antibiotic resistance as one of the top ten threats to global health. There is...
Astral alchemy
Osaka, Japan – The Standard Model of particle physics tells us that most particles we observe are made up of...
Rice scientists’ discovery could lead to new Alzheimer’s therapies
HOUSTON – (Jan. 25, 2023) – Scientists from Rice University are using fluorescence lifetime to shed new light on a...
‘Exotic hadrons’ research to advance knowledge of nuclear physics
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers are part of a five-year, $11.24 million initiative from the U.S. Department of Energy...
Hernandez-Garcia honored for kindling curiosity and passion for physics
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Mexican-born physicist Carlos Hernandez-Garcia was about to deliver a presentation to the Mexican Community of Particle...
Aging | The innate immune signaling component FBXC-58 mediates dietary restriction effects on healthy aging in Caenorhabditis elegans
“In this study, we found that DR prevents muscle aging via fbxc-58 in C. elegans.”Credit: 2023 Hahm et al. “In...
