Chemistry
World-class center for single crystal electron diffraction will be UK first
A new centre based jointly at the University of Southampton and the University of Warwick will draw on expertise from...
Smart bubble management for more efficient green hydrogen production
The green energy transition and European climate neutrality in 2050 demand drastic change for many sectors. Approximately 3 per cent...
Nanofiber-hydrogel loaded with stem cells shows success treating severe complication of Crohn’s disease
In a new study using a rat model of Crohn’s disease, a biodegradable hydrogel composite loaded with stem cells, developed...
How proteins on influenza viruses tilt, ‘breathe’ (video)
The potential “tripledemic” of influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) infection continues to be a concern. Vaccines remain the...
Artificial photosynthesis uses sunlight to make biodegradable plastic
Osaka, Japan – In recent years, environmental problems caused by global warming have become more apparent due to greenhouse gases...
Recyclable mobile phone batteries a step closer with rust-busting invention
Mobile phone batteries with a lifetime up to three times longer than today’s technology could be a reality thanks to...
Micelles – the meeting place boosting reactions and interactions
Credit: Source IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The occurrence of chemical reactions between like-charged compounds in aqueous solutions is very slow...
GHz burst mode femtosecond laser pulses can create unique two-dimensional (2D) periodic surface nanostructures
Scientists working on laser application at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) have demonstrated that GHz burst mode femtosecond...
Webb unveils dark side of pre-stellar ice chemistry
If you want to build a habitable planet, ices are a vital ingredient because they are the main source of...
Scientists unveil least costly carbon capture system to date
RICHLAND, Wash.—The need for technology that can capture, remove and repurpose carbon dioxide grows stronger with every CO2 molecule that reaches...
Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health
Microplastics—tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment—pose a growing threat to ecosystem and human health. A new laboratory study...
NJIT physics professor wins 2023 Karen Harvey Prize for solar physics research
Bin Chen, associate professor of physics and researcher at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR), has been awarded the 2023...
SwRI-contributed study provides darkest view ever of interstellar ices
SAN ANTONIO — Jan. 23, 2023 —An international team including Southwest Research Institute, Leiden University and NASA used observations from...
New enzyme could mean better drugs
NEWS RELEASE Credit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 [email protected] Silvia Cernea Clark 713-348-6728 [email protected] HOUSTON –...
Humboldt foundation appoints Prof. Tobias Gulder from TU Dresden as a Henriette Herz Scout
Tobias Gulder has been Professor of Technical Biochemistry at TU Dresden since 2019. With his research group, he works in...
New Swedish quantum computer to be made available to industry
A Swedish quantum computer is to become more widely available. A copy of the quantum computer at Chalmers University of...
Soil organisms are essential for the maintenance of city parks and gardens
First global study deciphering the importance of soil biodiversity for the maintenance of city parks and gardensCredit: Melissa S. Martin...
Exploring the 74,963 different kinds of ice (video)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2023 — There are somewhere between 20 and 74,963 forms of ice because water can do all...
Physical effect also valid in the quantum world
Physicists at the University of Bonn have experimentally proven that an important theorem of statistical physics applies to so-called "Bose-Einstein...
Exotic water ice contributes to understanding of magnetic anomalies on Neptune and Uranus
Ordinary everyday ice, like the ice produced by a fridge, is known to scientists as hexagonal ice (ice Ih), and...
