Chemistry
Newfound link between Alzheimer’s and iron could lead to new medical interventions
There is a growing body of evidence that iron in the brain may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. Lending...
Serine racemase upregulation improves learning and synaptic function
“The results from this study support the beneficial effects of the D-serine pathway involvement in NMDAR-mediated transmission and cognitive function...
Image generation AI for predicting the deformation of splashing drops
The impact of a drop on a solid surface is an important phenomenon that has various implications and applications. Especially...
Rock, paper, scissors: searching for stronger nonlocality using quantum computers
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger for their works on...
Novel nanocages for delivery of small interfering RNAs
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are novel therapeutics that can be used to treat a wide range of diseases. This has...
Quantifying climate conditions for the formation of coals and evaporites
Coals were originally formed from plants that require plenty of water or precipitation. Thus, regions with coal records were wet...
Perspective on oligomeric products from lignin depolymerization: their generation, identification, and further valorization
Lignin depolymerization is playing a pivotal role in transforming the second most abundant biopolymers in nature into many valuable chemicals/fuels....
Fluorescent blue coumarins in a folk-medicine plant could help us see inside cells
Plants that glow under ultraviolet (UV) light aren’t only a figment of science fiction TV and movies. Roots of a...
Could this copycat black hole be a new type of star?
It looks like a black hole and bends light like a black hole, but it could actually be a new...
Physicists find unusual waves in nickel-based magnet
HOUSTON – (April 18, 2023) – Perturbing electron spins in a magnet usually results in excitations called “spin waves” that...
Even as temperatures rise, this hydrogel material keeps absorbing moisture
The vast majority of absorbent materials will lose their ability to retain water as temperatures rise. This is why our...
Dixit receives 2023 Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award
Marm Dixit, a Weinberg Distinguished Staff Fellow at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received the 2023...
Physics professor receives best paper award
Wei Chen, professor of physics at The University of Texas at Arlington, is co-author of an article that has received...
Boosting multi-hole water oxidation catalysis on hematite photoanodes under low bias
This study is led by Prof. Yuchao Zhang (Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences).Credit: ©Science China Press This...
Teasing strange matter from the ordinary
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – In a unique analysis of experimental data, nuclear physicists have made the first-ever observations of how...
Carbon ‘bank’ at risk of failure: Scientists trying to determine what will happen to massive carbon stores as rainforests dry out
Tropical rainforests store 25%-40% of global soil carbon, though they occupy only 7% of Earth’s land area. By functioning as...
Quantum liquid becomes solid when heated
Supersolids are a relatively new and exciting area of research. They exhibit both solid and superfluid properties simultaneously. In 2019,...
p21 facilitates chronic lung inflammation via epithelial and endothelial cells
“Our results implicate p21 as a critical regulator of chronic bronchitis and a driver of chronic airway inflammation and lung...
Oregon State researchers make breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of wildfire smoke in wine
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that contributes to the ashy or...
Father of the photonic bandgap to speak at Utah State University
Renowned physicist, engineer and entrepreneur Eli Yablonovitch will visit Utah State University on April 25 for two lectures about his...
