Chemistry
KAIST team develops highly-sensitive wearable piezoelectric blood pressure sensor for continuous health monitoring
A KAIST research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the...
Controlling thermal conductivity in liquid crystals
Doping a liquid crystal with azobenzene molecules can induce reversible changes in its thermal conductivity under light irradiation. These findings...
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What they don’t teach you about climate change (video)
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2023 — We all know about the greenhouse effect, but how many of us actually understand it?...
Renewable route to rubber material
A key ingredient in the manufacture of car tires and sneaker soles could be made sustainably, following new analysis of...
Erik Paulson gaveled in as president of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS)
Honolulu, HI | April 16, 2023—Erik K. Paulson, MD, chair of the radiology department at Duke University, has been named...
Company owned by TTUHSC researchers named to Regional Incubator Program
In an important step toward commercialization, a company co-owned by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) researchers Ted Reid,...
Scientists develop new way to measure wind
Wind speed and direction provide clues for forecasting weather patterns. In fact, wind influences cloud formation by bringing water vapor...
International consensus highlights the importance of molecular testing for antibiotic resistance in tuberculosis management
A multidisciplinary group of tuberculosis experts from the TBnet and RESIST-TB networks have reached a consensus on key issues related to the molecular prediction...
New family of wheel-like metallic clusters exhibit unique properties
While the wheel does not need to be reinvented, there are benefits to the development of new nano-wheels, according to...
Treasure hunt in hot springs?
The demand for precious metals and rare earths is expected to continue increasing in the future. Due to limited production...
Data can now be processed at the speed of light!
How can Marvel movie character Ant-Man produce such strong energy out of his small body? The secret lies in the...
Diamond cut precision: University of Illinois to develop diamond sensors for neutron experiment and quantum information science
The nuclear physics group at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is looking for evidence of new physics in neutrons, electrically...
UTSA astrophysicist leads international team in discovery of new exoplanet outside Earth’s solar system
(SAN ANTONIO) April 13, 2023 - An international research team led by UTSA Associate Professor of Astrophysics Thayne Currie has...
When electrons dress up in light
“The discovery of new material properties usually depends on our ability to control the chemical composition of the material,” says...
M87 in 3D: New view of galaxy helps pin down mass of the black hole at its core
Seen from Earth, the giant elliptical galaxy M87 is just a two-dimensional blob, though one that appears perfectly symmetrical and...
Chemists redesign biological PHAs, ‘dream’ biodegradable plastics
They’ve been called “dream” plastics: polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHAs. Already the basis of a fledgling industry, they’re a class of polymers naturally...
Laser light hybrids control giant currents at ultrafast times
Ultrafast laser control over the fundamental quantum degrees of freedom of matter represents the outstanding foundational challenge to be met...
New study shows how carbonated water can be used to tune properties of hydrogels for various uses
Low-methoxy (LM) pectin gels have gained momentum in tissue engineering and drug delivery in recent years due to their excellent...
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...
