Chemistry
Aging | Parsing chronological and biological age effects on vaccine responses
“Ultimately, while both chronological and biological age appear to be important determinants of vaccine-preventable outcomes in older adults, the underlying...
Novel Click chemistry technology for ultrafast analysis of intracellular lipids
Professor Itaru Hamachi, Lecturer Tomonori Tamura, and Assistant Professor Masaki Tsuchiya of Kyoto University have developed a new technology called...
Storing information with spins: Creating new structured spin states with spatially structured polarized light
Light is composed of electric and magnetic fields that oscillate perpendicular to each other. When these oscillations are restricted, say,...
In the tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
Many tropical forests are experiencing increases in lightning and lianas, thanks in part to global change. This one-two punch is...
Chicago pollution varies by neighborhood
EVANSTON, Ill. — If you live along one of the major interstate highways running through Chicago or directly next to Lake...
A puff of air could deliver your next vaccine (video)
INDIANAPOLIS, March 27, 2023 — Nobody likes needles, but they’re necessary for delivering many vaccines and biologics into the body....
‘Nano inks’ could passively control temperature in buildings, cars
World-first ‘phase change inks’ that could transform how we heat and cool buildings, homes and cars – to achieve sophisticated...
New ways to measure curls and kinks could make it easier to care for natural hair
INDIANAPOLIS, March 26, 2023 — Black women and others with curly or kinky hair encounter a vast and confusing array...
Colorful films could help buildings, cars keep their cool
INDIANAPOLIS, March 26, 2023 — The cold blast of an air conditioner can be a welcome relief as temperatures soar,...
What do the elements sound like? (video)
INDIANAPOLIS, March 26, 2023 — In chemistry, we have He, Fe and Ca — but what about do, re and...
“Glassiness” and “blurriness” might explain the behavior of high-entropy superconductors
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered clues to understanding the behavior of high-entropy metal telluride superconductors....
New type of entanglement lets scientists ‘see’ inside nuclei
Nuclear physicists have found a new way to see details inside atomic nuclei. They do so by tracking interactions between particles...
Where there’s smoke, there’s thiocyanate: McMaster researchers find tobacco users in Canada are exposed to higher levels of cyanide than other regions
HAMILTON, ON – Mar 24, 2024 – Tobacco users in Canada are exposed to higher levels of cyanide than smokers...
Wastewater to energy: new treatment process can improve biorefinery sustainability
Wastewater from biorefineries that convert plants into fuel is full of organic materials that cannot be efficiently treated with conventional...
Graphene grows – and we can see it
Graphene is the strongest of all materials. On top of that, it is exceptionally good at conducting heat and electrical...
Simplified calculations reproduce complex plasma flows
OverviewCredit: National Institute for Fusion Science Overview Accurate and fast calculation of heat flow (heat transport) due to fluctuations and...
UChicago scientists discover easy way to make atomically-thin metal layers for new technology
The secret to a perfect croissant is the layers—as many as possible, each one interspersed with butter. Similarly, a new...
Cambridge scientist Professor Christine Holt wins world’s top neuroscience award
The Lundbeck Foundation has announced today the recipients of The Brain Prize 2023, the world’s largest award for outstanding contributions...
Researchers make breakthrough in high-pressure magnetic detection
According to a study published in Nature Materials, a collaborative research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of...
Global warming undermines greenhouse gas sink function of pristine wetlands
Wetlands occupy about 6% of the Earth's surface but store one-third of global soil organic carbon. Increasing evidence shows that...
