Chemistry
Visualizing spatial distribution of electric properties at microscales with liquid crystal droplets
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) involve the use and development of micron-sized electrical devices such as microelectrodes, sensors, and actuators that are...
Pressure-based control enables tunable singlet fission materials for efficient photoconversion
Applying hydrostatic pressure as an external stimulus, Tokyo Tech and Keio University researchers demonstrate a new way to regulate singlet...
New wood-based technology removes 80% of dye pollutants in wastewater
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method that can easily purify contaminated water using a...
Copper artifacts unearth new cultural connections in southern Africa
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Chemical and isotopic analysis of copper artifacts from southern Africa reveals new cultural connections among people living...
Research uncovers details about the mysterious author of early astronomy textbooks
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Around 1800, an English schoolmistress named Margaret Bryan wrote several well-regarded textbooks on astronomy and physics for...
Surprisingly simple explanation for the alien comet ‘Oumuamua’s weird orbit
In 2017, a mysterious comet dubbed 'Oumuamua fired the imaginations of scientists and the public alike. It was the first...
A viscious circle: Climate change affects greenhouse gas emissions from stream networks
Natural greenhouse gas emissions from streams and lakes are strongly linked to water discharge and temperature according to a new...
New invention: The oxygen-ion battery
Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous today - from electric cars to smartphones. But that does not mean that they are the...
New simulation reveals secrets of exotic form of electrons called polarons
A new leaf has turned in scientists' hunt for developing cutting-edge materials used in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV's, touchscreens,...
Searching for life with space dust
Following enormous collisions, such as asteroid impacts, some amount of material from an impacted world may be ejected into space....
Hunting Venus 2.0: Scientists sharpen their sights
With the first paper compiling all known information about planets like Venus beyond our solar system, scientists are the closest...
The devil is in the details: Re-imagining fertilizer precursor synthesis
Osaka, Japan – The Haber–Bosch reaction helps feed the world by converting nitrogen into ammonia, a fertilizer precursor. However, its...
AIP recognizes mathematical physicist Mahouton Norbert Hounkonnou with 2023 Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – AIP has selected Mahouton Norbert Hounkonnou as the winner of the 2023 John Torrence Tate...
Visualization of electron dynamics on liquid helium for the first time
An international team led by Lancaster University has discovered how electrons can slither rapidly to-and-fro across a quantum surface when...
Imaging the proton with neutrinos
Protons and neutrons, the building blocks of atomic nuclei, are themselves made up of strongly interacting quarks and gluons">quarks and gluons. Because...
Aging | Age-related methylation changes in the human sperm epigenome
“ we identified > 1,000 candidate genes with genome-wide significant age-related methylation changes in sperm.”Credit: 2023 Bernhardt et al. “...
A recipe for 3D-printing food
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – 3D-printing food could address global challenges in food supply and nutrition. But there are hurdles...
Cascading failures in urban traffic systems tied to hidden bottlenecks
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – Transportation systems in urban settings are vulnerable to a variety of factors including weather, traffic...
A persistent influence of supernovae on biodiversity
Extensive studies of the fossil record have shown that the diversity of life forms has varied significantly over geological time,...
Study confirms nitrate can release uranium into groundwater
Eight years ago, the data was sound but only suggestive, the evidence strong but circumstantial.Credit: Daugherty Water for Food Global...
