Chemistry
Molecular biologist Shixin Liu receives Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Shixin Liu receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for developing cutting-edge biophysical tools to directly visualize...
Unique image obtained by Brazilian scientists with high-speed camera shows how lightning rods work
With a high-speed camera and the luck of being in the right place at the right time, physicist Marcelo Saba, a...
Crab shells could help power the next generation of rechargeable batteries
Anybody who has ever enjoyed fresh crab legs or lobster tails can attest to how difficult it is to get...
Magnetism fosters unusual electronic order in quantum material
HOUSTON – (March 13, 2023) – Physicists were surprised by the 2022 discovery that electrons in magnetic iron-germanium crystals could...
Scientists demonstrate time reflection of electromagnetic waves in a groundbreaking experiment
NEW YORK, March 13, 2023 — When we look in a mirror, we are used to seeing our faces looking...
Superstore MXene: New proton hydration structure determined
One of the biggest challenges for a climate-neutral energy supply is the storage of electrical energy. Conventional batteries can hold...
Arctic climate modelling too conservative
Climate models used by the UN’s IPCC and others to project climate change are not accurately reflecting what the Arctic’s...
Researchers find access to new fluorescent materials
“Phospholes can be modified by certain chemical reactions, which has a major impact on the colour and efficiency of the...
High CO2 concentration in the atmosphere impoverishes rice farmland
The high concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is a double-edged sword, because it has an impact on...
Advancing treatment to prevent scar tissue after a heart attack
The European Union has awarded a European Consortium €4.5 million for the ELR-Scar project to validate a novel hydrogel biomaterial...
Customizing catalysts for solid-state reactions
The first-ever molecular catalyst specifically tailored for mechanochemical reaction conditions enables high-efficiency transformations at near room temperature.Credit: WPI-ICReDD The first-ever...
Sanford Burnham Prebys elects Professor Nicholas Cosford to its Board of Trustees
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – Mar, 09, 2023 – Sanford Burnham Prebys today announced that Professor Nicholas Cosford, Ph.D., will join the Institute’s...
Ringing an electronic wave: Elusive massive phason observed in a charge density wave
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have detected the existence of a charge density wave of electrons that acquires...
Tireless microbial killers in new nanocomposites
They kill with a molecular sting or oxidative shock and don’t know the meaning of fatigue. The latest biocidal nanocomposites, designed...
Veterinary antibiotics used on livestock can affect soil carbon and climate
Soils are reliable sinks for trapping carbon, which is key to mitigating the effects of climate change. Grazing by large...
In the world’s smallest ball game, scientists throw and catch single atoms using light
WASHINGTON —In many baseball-obsessed countries like Korea, Japan and the United States, with spring months comes the start of the...
Like a flexible Lego railway track: How stable microtubules form within cells
Like poles support a tent, microtubules—hollow cylindrical structures made of tubulin protein—support eukaryotic cells. But microtubules provide more than just...
Researchers discover how too much oxygen damages cells and tissues
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—March 8, 2023—When it comes to oxygen, you can have too much of a good thing. Breathing air...
A step forward in the quest to replace silicon with 2D chips
Two-dimensional semiconductors have a chance to galvanize significant advances in electronic device capabilities, replacing silicon-based chips. However, many problems continue...
Hitting nuclei with light may create fluid primordial matter
A new analysis supports the idea that particles of light (photons) colliding with heavy ions create a fluid of “strongly...
