Chemistry
Excess nutrients lead to dramatic ecosystem changes in Cape Cod’s Waquoit Bay; the bay is a harbinger for estuaries worldwide, say researchers
Woods Hole, Mass. (Feb. 21, 2023) -- When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 with associated travel restrictions, Matthew Long...
Solid-state thermal transistor demonstrated
An effective, stable solid-state electrochemical transistor has been developed, heralding a new era in thermal management technology.Credit: Hiromichi Ohta An...
Enhanced arsenic detection in water, food, soil
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2023 – It is a cruel paradox that on a planet with a surface mostly covered by...
A newly developed catalyst makes single-use plastics easier to upcycle, recycle, and biodegrade
Researchers created a new catalyst that transforms hydrocarbons into chemicals and materials that are higher value, easier to recycle, and...
The road to safety: Researchers work to improve access to special needs hurricane shelters
When Hurricane Michael made landfall in 2018 near Mexico Beach, it was the first time a Category 5 hurricane hit...
Carrots: Good for your eyes … and for degradable polymers
Carrots come in a rainbow of bright colors — red, orange, yellow and purplish black — because of compounds called...
Newly discovered form of salty ice could exist on surface of extraterrestrial moons
The red streaks crisscrossing the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, are striking. Scientists suspect it is a frozen...
Novel synthetic porphyrin as a dual antidote against fire gas poisoning
Buildings across the globe are prone to catching fires in unfortunate situations. Other than the flames, the burning materials generate...
What physicists can learn from shark intestines
ROCKVILLE, MD – In 1920, inventor Nikola Tesla patented a type of pipe that he called a “valvular conduit,” which...
Carolina researchers develop greener alternative to fossil fuels by producing hydrogen from water and light
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Chemistry have engineered silicon nanowires that can convert...
New pumping strategy could slash energy costs of fluid transport by 22%
A collaboration between the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and the Polytechnic University of Milan has found that...
Tame heat with pressure
A Chinese research team has developed a new concept for extracting thermal energy from low-temperature waste heat sources and reusing...
Astrophysics: Scientists observe high-speed star formation
Gas clouds in the Cygnus X Region, a region where stars form, are composed of a dense core of molecular...
Accelerating molecular diffusion by constructing hierarchical Murray zeolites for maximized catalytic activity
Introducing interconnected mesopores and macropores into microporous zeolites with the rationalized pore size at each level is an effective strategy...
Potential for profits gives Rice lab’s plastic waste project promise
HOUSTON – (Feb. 16, 2023) – Putting that soda bottle or takeout container into the recycling bin is far from...
Receptor location matters for psychedelic drug effects
Location, location, location is the key for psychedelic drugs that could treat mental illness by rapidly rebuilding connections between nerve...
Aging | Epigenetic age and lung cancer risk in the Clue II prospective cohort study
BUFFALO, NY- February 16, 2023 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed as "Aging (Albany NY)" by...
Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient
Silicon, the standard semiconducting material used in a host of applications—computer central processing units (CPUs), semiconductor chips, detectors, and solar...
How to pull carbon dioxide out of seawater
As carbon dioxide continues to build up in the Earth’s atmosphere, research teams around the world have spent years seeking...
How a record-breaking copper catalyst converts CO2 into liquid fuels
Since the 1970s, scientists have known that copper has a special ability to transform carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and...
