Chemistry
Neuroscience of electric fish gives jolt to advances in machine learning at WVU
Electric fish and robots may hold the key to achieving “autonomous lifelong machine learning,” based on research conducted at West Virginia...
Science Journalism Forum 22
For the third year in a row, SciCommX is proud to bring the Science Journalism Forum SJF22. The global virtual...
FAU nurse-led mobile health unit will bring ‘care’ where it’s needed most
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing have received a four year, $3.9 million grant from...
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, named Director of Mount Sinai Heart
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, a top expert in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology, has been named Director of Mount...
Vegetation regulates energy exchange in the arctic
The heat waves that swept across Europe this summer made many people realize how important plants are when it comes...
Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater self-control
A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the ‘marshmallow test’ – and those with the...
Inverted dancers have more acute visuomotor perception
Previous studies have determined that astronauts can judge inverted movements better than people on Earth due to the astronauts’ unique...
TMAC helps Texas company achieve cybersecurity certification
TMAC at The University of Texas at Arlington aided a Fort Worth-based aerospace supplier and manufacturing company become the first...
Reward for cooperative behavior
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Plön show that reputation plays a key role in determining which rewarding policies...
Looking to sea urchins for stronger ceramic foams
Ling Li, assistant professor in Virginia Tech's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has unlocked a mystery in the porous microstructures of...
New form of universal quantum computers
Quantum bits (qubits) in a quantum computer serve as a computing unit and memory at the same time. Because quantum...
Constructing charge transfer channels on photoanode surface by electrochemical treatment
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting presents a promising way to convert solar energy into storable and transportable hydrogen energy. Among investigated...
USC launches large-scale study of dementia and diabetes in adults with Hispanic ancestry
People who have type 2 diabetes face an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, but the cause of...
Pandemic-related stress linked with changes in menstrual cycle
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 27, 2022 — Women with high stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic were twice as likely to experience...
The Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science aims to power innovation
Faculty members recently began moving their labs into the new Phillip and Patricia Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science,...
Study shows hazardous herbicide chemical goes airborne
“Dicamba drift” — the movement of the herbicide dicamba off crops through the atmosphere — can result in unintentional damage...
Starshade competition challenges students to block starlight for observing exoplanets
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2022 – AIP is organizing a competition for undergraduate students in the physical sciences to design a...
What seismic waves reveal about Martian crust?
Researchers working in the Marsquake Service at ETH Zurich have been analyzing the measurements made by the NASA InSight mission’s...
Two major meteorite impacts shed light on the interior of Mars
By studying seismic data and orbital observations linked to two major meteorite impacts at the end of 2021, the international...
On the trail of missing genes and cancer clues
LA JOLLA, CA—Genetic mutations kick start cancers. Some mutations shuffle the genetic code, others come from the deletion of key...
