Chemistry
APS fellowship awarded to Maia G. Vergniory
Maia G. Vergniory, a researcher in our department of Solid State Chemistry/at the Max Planck for Chemical Physics of Solids...
New stop along the cellular journey of recycling organelles in plants
A “hub and spoke” system enables plant cells to efficiently coordinate cellular trafficking, particularly for cellular recycling, the so-called autophagy...
Ancient ocean methane not an immediate climate change threat
Deep below the ocean’s surface, the seafloor contains large quantities of naturally occurring, ice-like deposits made up of water and...
The most precise accounting yet of dark energy and dark matter
Cambridge, Mass. – Astrophysicists have performed a powerful new analysis that places the most precise limits yet on the composition...
McLean Hospital receives $1 million gift from Karen and Rob Hale toward child & adolescent programs
McLean Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, has received a $1 million gift from Karen and Rob Hale through...
Warmer climate causing acidification of the Arctic Ocean
Climate change is causing the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice to melt away. When the polar ocean loses its cover of...
Patients waiting for urgent surgery in A&E feel calmer and experience less pain if given a music pillow
Berlin, Germany: Patients waiting in an emergency department for urgent surgery are less anxious, more relaxed and experience less pain...
Warming oceans likely to shrink the viable habitat of many marine animals – but not all
TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 18, 2022) – Brad Seibel still remembers the headlines from 20 years ago that sounded like a...
Free guide to cultivating contact between different groups authored by UMass Amherst psychologists
University of Massachusetts Amherst social psychologist Linda Tropp and doctoral student Trisha Dehrone in Tropp’s Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab collaborated with the nonprofits American Immigration...
Grazing animals key to long-term soil carbon stability, study finds
Large mammalian herbivores like the yak and ibex play a crucial role in stabilising the pool of soil carbon in...
Earth’s warming hole not indication of abrupt climate change event, study finds
A new study from scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science suggests...
Scientists have grown custom-shaped nanoparticles
Physicists at Ural Federal University (UrFU) and their colleagues from the Institute of Electrophysics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy...
Development of high-time-resolution measurement of electron temperature and density in a magnetically confined plasma
Fusion power generation uses the energy generated by fusion reactions in high-temperature plasma. To achieve this, it is necessary to...
Bacterial quorum quenched by bacterial enzyme
Bacteria produce slimy biofilms to coat and protect themselves and make them less susceptible to antimicrobial drugs and chemical cleaning...
Announcing ‘Quantum 2022’ – an international online workshop taking place on 22 and 23 October
Co-organised in collaboration with the World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS), the Chinese Physical Society (CPS) and the University of Science...
SwRI scientists compile Cassini’s unique observations of Saturn’s rings
SAN ANTONIO — Oct. 18, 2022 — Southwest Research Institute scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn’s rings...
New data demonstrates novel genomic technology provides ultra-sensitive detection of gene fusions from RNA
Credit: Biofidelity Journal BMC Medical Genomics DOI 10.1186/s12920-022-01363-0 Subject of Research Not applicable Article Title Ultra-sensitive molecular detection of gene...
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, named President of Mount Sinai Heart
Mount Sinai Health System’s globally acclaimed cardiologist Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, has been named President of Mount Sinai Heart, a...
A new comprehensive assessment of ocean warming highlights future climate risks
A research study just published in Nature Reviews provides new information about how much the planet has warmed and what...
Polyester chemistry highlights possible role of microdroplets in the origin of life
Scientists have long been fascinated with the origin of life on Earth, namely the transition from simple pre-biotic organic molecules...
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