Chemistry
Scientists unveil least costly carbon capture system to date
RICHLAND, Wash.—The need for technology that can capture, remove and repurpose carbon dioxide grows stronger with every CO2 molecule that reaches...
Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health
Microplastics—tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment—pose a growing threat to ecosystem and human health. A new laboratory study...
NJIT physics professor wins 2023 Karen Harvey Prize for solar physics research
Bin Chen, associate professor of physics and researcher at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR), has been awarded the 2023...
SwRI-contributed study provides darkest view ever of interstellar ices
SAN ANTONIO — Jan. 23, 2023 —An international team including Southwest Research Institute, Leiden University and NASA used observations from...
New enzyme could mean better drugs
NEWS RELEASE Credit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University NEWS RELEASE Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 [email protected] Silvia Cernea Clark 713-348-6728 [email protected] HOUSTON –...
Humboldt foundation appoints Prof. Tobias Gulder from TU Dresden as a Henriette Herz Scout
Tobias Gulder has been Professor of Technical Biochemistry at TU Dresden since 2019. With his research group, he works in...
New Swedish quantum computer to be made available to industry
A Swedish quantum computer is to become more widely available. A copy of the quantum computer at Chalmers University of...
Soil organisms are essential for the maintenance of city parks and gardens
First global study deciphering the importance of soil biodiversity for the maintenance of city parks and gardensCredit: Melissa S. Martin...
Exploring the 74,963 different kinds of ice (video)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2023 — There are somewhere between 20 and 74,963 forms of ice because water can do all...
Physical effect also valid in the quantum world
Physicists at the University of Bonn have experimentally proven that an important theorem of statistical physics applies to so-called "Bose-Einstein...
Exotic water ice contributes to understanding of magnetic anomalies on Neptune and Uranus
Ordinary everyday ice, like the ice produced by a fridge, is known to scientists as hexagonal ice (ice Ih), and...
Incorporation of water molecules into layered materials impacts ion storage capability
Investigating the interplay between the structure of water molecules that have been incorporated into layered materials such as clays and...
Critical impacts of interfacial water on C–H activation in photocatalytic methane conversion
Non-thermal activation and utilization of methane, the main component of natural gas and a ubiquitous natural carbon resource, are among...
Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels
The natural abilities of squid tissues and the creativity of chemists combine to take hydrogel research in new directions.Credit: Tasuku...
Simulations and experiments reveal unprecedented detail about water’s motion in salt water
In salt water solutions, water molecules rapidly move around salt ions at a scale of more than a trillion times...
Nearly 50-meter laser experiment sets record in University of Maryland hallway
It's not at every university that laser pulses powerful enough to burn paper and skin are sent blazing down a...
Vertical electrochemical transistor pushes wearable electronics forward
A transdisciplinary Northwestern University research team has developed a revolutionary transistor that is expected be ideal for lightweight, flexible, high-performance...
Active matter theory explains fire-ant group behavior
Ants are social insects and the Solenopsis invicta species —known as the fire ant— is no exception. The social interactions...
Malformed seashells, ancient sediment provide clues about Earth’s past
EVANSTON, Ill. — Nearly 100 million years ago, the Earth experienced an extreme environmental disruption that choked oxygen from the...
What makes brown rice healthy? Decoding the chemistry of its nutritional wealth
Asian diets feature rice as a staple grain, contributing towards nearly 90% of the world’s rice consumption. Brown rice, in...
