Chemistry
Conformal optical black hole for cavity
Whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) cavity is an intriguing platform for intensely enhancing light-matter interaction. It lays the foundations for ultra-low threshold lasers,...
Inexpensive, reusable Mn catalysts make for efficient alkylation of ketones with alcohols
When synthesizing new compounds, it is advantageous to have reactants that are widely available and a simple method which produces...
Phosphate’s electrical signature helps detect important cellular events
Each day, millions of biological processes occur in our body at a cellular level. Studying these processes can help us...
Drawing data in nanometer scale
Frank Holzenburg, an artist with tens of thousands of followers across his social networking accounts, has attracted attention for his...
The share of female managers in finance has increased but their earnings are still lagging far behind male managers
The share of women managers in finance has significantly increased in Finland, but their earnings have not caught up with...
Harvard researchers detect the first definitive proof of elusive sea level fingerprints
When ice sheets melt, something strange and highly counterintuitive happens to sea levels.Credit: Photo by Kenichiro Tani When ice sheets...
“Mystery gene” matures the skeleton of the cell
“I'm a professional pin-in-a-haystack seeker,” geneticist Thijn Brummelkamp responds when asked why he excels at tracking down proteins and genes...
UTA undergrad wins national award for noise control engineering
For the third time in four years, a student at The University of Texas at Arlington has won a prestigious...
First probable impact crater discovered in Spain
The first probable impact crater in Spain has been identified in the southern province of Almeria. The discovery was presented...
What is the effect of hierarchy on moral behavior?
Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience show that powerful hierarchical situations make it easier to commit harmful actions, as...
New evidence for liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars
An international team of researchers has revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar...
Unraveling the reward behavior: mechanisms underlying the dopamine signaling pathway
One part of the basal ganglia, known as the nucleus accumbens (NAc), is composed of medium spiny neurons (MSNs). The...
Improving wearable medical sensors with ultrathin mesh
On-skin medical sensors and wearable health devices are important health care tools that must be incredibly flexible and ultrathin so...
Milky Way’s graveyard of dead stars found
The first map of the ‘galactic underworld’ – a chart of the corpses of once massive suns that have since...
New light for shaping electron beams
A new technique that combines electron microscopy and laser technology enables programmable, arbitrary shaping of electron beams. It can potentially...
More exercise, less screen time linked to better executive function in toddlers, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study explored whether adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for diet and physical activity...
Webb reveals a galaxy sparkling with the universe’s oldest star clusters
TORONTO, ON, CANADA (September 29, 2022) – Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers from the CAnadian NIRISS Unbiased...
Unreliable neurons improve brain functionalities
The brain is composed of millions of billions of neurons which communicate with each other. Each neuron collects its many...
A rapid, highly sensitive method to measure SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been shown to be an excellent means of understanding the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in communities. It...
Scientists improve process for turning hard-to-recycle plastic waste into fuel
Turning plastic waste into useful products through chemical recycling is one strategy for addressing Earth's growing plastic pollution problem. A...
