Chemistry
UTA recognized for its efforts in addressing food insecurity and reducing food waste
The University of Texas at Arlington has won the national Excellence in Sustainability Award from the National Association of College...
NSF funds machine-learning research at UNO and UNL to study energy requirements of walking in older adults
For a healthy young adult, walking for ten minutes consumes less energy than the calorie content of one slice of...
Designing roots to penetrate hard soils could help climate proof crops
Scientists have discovered how to design cereal roots able to continue growing in hard soils by altering their ability to...
A new look at disordered carbon
When carbon atoms stack into a perfectly repeating three-dimensional crystal, they can form precious diamonds. Arranged another way, in repetitive...
70+ leaders in aging and longevity to present at the 9th ARDD Conference
July 18, 2022: From Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2022, the 9th annual Aging Research and Drug Discovery (ARDD) conference will be...
Does space trash ever naturally break down? (video)
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2022 — Remember when Elon Musk launched a car into space? That car’s not just peacefully drifting...
Research in fictitious xtc store in Utrecht
Imagine this: the Dutch government regulates xtc. What would sales then look like? Should you be able to buy pills...
A quantum wave in two crystals
Particles can move as waves along different paths at the same time – this is one of the most important...
Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Genetic link to gut disorders confirmed
People with gut disorders may be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).Credit: Edith Cowan University People with gut...
Air pollution caused 2,780 deaths, illnesses, and IQ loss in children in Massachusetts in 2019, Boston College researchers report
Chestnut Hill, Mass (7/17/2022) – Air pollution remains a silent killer in Massachusetts, responsible for an estimated 2,780 deaths a...
UChicago Data Science Institute announces founding industry affiliates
The Data Science Institute (DSI) is a UChicago effort defining the growing field of data science through research, outreach, and...
New study reveals where memory fragments are stored
An unforgettable time at a restaurant is not just about the food. The odors, the decor, the sound of the...
CSU researcher links real encounter with ‘milky seas’ to satellite pictures
Milky seas – the rare phenomenon of glowing areas on the ocean’s surface that can cover hundreds of square miles...
Air samples from Arctic region show how fast Earth is warming
While climate change is taking effect everywhere on Earth, the Arctic Circle is feeling those effects most of all, in...
Predicting equatorial plasma bubbles with SWARM
Changes in atmospheric density after sunset can cause hot pockets of gas called ‘plasma bubbles’ to form over the Earth’s...
A novel graphene based NiSe2 nanocrystalline array for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction
In the face of low electrolytic water splitting catalytic activity, the development of efficiency and stable electrolytic catalyst for hydrogen...
Y-chromosome loss due to aging and other factors worsens prognosis for heart failure
Humans have X and Y sex chromosomes, with the XY combination being male and XX being female. However, as men...
Opening new doors: First synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel
Intrigued by the properties of ion channel proteins commonly observed in cells, Tokyo Tech researchers have developed the first synthetic...
Acute alcohol use linked to one quarter of New Zealand suicide deaths – study
The authors of a ground-breaking University of Otago, Christchurch study are calling for immediate changes to Aotearoa New Zealand’s suicide...
NASA awards scientist $848,013 grant for ongoing study of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs)
Asteroid impacts are the only potentially preventable natural disaster on Earth—assuming a threatening asteroid is detected with enough lead time...
