Chemistry
Can they make graphite from coal? OHIO researchers start by finding new carbon solid
As the world's appetite for carbon-based materials like graphite increases, Ohio University researchers presented evidence this week for a new...
How mother-youth emotional climate helps adolescents cope with stress
URBANA, Ill. – Transition to middle school can be a stressful time for adolescents. They must adjust to a new...
For communication between brain areas, milliseconds matter
Understanding how brain areas communicate is one of the oldest questions in neuroscience. Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at...
Ningaloo corals are ill-equipped to handle future climate change
The relatively pristine coral populations of WA’s inshore Kimberley region are better equipped to survive ocean warming than the World...
Unique molecular CODE – Paramagnetic encoding of molecules
Today we commonly encounter contactless RFID chips in a number of products, but can similar technology be implemented at the...
Eric and Wendy Schmidt announce Schmidt Science Fellows fifth cohort
Boston, MA, June 9, 2022 – Today, Eric and Wendy Schmidt announced the 2022 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows. The...
Portland State study shows how ‘green islands’ help forests regenerate after fire
Thanks to climate change, high-elevation forests in the Central Cascade mountains of the Pacific Northwest are burning more frequently and...
Superworms capable of munching through plastic waste
Researchers at the University of Queensland have found a species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the...
New clues about how hot Jupiters form
Since the first hot Jupiter was discovered in 1995, astronomers have been trying to figure out how the searing-hot exoplanets...
Jefferson Lab nuclear physicist receives DOE Early Career grant
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Alexander Austregesilo, a staff scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility,...
UIC joins national quantum computing center
The University of Illinois Chicago has been selected to join the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage, a U.S. Department of Energy-funded center focused...
Ultra-thin, flexible probe provides neural interface that’s minimally invasive and long-lasting
Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed a tiny neural...
NJIT-led team revitalizes teeth through tissue regeneration
Each year, dentists in the United States perform more than 15 million root canals on infected teeth, removing the inflamed...
Are we born with a moral compass?
Osaka, Japan – For millennia, philosophers have pondered the question of whether humans are inherently good. But now, researchers from...
Investigators discover a ‘double life’ for a key Parkinson’s disease protein
One of the hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the accumulation in the brain of a protein known as alpha-synuclein....
Difficult-to-observe effect confirms the existence of quark mass
A phenomenon that directly proves the existence of quark mass has been observed for the first time in extremely energetic...
Electron-phonon coupling assisted universal red luminescence of o-phenylenediamine-based CDs
Carbon dots (CDs) are new carbon-based photoluminescence (PL) nanomaterials with a core-shell motif. Due to their fascinating advantages, such as...
UQ discovery paves the way for faster computers, longer-lasting batteries
University of Queensland scientists have cracked a problem that’s frustrated chemists and physicists for years, potentially leading to a new...
Scientists offer solutions to global phosphorus crisis that threatens food and water security
Phosphorus is an essential but often overlooked resource, which is vital for life on Earth and is extracted from phosphate...
URI chemist earns DOE Early Career Award to study potential fuel cell chemical reaction
KINGSTON, R.I.– June 8, 2022 — With an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy, a University of...
