Chemistry
Brains cells born together wire and fire together for life
Brain cells with the same “birthdate” are more likely to wire together into cooperative signaling circuits that carry out many...
Revealed missing step in lipid formation could enable detection of past climate
The missing step in the formation of a lipid molecule that allows certain single-celled organisms to survive the most extreme...
Researchers call for more work to balance nitrogen cycle
More than 112 years ago, Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch industrialized a process that could produce ammonia from nitrogen readily...
High performance solid-state thermoelectric energy conversion via inorganic metal halide perovskites under tailored mechanical deformation
Solid-state thermoelectric energy conversion devices attract broad research interests because they show great promises in waste heat recycling, space power...
Sensor could help patients stay on top of their meds
CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2022 — Lithium can alleviate the symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression — if taken in just...
Scientists fine-tune “tweezers of sound” for contactless manipulation of objects
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have successfully enhanced technology to lift small particles using sound waves. Their...
Study: New model for predicting belief change
A new kind of predictive network model could help determine which people will change their minds about contentious scientific issues...
60 million years of climate change drove the evolution and diversity of reptiles
Just over 250 million years ago during the end of the Permian period and start of the Triassic, reptiles had...
Ultrathin dental camera inspired by insect-eye structure
Conventional dental photography technology has had a limitation in using inconvenient tools such as mirrors and cheek retractors. Dentists require...
Plasma-produced gas helps protect plants against pathogens, researchers find
The flash of lightning and the dance of auroras contain a fourth state of matter known as plasma, which researchers...
A breakthrough in magnetic materials research could lead to novel ways to manipulate electron flow with much less energy loss
Newly discovered magnetic interactions in the Kagome layered topological magnet TbMn6Sn6 could be the key to customizing how electrons flow...
RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For the first time, RIPE researchers have proven that multigene bioengineering of photosynthesis increases the yield of...
Engineers fabricate a chip-free, wireless electronic “skin”
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Wearable sensors are ubiquitous thanks to wireless technology that enables a person’s glucose concentrations, blood pressure, heart...
Exploring quantum electron highways with laser light
Topological insulators, or TIs, have two faces: Electrons flow freely along their surface edges, like cars on a superhighway, but...
How Martian ionospheric dispersion effected on SAR imaging
The subsurface of Mars records important historical information on the formation and evolution of Mars. As an ionized medium, the...
Chung-Ang University researchers breathe life into sensors with versatile gas masks
With the onset of the Internet of Things (IoT) era, devices have learned to communicate and exchange data. This is...
Breaking in a new planet
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The harder you hit something – a ball, a walnut, a geode – the more likely...
New model describes puffs, slugs, and the role of randomness in transitional turbulence
Mention the word “turbulence” and you might conjure up images of bumpy flights, stormy weather, and choppy ocean or river...
Dogs lying in the middle of the road after sunrise at Kewa Pueblo, in no hurry to start the day
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 17, 2022—Comprehensive data from several seasons of field research in the Alaskan Arctic will address uncertainties...
Baylor study combines lithophane, 3D printing to enable individuals to “see” data regardless of level of eyesight
WACO, Texas (Aug. 17, 2022) – A research team led by Baylor University chemists has taken a groundbreaking step forward...
