Chemistry
Computational sleuthing confirms first 3D quantum spin liquid
HOUSTON – (May 10, 2022) – Computational detective work by U.S. and German physicists has confirmed cerium zirconium pyrochlore is...
Researchers use light for thermomagnetic recording on silicon waveguide
WASHINGTON — Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, light-induced thermomagnetic recording in a magnetic thin-film on silicon waveguides. The...
At home, do-it-yourself fluid mechanics
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 – Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused many disruptions in the educational system, it also led to...
Medication that lowers risk of overdose underused
Less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder over a five-year period were offered a potentially...
Joubert Syndrome: the link between intellectual disability and defects in the hippocampus
An important link has been found between the intellectual disability experienced by children with the rare disease Joubert Syndrome (JS)...
NRL, SAFCell sign CRADA for exploration of new class of solid acid proton conductors
WASHINGTON – SAFCell Inc. has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of the Navy's U.S. Naval Research...
Gene therapy could treat Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, proof-of-concept study suggests
CHAPEL HILL, NC – UNC School of Medicine Scientists have shown for the first time that postnatal gene therapy may...
For better or worse: AI set to transform science and engineering in Canada
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform how science and engineering is conducted and funded in Canada, bringing both tremendous...
Animal research: Influence of experimenters on results less strong than expected
For more than ten years now, scientists have been discussing the so-called reproducibility crisis: often, scientific findings cannot be reproduced...
Crystal study may resolve DNA mystery
HOUSTON – (May 9, 2022) – When cells reproduce, the internal mechanisms that copy DNA get it right nearly every...
Hidden distortions trigger promising thermoelectric property
UPTON, NY—In a world of materials that normally expand upon heating, one that shrinks along one 3D axis while expanding...
Ultrafast ‘camera’ captures hidden behavior of potential ‘neuromorphic’ material
UPTON, NY—Imagine a computer that can think as fast as the human brain while using very little energy. That’s the...
Confirmed: Atmospheric helium levels are rising
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego used an unprecedented technique to detect that levels of helium...
50 years of traditional crop conservation a success but some crops still lack protection
A global analysis of the representation of traditional farmer varieties (often called landraces) of 25 major crops in genebanks around...
Digital divide: Data highlights internet inequities in Chicago
In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorized $65 billion to expand broadband access and adoption, and address disparities...
New review highlights innovative catalysts: Design and application
Nano-catalysis provides many opportunities for chemical transformations, ranging from chemical manufacturing to energy conversion and storage. By far, mainly due...
Model finds COVID-19 deaths among elderly may be due to genetic limit on cell division
Your immune system’s ability to combat COVID-19, like any infection, largely depends on its ability to replicate the immune cells...
Paid leave mandates reduce likelihood of decreasing paid work hours after a spouse’s health shock, study shows
The 2022 Economic Report of the President cited Associate Professor of Health Administration and Policy Priyanka Anand’s research on the...
Nature helps mental health, research says—but only for rich, white people?
New research shows that a rapidly-growing environmental science field—which measures nature’s effects on human well-being—has a diversity problem that threatens...
Chirped pulse driven cavity soliton dynamics
Researchers led by Prof. Tianye Huang at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China, are interested in the passive Kerr-resonators-based dissipative...
