Chemistry

European space mission Euclid has released early scientific papers based on observations made by the space telescope, along with five...

Theory and experiment combine to shine a new light on proton spin

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Nuclear physicists have long been working to reveal how the proton gets its spin. Now, a...

Sweat sensor wristwatch offers real time monitoring of body chemistry

According to a research published in ACS Nano recently, a unique wristwatch has been created by a team led by Prof. HUANG...

More than spins: Exploring uncharted territory in quantum devices

Many of today’s quantum devices rely on collections of qubits, also called spins. These quantum bits have only two energy...

Novel organic photoredox catalysts with enhanced stability and recyclability

In recent years, global environmental concerns have prompted a shift toward eco-friendly manufacturing in the field of organic synthetic chemistry....

Virginia Tech researcher’s breakthrough discovery uses engineered surfaces to shed heat

Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan and if the pan is hot enough, the water will...

AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once

Noise-canceling headphones have gotten very good at creating an auditory blank slate. But allowing certain sounds from a wearer’s environment...

Helping qubits stay in sync

Credit: Kater Murch, Washington University in St. Louis. Music/Sound courtesy Bensound, License code: E3SBL1FUTVXGEVWW. Journal Physical Review Letters DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.200401...

UMass Amherst astronomer leading international effort to understand evolutionary secrets of the universe

AMHERST, Mass. – The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Euclid Consortium—a collaboration of 2,000 researchers from 300 institutions in...

Iron could be key to less expensive, greener lithium-ion batteries, research finds

CORVALLIS, Ore. – What if a common element rather than scarce, expensive ones was a key component in electric car...

From burns to the wave nature of heat – via the telegraph equation

When a train approaches or an ambulance with its siren blaring nears us, we hear the sound with an increased...

Young girls most sensitive to PFAS “forever chemicals” found in Australian vegetables

Researchers have revealed the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in vegetables from Sydney and Newcastle in Australia. The...

New discoveries about the nature of light could improve methods for heating fusion plasma

Both literally and figuratively, light pervades the world. It banishes darkness, conveys telecommunications signals between continents and makes visible the...

Quantum photonic technologies set to be more reliable with new interferometer.