Chemistry
Rensselaer researchers learn to control electron spin at room temperature to make devices more efficient and faster
TROY, N.Y. — As our devices become smaller, faster, more energy efficient, and capable of holding larger amounts of data,...
Europe supports Jena’s energy storage research
Jena, Germany (14.07.2022) The energy turnaround can only succeed if the electricity, which is produced in an ecological way, is...
Waves in the maze of no return
A bad wireless reception, the noise in the radio signal or poor visibility in the fog – all these annoyances...
Take the burn out of sunscreen testing: Experts
Exposing humans to ultraviolet radiation to test sunscreen effectiveness should be phased out, according to scientists and cancer experts. The...
Breaking up is hard to do – but many men find healthy ways to cope
The popular stereotype that men don’t want support during a breakup, separation or divorce is simply not true, according to...
Shockwave caused by Tonga underwater eruption may help scientists predict future tsunami
Using data from the eruption of the underwater volcano near Tonga in 2022, a research group at Nagoya University in...
Virtual Reality App trial shown to reduce common phobias
Results from a University of Otago, Christchurch trial suggest fresh hope for the estimated one-in-twelve people worldwide suffering from a...
An ocean of galaxies awaits
Sometime around 400 million years after the birth of our universe, the first stars began to form. The universe's so-called...
A robot learns to imagine itself
New York, NY—July 13, 2022—As every athletic or fashion-conscious person knows, our body image is not always accurate or realistic,...
SIRI-2 to qualify technologies for radiation detection in space
WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists launched the second Strontium Iodide Radiation Instrument (SIRI-2) instrument in December 2021 onboard Space Test Program (STP) Sat-6. SIRI-2,...
Social development of infants unaffected by COVID-19 pandemic
Health issues and loss, social isolation and mental health problems – the pandemic has had a drastic effect on our...
Study examines pandemic’s impact on volunteer health care workers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Many medical professionals who volunteered for short-term deployment to a field hospital in New York during the...
Montana Bio Station researchers find nutrient imbalance in flathead lake
FLATHEAD LAKE – As any gardener or farmer can tell you, nitrogen and phosphorus are chemical elements found in soils...
Research links national-level greenhouse gas emissions, warming and resulting economic damage
A sound scientific basis exists for climate liability claims between individual countries, according to a Dartmouth study.Credit: Credit: Richard Clark/Dartmouth...
Emotional patterns a factor in children’s food choices
Philadelphia, July 12, 2022 – The emotional context in which eating occurs has been thought to influence eating patterns and...
A proof of odd-parity superconductivity
Superconductivity is a fascinating state of matter in which an electrical current can flow without any resistance. Usually, it can...
Source of ancient Martian rocks found using Perth supercomputer
Five to ten million years ago an asteroid smashed into Mars. It created a massive crater and propelled a chunk...
From nuclei to neutron stars
How big is an atomic nucleus? How does the size of a nucleus relate to a neutron star? These tantalizing...
Rare deep-sea brine pools discovered in Red Sea
MIAMI—Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recently discovered rare deep-sea brine pools...
UMD scientists identify mechanism responsible for fruit and seed development in flowering plants
With rising global temperatures and dwindling pollinator populations, food production has become increasingly difficult for the world’s growers.Credit: Zhongchi Liu...
