Chemistry
Quantum laser turns energy loss into gain?
A new laser that generates quantum particles can recycle lost energy for highly efficient, low threshold laser applicationsCredit: KAIST Scientists...
Changes in Earth’s orbit enabled the emergence of complex life
Credit: University of Southampton Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that changes in Earth's orbit may have allowed...
Cutting through noise for better solar cells
Credit: Kevin Davenport As society moves towards a renewable energy future, it's crucial that solar panels convert light into electricity...
Acid sensor discovered in plants
Credit: (Picture: Dorothea Graus / University of Wuerzburg) Climate change is causing increased flooding and prolonged waterlogging in northern Europe,...
Enzyme from fungi shows molecules which way to turn
Xue Sherry Gao and team isolate natural catalysts for better drug synthesisCredit: Zhiwen Liu/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 6, 2021)...
A new look at color displays
Tunable structural color images by UV-patterned conducting polymer nanofilms on metal surfacesCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University have developed...
How an unfolding protein can induce programmed cell death
Credit: Sylvia Germes The death of cells is well regulated. If it occurs too much, it can cause degenerative diseases....
Developing new techniques to build biomaterials
Credit: Lorna Dougan/Phospho Animations Scientists at the University of Leeds have developed an approach that could help in the design...
Studies add to concern about climate tipping
Tipping found in models of the Gulf Stream and North American mid-latitude wind systems add to the growing concern that...
Scientists synthesize 3D graphene films with high-energy E-beam
Credit: LI Nian Recently, Prof. WANG Zhenyang's research group from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese...
Tiny tweaks to sparkle: Editing light-emitting organic molecules via surface modification
Researchers develop a strategy that allows a single family of polymeric materials to emit light in any of the three...
Singlet oxygen selectively degrades oxytetracycline in fenton-like oxidation
Credit: HONG Peidong Recently, a research team led by Prof. KONG Lingtao at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS)...
Aryl radical formation by aryl halide bond cleavage by N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
Credit: Kanazawa University Aryl halides*1) with a benzene ring directly bonded to a halogen atom are readily available and chemically...
Nano-scale borate bioactive glass: Next generation material for skin-healing
Credit: MA Kun Recently, with the help of a steady-state strong magnetic field experimental device, scientists constructed nano-scale borate bioactive...
Electrokinetic proton transport in triple conducting oxides as key descriptor for highly efficient protonic ceramic fuel cells
Credit: UNIST A research team, led by Professor Guntae Kim in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST...
Sculpted by starlight: A meteorite witness to the solar system’s birth
Researchers use unusual meteorite to gain insight into our solar system's past, presentCredit: Ryan Ogliore, Washington University in St. Louis...
From waste to wealth: Converting CO2 into butanol using phosphorous-rich copper cathodes
A team of scientists has reported an electrochemical reduction reaction pathway that can avoid *CO dimerization to produce 1-butanol from...
Chasing cosmic particles with radio antennas in Greenland’s ice
Pioneering project listens for neutrinos from outer spaceCredit: Credit: RNO-G, Cosmin Deaconu In Greenland's ice sheet, a set-up unlike any...
Gulf Coast ready to develop carbon storage hub
Credit: Carol M. Highsmith/ Library of Congress. The stage is set for a new carbon storage economy to emerge along...
Engineered cells successfully treat cardiovascular and pulmonary disease
UCSF proof-of-concept study shows possibilities of more cost-effective cell therapy using "universal" stem cellsCredit: UCSF Scientists at UC San Francisco...
