Chemistry
Dusty disks imaged from NSF’s NOIRLab
This mosaic of dusty, swirling disks shows a sample of images captured from the International Gemini Observatory, a Program of...
JCP Announces 2021 Best Paper by Emerging Investigator Awards
MELVILLE, N.Y., June 15, 2022 – The Journal of Chemical Physics, in its commitment to recognizing the excellent work of...
Implementation strategies underreported in studies of suicide prevention interventions
While recent studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of brief suicide prevention interventions delivered in health care settings, a new JAMA Psychiatry analysis shows that...
Parasitic worms reveal new insights into the evolution of sex and sex chromosomes
Studying two highly divergent phyla of worms that contain numerous parasites that cause human and livestock diseases, the research group...
Opioid use disorder: Flexible treatment at home proves effective
Did you know that more than 26,500 Canadians died from opioid intoxication between January 2016 and September 2021? Or that...
Aiming to improve joint connection technologies for light-weight and high-strength structures
OverviewCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview The research team (led by Professor Yukihiro Matsumoto) formed...
Native bee key to social evolution
Studying the unusual social behaviour of an Australian native bee has enabled Flinders University researchers to obtain a clear understanding...
Moth wing-inspired sound absorbing wallpaper in sight after breakthrough
Experts at the University of Bristol have discovered that the scales on moth wings act as excellent sound absorbers even...
A weird star produced the fastest nova on record
Astronomers are buzzing after observing the fastest nova ever recorded. The unusual event drew scientists’ attention to an even more...
Title: Fighting vector-borne diseases with data
A WHO-sponsored series of articles describing biodiversity data relevant to vector-borne diseases has just been published in the journal GigaByte. This...
Donated 3.5-megawatt engine supports clean-energy hydrogen fuel research at CSU
Colorado State University’s Energy Institute is revving up its hydrogen and natural gas research capabilities with the recent arrival of...
Masonic Medical Research Institute kickstarts summer fellowship program
For Immediate Release: Credit: MMRI: Masonic Medical Research Institute For Immediate Release: June 15, 2022 UTICA, NY — The Masonic...
‘Alternative facts’ are cons, Illinois Tech philosopher’s paper argues—and journalists can help quash them
CHICAGO, June 14, 2022—Journalists need not cover both sides of an argument when one side is advancing what experts widely...
Keep your distance? Global study launched by Illinois Tech professors reveals the psychology behind effective social distancing messages
CHICAGO, June 14, 2022—A massive, global study of social distancing motivations has yielded new, psychology-based insights into the effectiveness of...
Study reveals how epilepsy and migraine drug causes birth defects
Valproic acid—a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder—can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy. Now, a...
Scientists on the hunt for planetary formation fossils reveal unexpected eccentricities in nearby debris disk
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have imaged the debris disk of the nearby star HD 53143 at...
Real-time imaging of dynamic atom-atom interactions
Chemistry is the study of bond formation (or dissociation) between atoms. The knowledge of how chemical bonds form is, in...
Another record year for UCF – 8 National Science Foundation CAREER Award winners
The U.S. National Science Foundation has named eight UCF professors 2022 NSF CAREER award recipients. Credit: University of Central Florida The...
Food insecurity and water insecurity go hand in hand, study finds
Rockville, Maryland (June 14, 2022) — About one-tenth of the world’s population suffers from hunger and nearly one in three...
Cats’ strange reactions to catnip make it a better insect repellent
Anyone who has seen a cat experience catnip knows that it makes them go a bit wild – they rub...
