Chemistry

University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of...

Economies in South China and Indochina set to suffer under precipitation extremes brought about by climate change

Not a week seems to go by without news somewhere in the world of a disastrous flood, drought, wildfire, or...

Rice chemist Gustavo Scuseria wins 2024 Schrödinger Medal

By Jade Boyd Special to Rice NewsCredit: Photo courtesy of Rice University. By Jade Boyd Special to Rice News Pioneering...

Powering wearable devices with high-performing carbon nanotube yarns

Ikoma, Japan – With the growth of the Internet of Things, sustainable solution for powering wireless sensors and devices are...

Fowler awarded 2023 NASA Planetary Science Early Career Award

Research Assistant Professor Christopher Fowler received the NASA 2023 Planetary Science Early Career Award for his project “Bringing Planetary Science to...

New research unveils extreme complexity in formation of rare earth mineral vital for tech industry

In a ground-breaking study, researchers from Trinity College Dublin have unveiled that myriad, intricate factors influence the genesis and chemistry...

Enhancing superconductivity of graphene-calcium superconductors

Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity with zero resistance when they are cooled below a certain critical temperature. They...

BESIII collaboration discovers glueball-like particle—X(2370)

The BESIII experiment at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II (BEPCII) has recently marked a significant achievement. It has made the...

Alkyl-aromatic hybrid micelles formed from emergent umbrella-shaped molecules

Micelles assemble in water from amphiphilic molecules, composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic frameworks. They can be found all around us,...

Blueprints of self-assembly

Many biological structures of impressive beauty and sophistication arise through processes of self-assembly. Indeed, the natural world is teeming with...

Expanding on the fundamental principles of liquid movement

Fukuoka, Japan—From the rain drops rolling down your window, to the fluid running across a COVID rapid test, we cannot...

After hundreds of years, study confirms Bermuda now home to cownose rays

For hundreds of years, the whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) has been considered the only inshore stingray species in Bermuda,...

Chemist Julian West makes C&EN magazine’s ‘Talented 12’ list

HOUSTON – (May 20, 2024) – Rice University chemist Julian West is one of a dozen up-and-coming young scientists featured in...

Virginia Tech physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots