Chemistry
UC San Diego engineering professor solves deep earthquake mystery
A University of California San Diego engineering professor has solved one of the biggest mysteries in geophysics: What causes deep-focus...
Protein linked to sex differences in age-related dopamine neuron loss
Credit: Zachary Freyberg PITTSBURGH, April 28, 2021 - It is not every day that scientists come across a phenomenon so...
How acidic are atoms?
The acidity of molecules can be easily determined, but until now it was not possible to measure this important property...
Black hole-neutron star collisions may help settle dispute over Universe’s expansion
Studying the violent collisions of black holes and neutron stars may soon provide a new measurement of the Universe's expansion...
HKUST develops a novel raman spectroscopy platform to characterize IDPs in dilute solution
Credit: Vince St. Dollente Mesias, Jinqing Huang / The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology It is challenging to...
Novel imaging method to visualize respiratory activity of 3D tissue models
Credit: Kaoru Hiramoto, et al. Cells breathe, to an extent, exchanging gases, taking in energy sources from the environment and...
U-M RNA scientists identify many genes involved in neuron development
Credit: Nigel Michki Neurons result from a highly complex and unique series of cell divisions. For example, in fruit flies,...
New AI tool calculates materials’ stress and strain based on photos
The advance could accelerate engineers' design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equationsCredit: Courtesy of Zhenze Yang, Markus...
Physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk in rheumatic patients
People with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are more likely to have heart attacks, angina, and strokes. A...
Metabolite fumarate can reveal cell damage: New method to generate fumarate for MRI
Researchers find new technique for rapid hyperpolarization and purification of fumarate in aqueous solution; obstacles involving the use of parahydrogen...
Exploiting non-line-of-sight paths for terahertz signals in wireless communications
In a step toward enabling ultrafast wireless data transmission, researchers explore non-line-of-sight path issue for link discovery method using terahertz...
Polymer-based coatings on metallic implants improve bone-implant integration
Polysaccharide and protein-based coatings on metallic implants increase bone tendency to attach on implants, prevent loosening and bacterial invasionCredit: Ahmet...
Salk scientists reveal how brain cells in Alzheimer’s go awry, lose their identity
New technique models brain cells in older patients more accurately than ever beforeCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 27, 2021) Despite...
New 2D superconductor forms at higher temperatures than ever before
Credit: (Image by Anand Bhattacharya/Argonne National Laboratory.) New interfacial superconductor has novel properties that raise new fundamental questions and might...
International research team discovers new two-dimensional material
An international team with researchers from the University of Bayreuth has succeeded for the first time in discovering a previously...
Researchers working to further develop monopile production for offshore wind farms
Credit: Steelwind Nordenham With an output of around ten megawatts, today's wind turbines on the open sea have enormous dimensions....
Nature provides inspiration for breakthrough in self-regulating materials
Research conducted at UMass Amherst documents a new platform for interactive soft materialsCredit: Courtesy Hyunki Kim AMHERST Mass. - Scientists...
Astronomers detect first ever hydroxyl molecule signature in an exoplanet atmosphere
Credit: Astrobiology Center An international collaboration of astronomers led by a researcher from the Astrobiology Center and Queen's University Belfast,...
Three University of Georgia faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
Mary Ann Moran, Gregory H. Robinson and J. Marshall Shepherd recognized for extraordinary scientific achievementCredit: UGA Three distinguished faculty members...
The bluest of blue: A new algae-based switch is lighting up biological research!
Researchers have identified a novel ion channel from a species of alga growing on land, that can be switched on...
