Chemistry

November 5, 2025

Materials scientists use frontal polymerization to mimic biology, reimagine manufacturing

Credit: Image courtesy the Autonomous Materials Systems Group, Beckman Institute A simple plastic water bottle isn't so simple when it...

In the deep sea, the last ice age is not yet over

Gas hydrate deposits in the Black Sea react to post-glacial climate changesCredit: Christian Rohleder. Gas hydrates are a solid compound...

Shining, colored LED lighting on microalgae for next-generation biofuel

Combined blue and red illumination enhances growth, biosynthesis of D. Salina microalgaeCredit: Xiaojian Zhou/Yangzhou University WASHINGTON, March 30, 2021 --...

First interstellar comet may be the most pristine ever found

Credit: ESO/O. Hainaut New observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) indicate that the rogue comet...

Groundwater discharge affects water quality in coastal waters

Credit: Isaac Santos Water quality management in the ocean often targets visible pollution sources such as sewage, rivers or ships....

Water splitting for solar energy conversion

Credit: Cited from Wang, Z., Luo, Y., Hisatomi, T. et al. Sequential cocatalyst decoration on BaTaO2N towards highly-active Z-scheme water...

Cervical cancer testing tech could replace pap smears, save lives

Emerging techniques could help detect the virus leading to cervical cancer low-income and developing nationsCredit: Ismail Degani (Center for Systems...

Sussex scientists develop ultra-thin terahertz source

Credit: EPic Lab, University of Sussex Physicists from the University of Sussex have developed an extremely thin, large-area semiconductor surface...

Using holographic endoscopes to observe distant objects

Endoscopes made of single-hair thin optical fibers can reconstruct images of macroscopic objects at larger imaging distancesCredit: Tomas Cizmar WASHINGTON,...

64% of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollution?

Asia and Europe revealed as having regions at high-risk of pesticide pollutionCredit: Associate Professor Federico Maggi, Dr Fiona Tang, University...

Discovery of a mechanism for making superconductors more resistant to magnetic fields

Rotation of electron spins in superconductors of atomic-scale thickness may be used to make qubits for quantum computingCredit: NIMS Superconductivity...

faster imaging in rubber x-ray CT imaging helps tires become smarter and more efficient

Credit: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd (SRI) and Tohoku University teamed up to increase the speed of...

Breaking records like baking bread

Topological protection of entangled two-photon light in photonic topological insulators

Credit: MBI/HU In a joint effort, researchers from the Humboldt-Universität (Berlin), the Max Born Institute (Berlin) and the University of...

Biggest “local” 5G network in Japan comes to Tokyo Metropolitan University

Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) is constantly striving to maintain a cutting-edge research environment, not just to...

Relationship between psoriasis treatments and cardiovascular risk explained

New review shows available psoriasis treatments differ in terms of how they affect a patient's likelihood of experiencing adverse cardiovascular...

Researchers first to link silicon atoms on surfaces

Interdisciplinary team develops highly efficient surface reactions / Results published in 'Nature Chemistry'Credit: Klaasen/Witteler Materials such as gallium arsenide are...

Decoding smell

Neural code determines instinctual responses to attractive or aversive odorsCredit: Qiang Qiu, PhD, Stowers Institute for Medical Research KANSAS CITY,...

Brazilian researchers obtain more efficient red bioluminescence

Luciferin-luciferase system developed in collaboration with Japanese researchers produces brighter and longer-lasting far red light. The innovation can be used...

Tires turned into graphene that makes stronger concrete