Chemistry
Century-old problem solved with first-ever 3D atomic imaging of an amorphous solid
UCLA-led study captures the structure of metallic glassCredit: Yao Yang and Jianwei "John " Miao/UCLA Glass, rubber and plastics all...
Urban growth creates distortions between providers and receivers of ecosystem services
Researchers analyzed socioeconomic and environmental indicators for the 180 municipalities in the mega-region around São Paulo state capital, detecting environmental...
Temperature sensor could help safeguard mRNA vaccines
Credit: Adapted from ACS Omega 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00404 Scientists have developed vaccines for COVID-19 with record speed. The first two...
Canadian-built laser chills antimatter to near absolute zero for first time
Researchers achieve world's first manipulation of antimatter by laserCredit: Chukman So/TRIUMF Vancouver, BC - Researchers with the CERN-based ALPHA collaboration...
Scientists at CERN successfully laser-cool antimatter for the first time
The result opens the door to considerably more precise studies of the response of antimatter to light and of how...
Preconditions for life already 3.5 billion years ago
For the first time, organic molecules could be detected in such old liquids as possible nutrients for primordial microbesCredit: Volker...
Heat conduction record with tantalum nitride
How can we remove heat from computer chips as fast as possible? At TU Wien, a metal compound has now...
Development of a broadband mid-infrared source for remote sensing
Credit: National Institute for Fusion Science A research team of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences, National Institute for Fusion...
‘Mop up’ malaria vaccine advances to trials in people
When mosquitos ingest the blood of a person who has malaria but who has received the vaccine, they can no...
Professor Qingwei Ma seeks to unlock the potential of marine wave energy
The City, University of London academic will lead on the development of a new generation modelling suite, combining machine learning...
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...
