Chemistry

February 10, 2026

An innovative and non-destructive strategy to analyse material from Mars

The IBeA research group of the University of the Basque Country has proposed a method that can be used to...

Hierarchical dynamics

Credit: Graphic: Steffen Wolf Consider for a moment a tree swaying in the wind. How long does it take for...

Extreme UV laser shows generation of atmospheric pollutant

Credit: Taro Sekikawa Hokkaido University scientists show that under laboratory conditions, ultraviolet light reacts with nitrophenol to produce smog-generating nitrous...

The Arctic Ocean was covered by a shelf ice and filled with freshwater

Credit: Graphics: Alfred Wegener Institute/Martin Künsting The Arctic Ocean was covered by up to 900 m thick shelf ice and...

Soil bacteria hormone discovery provides fertile ground for new antibiotics

Mechanism for control of antibiotic production in soil bacteria is visualised for the first time by scientists at University of...

Thanks to machine learning, the future of catalyst research is now!

New study defies conventions and proposes a technology-driven method to identify useful catalyst combinationsCredit: JAIST To date, research in the...

Discoveries at the edge of the periodic table: first ever measurements of einsteinium

Experiments by Berkeley Lab scientists on this highly radioactive element reveal some unexpected propertiesCredit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab Since element 99...

Improving photosynthesis: our best bet to create a food secure world

Credit: Produced by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis and the Australian Academy of Science Australian agriculture plays...

At cosmic noon, puffy galaxies make stars for longer

Galaxies with extended disks maintain productivity, research revealsCredit: TNG Collaboration Massive galaxies with extra-large extended "puffy" disks produced stars for...

Dynamics of radiocesium in forests after the Fukushima disaster: Concerns and some hope

Scientists compile available data and analyses on the flow of radionuclides to gain a more holistic understandingCredit: Forestry and Forest...

Retrained generic antibodies can recognize SARS-CoV-2

Credit: UIC The SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus behind the current pandemic, infects humans by binding its surface-exposed spike proteins to...

First images of muon beams

The quality of muon beams can now be assessed thanks to a new technique that has produced the first known...

Load-reducing backpack powers electronics by harvesting energy from walking

Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07498 Hikers, soldiers and school children all know the burden of a heavy...

Experts ‘scan horizon’ to help prepare governments for next major biosecurity threat

Credit: Centre for Existential Risk, Cambridge University During the summer of 2019, a global team of experts put their heads...

Remyelinating drug could improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis

UC Riverside-led mouse study stresses MS treatment should be started earlyCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A team...

A new hands-off probe uses light to explore electron behavior in a topological insulator

Just as pressing a guitar string produces a higher pitch, sending laser light through a material can shift it to...

A show of force: Novel polymer that toughens up and changes color upon mechanical stress

Credit: Tokyo Tech A fascinating and crucial ability of biological tissue, such as muscle, is self-healing and self-strengthening in response...

UTEP fights superbugs with $1.2 Million NIH grant to produce antibiotics

Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications EL PASO, Texas - Chu-Young Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at...

Snake micro scales reveal secrets of sidewinding and slithering

Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech The mesmerizing flow of a sidewinder moving obliquely across desert sands has captivated biologists for...

Researchers develop 10-minute COVID-19 diagnostic test that wage workers can afford