Chemistry
IceCube detection of a high-energy particle proves 60-year-old theory
The South Pole neutrino detector saw a Glashow resonance event, a phenomenon predicted by Nobel laureate physicist Sheldon Glashow in...
Finding quvigints in a quantum treasure map
Credit: Markus Rambach Researchers have struck quantum gold--and created a new word--by enlisting machine learning to efficiently navigate a 20-dimensional...
Learning to help the adaptive immune system
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from the Institute of Industrial Science at...
Sonic Dirac points and the transition towards Weyl points
Credit: by Boyang Xie, Hui Liu, Hua Cheng, Zhengyou Liu, Jianguo Tian, and Shuqi Chen Recently, the three-dimensional (3D) Dirac...
New compound targets enzyme linked to autoimmune disorders, severe COVID-19
Credit: NTU Singapore When the body detects a pathogen, such as bacteria or viruses, it mounts an immune system response...
Adaptive microelectronics reshape independently and detect environment for first time
Credit: IFW Dresden/Chemnitz University of Technology Flexible and adaptive microelectronics is considered an innovation driver for new and more effective...
Who maintains discipline in a live cell: Physics perspective
Scholars explain the kinetics of distillation in eukaryotic cellsCredit: Igor Kolokolov Italian and Russian researchers confirmed the hypothesis that the...
The 3Rs of the genome: Reading, writing, and regulating
A new map of protein binding locations in yeast advances understanding of gene regulationCredit: Pugh Lab, Cornell and Mahony Lab,...
Researchers develop a new, efficient tin monosulfide solar cell prototype
Credit: Tohoku University A team of researchers from Tohoku University have created a tin monosulfide (SnS) solar cell that boasts...
Bacteria know how to exploit quantum mechanics, UChicago study finds
Photosynthetic bacteria adapt to environment by using quantum mechanics to steer energyCredit: Photo by Lawson Lloyd, University of Chicago Photosynthetic...
Successful trial shows way forward on quieter drone propellers
Researchers have published a study revealing their successful approach to designing much quieter propellersCredit: RMIT University Researchers have published a...
Ideas for future NASA missions searching for extraterrestrial civilizations
Credit: Rafael Luis Méndez Peña/Sciworthy.com A researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is the lead author of...
Targeting mechanosensitive protein could treat pulmonary fibrosis, study suggests
Credit: ©2021 Qu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202033 Researchers at the University of Alabama at...
Porous, ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could power Mars, polar missions
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04780 NASA's Perseverance Rover recently made a successful landing on Mars, embarking on...
Sushi-like rolled 2D heterostructures may lead to new miniaturized electronics
Credit: ELIZABETH FLORES-GOMEZ MURRAY/ PENN STATE The recent synthesis of one-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures, a type of heterostructure made...
Molecule with potential to treat multiple sclerosis passes toxicology testing in zebrafish
Study conducted at a FAPESP-supported research center shows that anti-inflammatory peptide TnP could lead to drug development. Zebrafish Danio rerio...
The mystery of the missing energy – solved
Competition between triplet pair formation and excimer-like recombination controls singlet fission yieldCredit: Thor Balkhed The efficiency of solar cells can...
Huge potential for electronic textiles made with new cellulose thread
A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, now presents a thread made of conductive cellulose, which offers...
Milk prebiotics are the cat’s meow, Illinois research shows
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - If you haven't been the parent or caregiver of an infant in recent...
UD joins Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance
Collaboration to help advance quantum revolutionCredit: Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase The University of Delaware has joined the Mid-Atlantic Quantum...
