Chemistry
Traditional Ghanaian medicines show promise against tropical diseases
Credit: Osei-Safo 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) The discovery of new drugs is vital to achieving the eradication of neglected tropical diseases...
The map of nuclear deformation takes the form of a mountain landscape
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Kraków, 30 December 2020 The map of nuclear deformation takes the form of a mountain landscape...
Bionic idea boosts lithium-ion extraction
Credit: XIN Weiwen Lithium is an energy-critical element that is considered to be a geopolitically significant resource. However, the supply...
UC researcher urges caution using remdesivir to treat COVID-19
Pharmaceutical scientist sees potential problems with remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatmentCredit: University of Cincinnati While the world has its eyes...
Largest study of Asia’s rivers unearths 800 years of paleoclimate patterns
The SUTD study will be crucial for assessing future climatic changes and making more informed water management decisions.Credit: SUTD 813...
Novel public-private partnership facilitates development of fusion energy
Credit: Collage and Kramer photo by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. SPARC image courtesy of Commonwealth Fusion Systems. The U.S....
Detective work in theoretical physics
Researchers publish review article on the physics of interacting particlesCredit: M. te Vrugt et al. Scientific articles in the field...
Stopping RAS inhibitors tied to worse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. Small studies have suggested that a group of medications called RAS inhibitors may be harmful in persons...
Shapeshifting crystals-varying stability in different forms of gallium selenide monolayers
Researchers investigate the structure and properties of a recently identified polymorph of gallium selenide crystal layerCredit: Hirokazu Nitta from Japan...
Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan’s subtropical ocean
Credit: OIST Research conducted in the Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology...
Skoltech releases a new book, The Forefront of Physics
Credit: Timur Sabirov/Skoltech The book comes as the second part of Skoltech's two-volume edition, Mathematics and Physics: Two Perspectives, One...
Primordial black holes and the search for dark matter from the multiverse
Credit: Kavli IPMU The Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) is home to many...
High-speed atomic force microscopy takes on intrinsically disordered proteins
Credit: Kanazawa University Our understanding of biological proteins does not always correlate with how common or important they are. Half...
Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale
Scalable synthesis of transition metal chalcogenide nanowires for next-gen electronicsCredit: Copyright 2020 American Chemical Society (ACS) Tokyo, Japan - Researchers...
Turning the heat down: Catalyzing ammonia formation at lower temperatures with ruthenium
Credit: Tokyo Tech Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth. While about 80% of earth is nitrogen, it is...
Tracing the many paths of vision
New study decodes the molecular diversity of neurons in the zebrafish retinaCredit: MPI of Neurobiology / Koelsch Retinal ganglion cells...
Study suggests great earthquakes as cause of Arctic warming
Credit: Shutterstock A researcher from MIPT has proposed a new explanation for the Arctic's rapid warming. In his recent paper...
The ABCs of species evolution
A transporter protein that regulates cell membrane cholesterol likely played an important role in vertebrate evolution, according to a review...
Record-setting thermoelectric figure of merit achieved for metal oxides
Credit: Hiromichi Ohta Scientists at Hokkaido University have developed a layered cobalt oxide with a record-setting thermoelectric figure of merit,...
Researchers develop new way to break reciprocity law
The breakthrough makes a significant step forward in photonics and microwave technology by eliminating the need for bulky magnetsCredit: Xuchen...
