Chemistry
Breakthrough for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Overcoming limitations inherent in other LIBS techniques, plasma-grating-induced breakdown spectroscopy enhances signal intensity by more than three timesCredit: SPIE Laser-induced...
Thick lithosphere casts doubt on plate tectonics in Venus’s geologically recent past
Credit: NASA PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- At some point between 300 million and 1 billion years ago, a large cosmic object...
Researcher wins award for strong, lightweight armor discovery
Credit: U.S. Army ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- A U.S. Army researcher won the Army's top award for innovation, using...
Nanoparticle drug delivery technique shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer
Method may also work for breast, prostate, ovarian cancerCredit: Jeff Gates Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center...
Scientists discover how remdesivir works to inhibit coronavirus
Credit: Photo courtesy of Gilead. More effective antiviral treatments could be on the way after research from The University of...
An efficient tool to link X-ray experiments and ab initio theory
Credit: Martin Künsting /HZB Molecules consisting of many atoms are complex structures. The outer electrons are distributed among the different...
New catalyst moves seawater desalination, hydrogen production closer to commercialization
Fast, one-step assembly at room temperature yields high efficiency at low costCredit: University of Houston Seawater makes up about 96%...
New ion trap to create the world’s most accurate mass spectrometer
Credit: Evgeny Nikolaev and Anton Lioznov/Skoltech Mass spectrometers are widely used to analyze highly complex chemical and biological mixtures. Skoltech...
Efficient fluorescent materials and OLEDs for the NIR
Credit: by Alessandro Minotto, Ibrahim Bulut, Alexandros G. Rapidis, Giuseppe Carnicella, Maddalena Patrini, Eugenio Lunedei, Harry L. Anderson, and Franco...
Dalian coherent light source reveals the origin of interstellar medium S2 fragments
Credit: DICP Studying the creation and evolution of sulfur-containing compounds in outer space is essential for understanding interstellar chemistry. CS2...
X-Ray tomography lets researchers watch solid-state batteries charge, discharge
Credit: Matthew McDowell, Georgia Tech Using X-ray tomography, a research team has observed the internal evolution of the materials inside...
Skoltech team developed on-chip printed ‘electronic nose’
Credit: Skoltech Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia and Germany have designed an on-chip printed 'electronic nose' that serves...
Physicists develop record-breaking source for single photons
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics Researchers at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have developed a...
Micro-brewing goes more micro
Credit: Ho Vu A PhD student and 'beer scientist' has inadvertently discovered a way to conduct extremely small-scale brewing experiments,...
High schoolers discover four exoplanets through Harvard and Smithsonian mentorship program
The high schoolers turned scientists published their findings this week, thanks to a research mentorship program at the Center for...
Using zirconium as an additive in super-strong composite materials
Introducing a layer of zirconium atoms between sheets of aluminum oxide and tungsten carbide creates exceptionally strong composite materialsCredit: Katsuyuki...
Enhanced recovery efforts for cesarean delivery reduce need for opioids by 80%
Results of study by Children's Hospital Colorado show a third of patients not needing narcotic pain pills after c-sectionCredit: Children's...
A metalens for virtual and augmented reality
Researchers develop a millimeter-size flat lens for VR and AR platformsCredit: Photo credit: Zhaoyi Li/Harvard University Despite all the advances...
Precision measurements of intracluster light suggest possible link to dark matter
Credit: Left image: Jesse Golden-Marx; simulation by The IllustrisTNG. Right image: Dark Energy Survey and Yuanyuan Zhang A combination of...
Scientists jump-start two people’s brains after coma
'Stunning to see with your own eyes,' says UCLA neuroscientist Martin MontiCredit: Ivy Reynolds In 2016, a team led by...
