Chemistry
Lower current leads to highly efficient memory
Memory based on the physics of spintronics could offer high speeds at low powerCredit: © 2020 Ohya et al. Researchers...
Microswimmers move like moths to the light
Credit: Copyright: Simmchen Group TU Dresden Freigeist fellow Dr Juliane Simmchen is investigating with her multidisciplinary junior research group the...
Sun model completely confirmed for the first time
Borexino detector succeeds in measuring the sun's CNO fusion cycleCredit: Borexino Collaboration After the scientists of the Borexino experiment succeeded...
New Hubble data explains missing dark matter
Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 Acknowledgement: Davide de Martin New data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides...
Small molecules control bacterial resistance to antibiotics
Jena research team discovers molecule that influences the resistance of cholera bacteriaCredit: Image: Kai Papenfort Jena, Germany (27.11.2020) Antibiotics work...
New procedure will reduce the need for rare metals in chemical synthesis
Researchers from Kanazawa University are working to improve the long-term sustainability of pharmaceutical and other chemical synthesesCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa,...
On-chip erbium-doped lithium niobate microcavity laser
Credit: @SCIENCE CHINA PRESS As a complement to silicon-based photonic chips, lithium niobate thin film (LNOI) has become a research...
Mild electrical stimulation with heat shock ameliorates kidney disease
New approach for treating nephrotic syndrome is based on historic wisdomCredit: Professor Hirofumi Kai A research team from Kumamoto University...
Killer electrons in strumming sky lights
Credit: PsA project Computer simulations explain how electrons with wide-ranging energies rain into Earth's upper and middle atmosphere during a...
Biodiesel made from discarded cardboard boxes
Development of a microorganism that doubles the yield of biodiesel precursor production using genetic scissors and based on the principles...
Earth faster, closer to black hole in new map of galaxy
Credit: NAOJ Earth just got 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole in the...
Astronomical instrument hunts for ancient metal
A new study looks at quasars to explore the origin of the iron in your bloodCredit: © 2020 European Southern...
Detecting bacteria with fluorescent nanosensors
Luminous carbon nanotubes detect pathogens - and are quick and easy to useCredit: Alexander Spreinat Researchers from Bochum, Göttingen, Duisburg...
UofL researcher uses fruit for less toxic drug delivery
Suite of technologies now has commercial partner to bring them to marketCredit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of...
Fast-moving gas flowing away from young star caused by icy comet vaporisation
Credit: Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge A unique stage of planetary system evolution has been imaged by astronomers, showing...
Electronic skin has a strong future stretching ahead
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A material that mimics human skin in ?strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect...
Irreversible hotter and drier climate over inner East Asia
Heatwaves pushing Mongolia's climate to a tipping pointCredit: Ken Shono, Unsplash Mongolia's semi-arid plateau may soon become as barren as...
German researchers compile world’s largest inventory of known plant species
Catalogue vastly expands global knowledge of plant diversityCredit: Swen Reichhold Leipzig could mean for the future of plant taxonomy what...
Scientists claim controversial results of comets observations are consistent
Opposite data sets only benefit the researchersCredit: FEFU press office Astrophysicists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) joined the international...
The smell of cooperation
Research team with the University of Göttingen finds effect of odour on helpfulness in ratsCredit: Manon Schweinfurth Despite their reputation,...
