Chemistry
Biofriendly protocells pump up blood vessels
Credit: Nature Chemistry (2020). An international team comprising researchers from the University of Bristol, and Hunan and Central South Universities...
Microplastics in the death zone
Scientists find plastic fibres in snow samples from Mount EverestCredit: Baker Perry, National Geographic Scientists have identified the highest recorded...
Team preparing for SKA shortlisted for ‘Nobel Prize of supercomputing’
Credit: Credit: ICRAR/UWA An international team led by The University of Western Australia was one of six finalists for the...
Highly efficient, long-lasting electrocatalyst to boost hydrogen fuel production
Surface oxygen adsorbed during synthesis of the single atomic alloy catalyst stabilizes the catalytic intermediate, ensuring a full cycle of...
Alternative gene control mechanism based on organization of DNA within nucleus
Genes that give plant nucleus its shape discovered, also regulate copper toleranceCredit: Image by Yuki Sakamoto, CC BY, first published...
New type of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics
Credit: ©Science China Press Prevalent piezoelectric materials like barium titanate (BaTiO3) and lead zirconate titanate (PZT) possess high piezoelectric coefficients...
T-cell abnormalities in severe COVID-19 cases
Credit: Associate Professor Masahiro Ono There is an idea within the coronavirus research field that there is some kind of...
Improving quantum dot interactions, one layer at a time
Scientists have found a way to control an interaction between quantum dots that could lead to more efficient solar cells.Credit:...
Staying ahead of the curve with 3D curved graphene
Credit: Tohoku University A team of researchers has amplified 3D graphene's electrical properties by controlling its curvature. "Our research showed...
Dormant threat: Abnormal proteins unleash latent toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases
A new mechanism of action by which misfolded proteins cause indirect damage to neuronsCredit: DGIST Thanks to modern medicine, humans...
Near-infrared probe decodes telomere dynamics
A repetitive DNA sequence that causes health risks when it malfunctions can now be watched inside living cells using a...
Chemical physicist to collaborate on NASA-funded study of Saturn’s moon Titan
Findings will contribute to NASA's mission to Titan in 2026Credit: Courtesy Northern Arizona University Scientists say Saturn's largest moon, Titan,...
Predicting forces between oddly shaped nanoparticles
Simplified model of van der Waals forces will allow previously impossible simulations of how faceted nanoparticles self-assemble into larger structuresCredit:...
Could kelp help relieve ocean acidification?
Credit: Image credit: Heidi Hirsh Ethereal, swaying pillars of brown kelp along California's coasts grow up through the water column,...
RIT students discover hidden 15th-century text on medieval manuscripts
Imaging system they built as freshmen reveals new information about Otto Ege CollectionCredit: RIT Rochester Institute of Technology students discovered...
Insights in the search for new antibiotics
Credit: Zhao, S., Adamiak, J.W., Bonifay, V. et al. Defining new chemical space for drug penetration into Gram-negative bacteria. Nat...
University of Göttingen receives another Alexander von Humboldt professorship
Physicist Dr. Jan Huisken nominated for top level research at the Cluster of Excellence MBExCCredit: sample by Julie Jurgens, Elizabeth...
Nonlinear ionization dynamics of hot dense plasma observed in a laser-plasma amplifier
Researchers have succeeded in directly observing the formation and interaction of highly ionized krypton plasmaCredit: Image: Jens Meyer/University of Jena...
Scientists age quantum dots in a test tube
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Researchers from MIPT and the RAS Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics have proposed a...
Army, MIT explore materials for transforming robots made of robots
Credit: (Kohshi Katoh, Toyota Automotive Society) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Scientists from the U.S. Army and MIT's Center for...
