Chemistry
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...
A scientific project studies the pollution pathways of the Mediterranean coastal lagoons
Researchers from the ICTA-UAB and the UPCT will analyze the entry routes of nutrients, trace metals and pollutants caused by...
Theory describes quantum phenomenon in nanomaterials
Osaka City University scientists have developed mathematical formulas to describe the current and fluctuations of strongly correlated electrons in quantum...
Perfect transmission through barrier using sound
New study experimentally proved for the first time a century-old quantum theory that relativistic particles can pass through a barrier...
Molecular reporters expose the allies of the brain tumor
Credit: Gargiulo Lab, MDC Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Roughly five in every 100,000 people...
Chemists describe a new form of ice
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Scientists from the United States, China, and Russia have described the structure and properties of...
Chemists synthesize ‘flat’ silicon compounds
The molecules generated at the University of Bonn are very stable despite their unusual spatial shapeCredit: © Jens Rump /...
A blazar in the early universe
Details revealed in galaxy's jet 12.8 billion light-years from EarthCredit: Spingola et al.; Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF. The supersharp radio "vision"...
New center for nuclear disarmament for Uppsala University
Swedish Government's assigned todayCredit: Mikael Wallerstedt Today, the Swedish Government decided to assign to Uppsala University the task of setting...
How a large protein complex assembles in a cell
Credit: Visualization: Olga V Posukh, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Novosibirsk Cells produce a great number of different protein complexes,...
