Chemistry
Nanoengineered cement shows promise for sealing leaky gas wells
Credit: Pa Department of Environmental Protection Leaking natural gas wells are considered a potential source of methane emissions, and a...
Marine pollution: How do plastic additives dilute in water and how risky are they?
Scientists provide improved method to estimate public exposure to hazardous micropollutants from plastic wasteCredit: Seung-Kyu Kim from Incheon National University...
Salt-tolerant bacteria with an appetite for sludge make biodegradable plastics
Using a bacterial strain found in mangroves, Texas A&M researchers have uncovered a low-cost, sustainable method for producing bioplastics from...
Explained: Political polarization
Economic inequality can cause it; Reversing it is difficultCredit: University of Houston Political polarization - the ever-present and growing division...
What happens when rain falls on desert soils? An updated model provides answers
Credit: Ali Swallow/DRI Las Vegas, Nev. (December 14, 2020) - Several years ago, while studying the environmental impacts of large-scale...
High-brightness source of coherent light spanning from the UV to THz
Credit: ©ICFO/L.Maidment, U. Elu & J. Biegert. Analytical optical methods are vital to our modern society as they permit the...
‘Magic’ angle graphene and the creation of unexpected topological quantum states
Credit: Kevin Nuckolls, Department of Physics, Princeton University Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have...
Scientists recruit new atomic heavyweights in targeted fight against cancer
New methods could lead to single-molecular systems for both diagnosing and treating cancer in real timeCredit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab A...
Physics discovery leads to ballistic optical materials
Credit: Evan Simmons and Kun Li WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Electronics are increasingly being paired with optical systems, such as...
Seabed sediment and asphalt areas are noteworthy sources of heat energy
Wider use of geoenergy would improve energy self-sufficiencyCredit: Riikka Kalmi According to a new study from the University of Vaasa,...
A dynamical world undergrund
What is going on in the subsurface of beaches with high waves and strong tides? A new research group at...
One’s trash, another’s treasure: fertilizer made from urine could enable space agriculture
Researchers at Tokyo University of Science devise a new electrochemical technology to manufacture ammonia-based fertilizer from ureaCredit: Freepik In extreme...
When less is more: A single layer of atoms boosts the nonlinear generation of light
Credit: © Thomas Rögelsperger, University of Vienna In a new study an international research team led by the University of...
When chemistry with green light mimics what happens in life
Credit: QUT Scientists frequently look at how molecules behave in nature to help them design chemical processes, and that's what...
High-rate Li-ion batteries demonstrate superior safety
Credit: WMG, University of Warwick As the inevitable growth of transport electrification continues, the types of batteries that will be...
Frequency data for stable power supply
Research consortium studies fluctuation in synchronous grid areas -- data recorder developed by kit used for measurements on three continents...
Not so fast!: controlling the speed of light bullets
Researchers from Osaka University accurately and arbitrarily control flying velocities of light bullets, offering new opportunities for optical and physical...
Hinder handing the message — stopping tumors from creating new blood vessels
Credit: Department of Biochemistry,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a novel role for a protein, vasohibin-1,...
Sheets of carbon nanotubes come in a rainbow of colours
Study: Nanotube films come in 466 colours, could be used in electronics, solar panelsCredit: Image courtesy of Kauppinen Group/Aalto University...
Researchers find a better way to design metal alloys
System uses machine learning to analyze boundaries between crystal grains, allowing for selection of desired properties in a new metal.Credit:...
