Chemistry
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,...
Neutrinos yield first experimental evidence of catalyzed fusion dominant in many stars
The CNO energy-production mechanism in the universe is detectedCredit: Borexino Collaboration AMHERST, Mass. - An international team of about 100...
An ionic forcefield for nanoparticles
Tunable coating allows hitch-hiking nanoparticles to slip past the immune system to their targetCredit: (Image courtesy of Eden Tanner/ Harvard...
Pitt researchers create nanoscale slalom course for electrons
Professors from the Department of Physics and Astronomy have created a serpentine path for electronsCredit: Jeremy Levy PITTSBURGH--A research team...
Offshore submarine freshwater discovery raises hopes for islands worldwide
Credit: University of Hawai'i Twice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawai'i Island than was previously thought, according to...
Quantum nanodiamonds may help detect disease earlier
The quantum sensing abilities of nanodiamonds can be used to improve the sensitivity of paper-based diagnostic tests, potentially allowing for...
Understanding the power of our Sun
The Borexino collaboration, in which also scientists from TU Dresden are involved, has succeeded after more than 80 years in...
A microscope for everyone: Jena researchers develop open-source optical toolbox
The open-source system from the 3D printer delivers high-resolution images like commercial microscopes at hundreds of times the priceCredit: UC2...
Progress in electronic structure and topology in nickelates superconductors
Credit: ©Science China Press The discovery of high Tc superconductivity in cuprates attracts people to explore superconductivity in nickelates, whose...
New physical picture leads to a precise finite-size scaling of (3+1)-dimensional O(n) critical system
Credit: ©Science China Press Since the establishment of the renormalization group theory, it has been known that systems of critical...
