Chemistry
INRS researchers develop a new membraneless fuel cell
A new approach to reduce fuel cell crossoverCredit: Christian Fleury The research team of INRS (Institut national de la recherche...
Understanding ghost particle interactions
Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Scientists often refer to the neutrino as the "ghost particle." Neutrinos were one of the...
Pandemic sets off future wave of worsening mental health issues
Worry, fear of COVID-19 amplifies risk of substance abuseCredit: University of Houston Long after a COVID-19 vaccination is developed and...
3D biometric authentication based on finger veins almost impossible to fool
Combining light and sound adds depth information that boosts security of biometric authenticationCredit: Jun Xia, University at Buffalo, The State...
A red future for improving crop production?
Credit: Lawrence Atkin Researchers have found a way to engineer more efficient versions of the plant enzyme Rubisco by using...
How does this blue flower tea change color? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2020 -- Maybe you've seen a beautiful, color-changing tea on social media....
SwRI study describes discovery of close binary trans-Neptunian object
Scientists utilized citizen science network to observe the objectCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 28, 2020 -- A...
Quantum vortex study recognized as finalists for prestigious Eureka Prize
Australian physicists seeking to unlock valuable future quantum technologyCredit: Pixabay FLEET physicists from Monash University and the University of Queensland...
Microbiome-based technologies drive multibillion-dollar market
New research field promises to transform food production and treatment of diseases; a global panel of experts unified concepts to...
New study finds novel functions of the pyruvate-sensing protein PdhR in E. Coli
Credit: Microbial Genomics, Tokyo Tech Organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans, run on an interconnected series of metabolic pathways--with glycolysis...
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
UC Riverside-led team's technique relied on determining the mass of galaxy clustersCredit: Mohamed Abdullah, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A...
Water at the end of the tunnel
How methanogens are able to render oxygen molecules harmlessCredit: S. Engilberge and T. Wagner Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas...
Cell therapy designed to treat inflammatory bowel disease
The research has yielded highly encouraging results, and studies in animal models have already begunCredit: Nuria González. UPV/EHU. The results...
Oligomeric materials to enhance water splitting
Credit: Marcos Gil-Sepulcre (ICIQ) Researchers from the Llobet group have developed a new molecular material made out of oligomers and...
New extreme ultraviolet facility opens for use
A new machine to probe the ultrafast motion of matter is the first of its kindCredit: © 2020 Springer Nature...
Fungal compound inhibits important group of proteins
Zebrafish embryos elucidate unknown effect for cercosporamideCredit: Jelmer Hoeksma, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers in the group of Jeroen den Hertog,...
Discovery of large family of two-dimensional ferroelectric metals
Credit: ©Science China Press It is usually believed that ferroelectricity can appear in insulating or semiconducting materials rather than in...
Helium, a little atom for big physics
Credit: Authors Helium atom precision measurements and calculations have a history of nearly a century. In the 1960s, theorists discovered...
Stable supramolecular structure system to identify activity origin of CO2 electroreduction
Credit: Authors CO2 electroreduction reaction driven by renewable electricity is an effective way to reduce the concentration of CO2 in...
Inside mitochondria and their fascinating genome
Credit: EPFL / Alain Herzog Mitochondria are present in all eukaryotic cells: in our cells, in mammalian cells, in the...
