Chemistry
Catalyzing a zero-carbon world by harvesting energy from living cells
Credit: Issey Takahashi The imminent environmental crisis calls for an urgent transition to a green economy. A team of scientists...
Smaller than ever–exploring the unusual properties of quantum-sized materials
Credit: Tokyo Tech The development of functional nanomaterials has been a major landmark in the history of materials science. Nanoparticles...
Dopamine surge reveals how even for mice, ‘there’s no place like home’
Study demonstrates how 'coming home' produces a signal of comfort in miceCredit: Florida Atlantic University By monitoring a well-replicated biomarker...
New editor-in-chief appointed for Journal of Electronic Imaging
Zeev Zalevsky will lead the IS&T-SPIE co-published journal beginning in January 2021Credit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - On 1 January,...
Folding proteins feel the heat, and cold
Atom-scale models could help refine established theories on how proteins interact with solutionsCredit: Illustration by Dilip Asthagiri HOUSTON - (Nov....
Balance dysfunction after traumatic brain injury linked to diminished sensory acuity
Researchers at Kessler Foundation explored the integration of sensory acuity and balance control, developing new metric for quantifying impairment in...
Researcher receives $2.9 million for work improving effectiveness in lung cancer therapy
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher has been...
Silicone surface mimics topology, wettability of a real human tongue
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12925 The tongue helps people taste food, but structures on...
Dartmouth professor awarded $400k grant to conduct research on space station
Zi Chen to investigate forces behind early embryonic developmentCredit: Dartmouth Engineering Dartmouth Engineering Professor Zi Chen has received a $400,000...
Optoelectronic detectors capable of perceiving light intensity and color
Credit: by Mei-Na Zhang, Xiaohan Wu, Antoine Riaud, Xiao-Lin Wang, Fengxian Xie, Wen-Jun Liu, Yongfeng Mei, David Wei Zhang and...
Electrochemical oxygen evolution on Hf2B2Ir5 electrode material
Credit: © MPI CPfS The water electrolysis is an electrochemical way for production of hydrogen, which is considered as one...
Graphene controls laser frequency combs in fiber
Credit: by Chenye Qin, Kunpeng Jia, Qianyuan Li, Teng Tan, Xiaohan Wang, Yanhong Guo, Shu-Wei Huang, Yuan Liu, Shining Zhu,...
Cascade amplified upconversion luminescence facilitating narrow band NIR photodetection
Credit: by Yanan Ji, Wen Xu, Nan Ding, Haitao Yang, Hongwei Song, Qingyun Liu, Hans Ågren, Jerker Widengren, Haichun Liu...
Dissecting colloidal glasses using laser as a lancet
IBS researchers in South Korea probe the cage formation of the glass at surgical precision and elucidate the onset of...
Scientists can now scoop contents of individual cells from their local environment
New method bridges in situ microscopy with single cell omicsCredit: Wheeler lab Scientists can now select individual cells from a...
Observation of four-charm-quark structure
Credit: ©Science China Press The strong interaction is one of the fundamental forces of nature, which binds quarks into hadrons...
Interlayer ligand engineering of β-Ni(OH)2 for oxygen evolution reaction
Credit: ©Science China Press Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a key process for many energy devices such as electrolyzers and...
Selective encapsulation of ultrafine Pd and Pt nanoparticles within the shallow layers of MOF
Credit: ©Science China Press Metal-based catalysts have shown considerable performances in heterogeneous catalysis for the production of various valuable products....
Camel-fur-inspired technology harnesses insulation and evaporation to keep products cool
Credit: Zhengmao Lu and Ningxin Chen Scientists have developed a bilayer passive cooling technology inspired by the way camels stay...
A molecule from gut bacteria reduces effect of diabetes medication
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg. The action of metformin, the classic drug used to treat diabetes by stabilizing blood sugar,...
