Chemistry
Twist on CRISPR gene editing treats adult-onset muscular dystrophy in mice
Technique clears toxic RNA buildup that causes myotonic dystrophy type ICredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Myotonic dystrophy type I...
Hints of life on Venus
Credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser / L. Calçada & NASA / JPL / Caltech An international team of astronomers, led...
Physicists “trick” photons into behaving like electrons using a “synthetic” magnetic field
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have discovered an elegant way of manipulating light using a "synthetic" Lorentz force -- which...
Reducing nitrogen with boron and beer
Credit: Team Braunschweig Humankind is reliant on the ammonium in synthetic fertiliser for food. However, producing ammonia from nitrogen is...
Single atom-thin platinum makes a great chemical sensor
Credit: JO Yxell/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, together with colleagues from other universities, have...
Tandem devices feel the heat
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Understanding how solar cell operation changes as it moves from the lab into the real world...
Infinite chains of hydrogen atoms have surprising properties, including a metallic phase
Scientists with the Flatiron Institute and the Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem combined cutting-edge computational methods to probe...
Researchers create morphing crystals powered by water evaporation
New study details the molecular-level design of materials that enable clean and sustainable water evaporation energy to be harvested and...
Big answers from tiny particles
Credit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan - A team of scientists led by Kanazawa University proposed a new mathematical framework to...
Physicists discover new magnetoelectric effect
In a very unusual way, the electrical and magnetic properties of a particular crystal are linked together - the phenomenon...
How to harness the power of biosolids to make hydrogen
Biosolids are the driving force behind a sustainable new method for producing hydrogen from wastewaterCredit: RMIT University Researchers have used...
Halogen bonding: a powerful tool for constructing supramolecular co-crystalline materials
Credit: ©Science China Press Since Lehn's famous definition of supramolecular chemistry, supramolecular synthesis as a rapidly growing field is still...
Detection of PCBs and their metabolites (OH-PCBs) in the fetal brain of a Japanese macaque
Mother to fetus transfer of OH-PCBs in the Japanese macaque: Extrapolation of Exposure Scenarios for HumansCredit: Center for Marine Environmental...
Get diamonds, take temperature
Quantum thermometer using nanodiamonds senses a 'fever' in tiny worms C. elegansCredit: Masazumi Fujiwara, Osaka City University A team from...
A phonon laser – coherent vibrations from a self-breathing resonator
Credit: PDI and Instituto Balseiro and Centro Atómico Lasing - the emission of a collimated light beam of light with...
To recreate ancient recipes, check out the vestiges of clay pots
Archaeologists find that unglazed ceramic cookware absorbs the chemical residue of present and past mealsCredit: Photo courtesy of Melanie Miller...
Harvard team uses laser to cool polyatomic molecule
Harvard researchers become first to cool polyatomic molecule using lightCredit: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer After firing the lasers and bombarding...
Solutions to big problems: they’re in the (soft matter) solution
Credit: Virginia Tech For most people, a coffee stain may go unnoticed, an everyday accident. In the world of physics,...
Texas Heart Institute to develop first implantable heart pump for infants and children
NHLBI grant to fund Texas Heart Institute's pediatric heart failure researchCredit: © Copyright Texas Heart Institute Texas Heart Institute (THI)...
Uncovering the science of Indigenous fermentation
Credit: University of Adelaide AWRI Australian wine scientists are shedding scientific light on the processes underlying traditional practices of Australian...
