Chemistry
Extracting order from a quantum measurement finally shown experimentally
Credit: Ola Joensen In physics, it is essential to be able to show a theoretical assumption in actual, physical experiments....
How to have a blast like a black hole
Scientists at Osaka University use extremely intense laser pulses to create magnetized-plasma conditions comparable to those surrounding a black hole,...
Inheritance in plants can now be controlled specifically
For the first time, KIT researchers use CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors to recombine genes on a chromosome -- Nature Communications publishes...
The brain can induce diabetes remission in rodents, but how?
Fibroblast growth factor 1 effects on specific brain cell types, and on nets that enmesh neurons, inform how it restores...
Genetic study of proteins is a breakthrough in drug development for complex diseases
Credit: Dr Jie Zheng An innovative genetic study of blood protein levels, led by researchers in the MRC Integrative Epidemiology...
A new twist on DNA origami
Meta-DNA structures transform the DNA nanotechnology worldCredit: Hao Yan A team* of scientists from ASU and Shanghai Jiao Tong University...
Gene test can predict risk of medications causing liver injury
Organoid-related discovery may also help drug makers screen potential pharmaceuticalsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists who were working on a way to...
New public-private projects to speed fusion energy development come to PPPL
Credit: Photos and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications World-class expertise in confining and stabilizing the plasma that fuels...
Painting with light: Novel nanopillars precisely control intensity of transmitted light
The approach has potential applications in improving optical communications and making currency harder to counterfeitCredit: T. Xu/Nanjing University By shining...
Researchers find unexpected electrical current that could stabilize fusion reactions
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications Electric current is everywhere, from powering homes to controlling the plasma that...
Chemistry’s Feng Lin Lab is splitting water molecules for a renewable energy future
Credit: Virginia Tech The future economy based on renewable and sustainable energy sources might utilize battery-powered cars, large-scale solar and...
‘Floppy’ atomic dynamics help turn heat into electricity
'Cold neutrons' uncover atomic dynamics that give thermoelectric materials low-heat conductivityCredit: Tyson Lanigan-Atkins, Delaire group, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. --...
Surprise on Mars
Credit: NASA / JPL An observer standing on Mars would see the planet's moon Phobos cross the sky from west...
Scientists propose nano-confinement strategy to form sub-nanometer reactors
Credit: LIANG Ji Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are promising in electrocatalysis processes due to their maximum utilization of active species. However,...
EU research funding in the millions for Saarbrücken-based computational linguist
Credit: Thorsten Mohr, Saarland Universität People infer things beyond what is literally said - and everyone makes his or her...
Nanoearthquakes control spin centers in SiC
Credit: A. Hernandez-MiÂnguez Researchers from the Paul-Drude-Institut in Berlin, the Helmholtz-Zentrum in Dresden and the Ioffe Institute in St. Petersburg...
Japan’s geologic history in question after discovery of metamorphic rock microdiamonds
a: Geological zone in western Japan. The blue-green part is the Sanbagawa belt that crosses mainland Japan. The Nishisonogi metamorphic...
A chemist from RUDN developed a green catalyst for pharmaceutical and industrial chemistry
Credit: RUDN University Many production facilities (e.g. plastic manufacturers, pharma companies, and others) use nanocatalysts that contain palladium--an expensive component...
Why lime juice burns your skin in the sun (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, September 4, 2020 -- Did you know that making margaritas and then heading to...
Misaligned planet-forming rings around triple young stars
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Bi et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array...
