Chemistry
Light-modulated graphene-organic heterojunction transistors realizing photocurrent logic changes
Credit: by Jiayue Han, Meiyu He, Ming Yang, Qi Han, Fang Wang, Fang Zhong, Mengjian Xu, Qing Li, He Zhu,...
Rotation of a molecule as an “internal clock”
Measuring ultrafast reactionsCredit: MPI for Nuclear Physics Using a new method, physicists at the Heidelberg Max Planck Institute for Nuclear...
New analysis method can lead to better cancer drugs
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. While proteins on the surface of cells are the targets for most drugs, refined methods are needed...
First light on a next-gen astronomical survey toward a new understanding of the cosmos
Groundbreaking all-sky survey will bolster our understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxiesCredit: Image Credit: Hector Ibarra Medel, Jon...
GRETA, a 3D gamma-ray detector, gets green light to move forward
Spherical detector will be a centerpiece at Michigan State's facility for rare isotope beamsCredit: GRETA collaboration The effort to construct...
Devil in the defect detail of quantum emissions unravelled
Study helps unlock chemical structure in defects that emit single photonsCredit: Trong Toan Tran Systems which can emit a stream...
Room temperature conversion of CO2 to CO: A new way to synthesize hydrocarbons
New method could potentially reduce dioxide emission into the atmosphere and slash costs of chemical manufacturingCredit: NIST Researchers at the...
Robert Prud’homme to receive new Princeton University award to honor faculty innovators
Prud'homme led the invention of flash nanoprecipitation to encapsulate drugs in nanoparticles for targeted deliveryCredit: Photo by David Kelly Crow....
Specially-adapted drones gather data from unexplored volcanoes to better forecast eruptions
New drone technology improves ability to forecast volcanic eruptionsCredit: Matthew Wordell Specially-adapted drones developed by an international team have been...
Five Argonne researchers recognized as 2020 Distinguished Fellows
Credit: Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Five leading researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have...
A new spin on atoms gives scientists a closer look at quantum weirdness
Credit: Rachel Davidowitz When atoms get extremely close, they develop intriguing interactions that could be harnessed to create new generations...
New fault zone measurements could help us to understand subduction earthquake
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba conducted detailed measurements of rocks formed by seismic slips in an exposed subduction zone...
Stars and skulls: New ESO image reveals eerie nebula
Credit: ESO This ethereal remnant of a long dead star, nestled in the belly of The Whale, bears an uneasy...
RUDN University chemist developed green method for malaria and leprosy drug production
Credit: RUDN University A chemist from RUDN University suggested an eco-friendly method for the synthesis of dapsone, a substance that...
Galaxies in the very early universe were surprisingly mature
Credit: Credit: B. Saxton NRAO/AUI/NSF, ESO, NASA/STScI; NAOJ/Subaru Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than...
Dynamic photonic barcodes record energy transfer at the biointerface
Cavity-enhanced radiative energy transfer converts biomolecular information from a single droplet into trillions of distinctive photonic barcodesCredit: Zhou et al.,...
Prize for ‘clean earth technologies’
National science prize for polymers made from wasteCredit: Flinders University Flinders University Associate Professor Justin Chalker has won the Prize...
Flash graphene rocks strategy for plastic waste
Rice University lab detours potential environmental hazard into useful materialCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 29, 2020) - Plastic...
Smart tablecloth can find fruit and help with watering the plants
Interactive fabric senses everyday non-metallic objectsCredit: Figure courtesy of XDiscovery Lab. HANOVER, N.H. - October 29, 2020 - Researchers have...
Industry impact: Wojciech Misiolek honored for materials processing advances
Lehigh University materials science and engineering chair, a leading expert in aluminum metal forming, wins ASM International's prestigious William Hunt...
