Chemistry

August 3, 2026

New spin-out company signals quantum leap for brain imaging

Credit: University of Nottingham A new type of wearable brain scanner, designed to allow people to move freely whilst being...

Harnessing quantum properties to create single-molecule devices

Columbia team discovers 6-nanometer-long single-molecule circuit with enormous on/off ratio due to quantum interference; finding could enable faster, smaller, and...

This flexible and rechargeable battery is 10 times more powerful than state of the art

Credit: University of California San Diego A team of researchers has developed a flexible, rechargeable silver oxide-zinc battery with a...

New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers

Credit: Purdue University photo/John Underwood WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering...

Split wave

HZDR team develops component for neuromorphic computerCredit: HZDR/Sahneweiß/H. Schultheiß Neural networks are some of the most important tools in artificial...

Key building block for organic molecules discovered in meteorites

Credit: Daniel P. Glavin Scientists from Japan and the USA have confirmed the presence in meteorites of a key organic...

Aluminium alloy research could benefit manned space missions

Manned space missions in spacecraft made of aluminium that is light yet resistant to radiation could be a step nearer...

New fundamental knowledge of the ‘abdominal brain’

Credit: Magnus Bergström Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have succeeded in mapping the neuron types comprising the enteric nervous system in...

Arctic ground squirrels recycle nutrients to endure deep hibernation

Credit: Carla Frare photo By studying the body chemistry of hibernating Arctic ground squirrels, researchers have found that the animals...

Hydrogel could open new path for glaucoma treatment without drugs or surgery

Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace...

Military flights biggest cause of noise pollution on Olympic Peninsula

Credit: Quiet Parks International An area in the Olympic Peninsula's Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state for years held the...

Appearances can be deceiving: Display versus surface colors

Credit: Yokohama National University The white of paper and the white of monitor can be precisely the same color values,...

No strings attached: maximizing wireless charging efficiency with multiple transmitters

New control strategy dynamically changes transmitter currents for optimal wireless charging in moving devices, such as robots and electric carsCredit:...

New pathway in Alzheimer’s disease provides earlier target for potential therapies

Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target...

Crystals may help reveal hidden Kilauea Volcano behavior

Credit: Image credit: USGS Scientists striving to understand how and when volcanoes might erupt face a challenge: many of the...

Hidden structure found in essential metabolic machinery

Discovery 'requires us to rethink everything we thought we knew about peroxisomes'Credit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec....

Electrons falling flat: Germanium falls into a 2D arrangement on zirconium diboride

Scientists reveal 'flat band' behavior in 2D 'bitriangular' lattice of germanium, confirming earlier theoretical predictionCredit: JAIST Scientists have recently revealed,...

Hubble captures unprecedented fading of Stingray nebula

Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA, B. Balick (University of Washington), M. Guerrero (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía), and G. Ramos-Larios (Universidad...

RUDN University chemists synthesized new fluorescent substances for medical applications

Credit: RUDN University Indolizines are a group of substances with biological and optical properties. A team of chemists from RUDN...

Ionic defect landscape in perovskite solar cells revealed