Chemistry
Rise of the mutants: New uOttawa-led research to improve enzyme design methodologies
Credit: Rojo Rakotoharisoa A group of researchers at the University of Ottawa has been looking for ways to improve enzyme...
Optics and photonics researcher receives $1.7 million nih grant
Assistant Professor Kyu Young Han will use the funding to develop a new optical technology that could aid in the...
Einstein’s description of gravity just got much harder to beat
Astrophysicists put general relativity to a new test with black hole imagesCredit: L. Medeiros; C. Chan; D. Psaltis; F. Özel;...
Ultrasensitive microwave detector developed
Credit: Sampson Wilcox from MIT A joint international research team from POSTECH of South Korea, Raytheon BBN Technologies, Harvard University,...
Carb-eating bacteria under viral threat
Scientists characterize previously unknown gut reactionsCredit: (Purdue University and Seyet LLC) Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates -- that's...
Carbon-carbon covalent bonds far more flexible than presumed
Credit: Takuya Shimajiri, Takanori Suzuki, Yusuke Ishigaki, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, September 30, 2020 A Hokkaido University research group has...
Timing the life of antimatter particles may lead to better cancer treatment
Japanese team aims to detect oxygen concentration in tumors using upgraded medical imaging scanCredit: Taiga Yamaya, CC-BY Experts in Japan...
ESO telescope spots galaxies trapped in the web of a supermassive black hole
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada With the help of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found six galaxies lying around a...
The most sensitive optical receivers yet for space communications
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Communications in space demand the most sensitive receivers possible for maximum reach, while also...
URI researcher: Housing prices decline within mile of solar energy arrays
'We need to be smarter in siting solar installations'Credit: University of Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I. - September 30, 2020 -...
WVU researcher to tackle the mysteries of dark energy and the universe beyond
Credit: Andre Recnik/CHIME Though it makes up roughly 70 percent of the universe, dark energy is one of the greatest...
Finding a cure for multiple sclerosis
Biomedical scientist Seema Tiwari-Woodruff has received funding to identify compounds that can repair damaged axonsCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE,...
Stellar explosion in Earth’s proximity
Discovery of iron-60 and manganese-53 substantiates supernova 2.5 million years agoCredit: Dominik Koll / TUM When the brightness of the...
American Physical Society announces four 2020 fellows affiliated with Jefferson Lab
The American Physical Society's newly released list of 2020 Fellowships includes two staff scientists and two others who have conducted...
Colloidal quantum dot light emitters go broadband in the infrared
Credit: ©ICFO Broadband light emission in the infrared has proven to be of paramount importance for a large range of...
Scientists capture candid snapshots of electrons harvesting light at the atomic scale
Berkeley Lab scientists gain insight into charge generation induced by light; could enable the design of better solar fuels devicesCredit:...
Safe flight: New method detects onset of destructive oscillations in aircraft turbines
New method for early flutter detection will help in the development of safer and more eco-friendly turbines in aircraftCredit: Tokyo...
Development of highly compact radar sensors for industry
DFG and FhG fund project to transfer KIT's scientific findings to industryCredit: Photo: Joachim Hebeler, KIT Radar systems have long...
Zebrafish embryos help prove what happens to nanoparticles in the blood
Credit: Yuya Hayashi. Adapted from Mohammad-Beigi et al. (2020) ACS Nano. Copyright 2020 American Chemical Society A variety of nanoparticles...
UIC receives $8 million Army Research Laboratory grant for drone fuel sensor research
Sensors will enable unmanned aircraft systems to adapt to different fuel typesCredit: UIC/Jim Young The University of Illinois Chicago has...
