Chemistry
Electrochemical doping: researchers improve carbon nanotube transparent conductors
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Aalto University have discovered that electrochemical doping with ionic...
Astronomers pinpoint the best place on Earth for a telescope: High on a frigid Antarctic plateau
Credit: Zhaohui Shang au, could offer the clearest view on Earth of the stars at night, according to new research...
Potential preterm births in high risk women predicted to 73% accuracy, by new technique
A new technique that can spot a potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women, with up to 73% accuracy months...
Phillips group exactly solves experimental puzzle in high temperature superconductivity
Cooper pairing and wave function for superconducting state in doped Mott insulatorsCredit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
NTU president Subra Suresh recognised with ASME’s most prestigious medal
Credit: NTU Singapore Professor Subra Suresh, President of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore), has been unanimously selected by...
UArizona Health Sciences researchers narrow in on novel treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
A $3.8-million federal grant to the University of Arizona's Dr. Chris Hulme will allow a UArizona College of Pharmacy-led team...
Influx of electric vehicles accelerates need for grid planning
For grid reliability, PNNL study shows advance planning and smart EV charging strategies could help cities and utilities smooth out...
Newer PFAS compound detected for first time in Arctic seawater
Credit: Hanna Joerss Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), found in many household products and food packages, have raised concerns because...
‘Quantum negativity’ can power ultra-precise measurements
Credit: Hugo Lepage Scientists have found that a physical property called 'quantum negativity' can be used to take more precise...
How plantains and carbon nanotubes can improve cars
Credit: Dr Patrick Ehi Imoisili, Therese van Wyk, University of Johannesburg. A luxury automobile is not really a place to...
Using artificial intelligence to smell the roses
UC Riverside study applies machine learning to olfaction with possible vast applications in flavors and fragrancesCredit: L. Duka. RIVERSIDE, Calif....
Phosphoprotein biomarkers to guide cancer therapy are identified
A study identifying biomarkers for certain neuroendocrine cancers demonstrates a novel approach for identifying and detecting tumor drivers, giving this...
Human coagulation factor XIIIa expressed in pichia pastoris as fXIIIa hemostatic agent
This article by Dr. Xu et al. is published in Protein & Peptide Letters, 2020Credit: Dr. Xu et al., Bentham...
Solving materials problems with a quantum computer
Credit: University of Chicago Quantum computers have enormous potential for calculations using novel algorithms and involving amounts of data far...
UMass Amherst biologists zero in on cells’ environmental sensing mechanism
A new collaboration advances Evo-Devo, the fields of evolution and developmentCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Evolutionary and developmental biologist...
Discovery will allow more sophisticated work at nanoscale
New method of fluid gating has implications for drug delivery, power generation and other usesCredit: ACS Applied Nano Materials The...
Black phosphorus future in 3D analysis, molecular fingerprinting
Advances with the versatile material provide a path forward for applications on next-generation optoelectronic chipsCredit: Bowei Dong and Li Huang...
Novel diabetes drug candidate shows promising properties in human islets and mouse models
The drug candidate is a non-toxic small molecule that given orally effectively rescued mice from models of Type 1 and...
Ammonia synthesis from selective electroreduction of nitrates over electron-deficient Co
Credit: ©Science China Press Ammonia has been widely used for agricultural fertilizers and industrial productions. Additionally, NH3 is expected to...
New scenario for the India-Asia collision dynamics
Credit: ©Science China Press To elucidate the timing, location and geodynamic models of the India-Asia collision, Yuan and colleagues conducted...
