Chemistry
CIC nanoGUNE reaches new depths in infrared nanospectroscopy
Credit: CIC nanoGUNE Researchers from the Nanooptics Group at CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian) demonstrate that nanoscale infrared imaging - which...
Researchers capture cell-level details of curved cornea
New OCT instrument poised to improve disease diagnosis thanks to larger field of viewCredit: Viacheslav Mazlin, The Langevin Institute WASHINGTON...
Scientists develop new material for longer-lasting fuel cells
Credit: Patrick Cullen / Gyen Ming Angel New research suggests that graphene - made in a specific way- could be...
Developing detectors for scientific research and medicine
Jefferson Lab's Cynthia Keppel will receive $1 million for research as a newly appointed US Department of Energy Office of...
2,000 years of storms in the Caribbean
Geoscientists from Goethe University create sedimentary archive with annual resolutionCredit: (Photo: Gischler) FRANKFURT. The hurricanes in the Caribbean became more...
Discovery of first active seep in Antarctica provides new understanding of methane cycle
Credit: Andrew Thurber Oregon State University. CORVALLIS, Ore. - The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is...
Biotelemetry provides unique glimpse into whitespotted eagle rays’ behavior
Study by FAU harbor branch scientists first to characterize ecology of this 'near threatened' species in FloridaCredit: Cameron Luck The...
Shrinking (ultra)violet
NIST researchers describe unique system for testing how well narrow wavebands of UV light kill germsCredit: T. Larason/NIST While awaiting...
Kazan University chemists offer a new look at polymers for space industry
They were in the first in the world to research the solid-state polymerization of aryl cyanatesCredit: Kazan Federal University Employees...
Mix and match: New 3D cell culture model replicates fibrotic elements of pancreatic cancer
Researchers use 3D cell culture technology to recreate pancreatic cancer tissue in vitro with fibrotic componentsCredit: © 2020 Mitsunobu R....
Diamonds shine a light on hidden currents in graphene
A new quantum sensing technique uses diamonds to reveal the fluid-like electrical currents in graphene.Credit: Walsworth and Yacoby research groups,...
O Christmas Tree: DNA shows WA’s largest parasitic plant adapts to climate
Credit: Curtin University A closer look at DNA from south-western Australia's native Nuytsia floribunda, known as the WA Christmas Tree,...
First ever image of a multi-planet system around a sun-like star captured by ESO telescope
Credit: ESO/Bohn et al. The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) has taken the first ever image of...
Junk DNA might be really, really useful for biocomputing
Flipon-based ComputersCredit: Alan Herbert Dr. Herbert asks what if our genome was far smarter than everyone previously believed? What if...
Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape
TTUHSC researchers look for links between virus and strokeCredit: TTUHSC As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles...
Solar-driven membrane distillation technology that can double drinking water production
Development of highly efficient membrane distillation process with excellent solar absorption; successful case of research that combines material technologies with...
Invention offers new option for monitoring heart health
Credit: Wenzhuo Wu/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An invention may turn one of the most widely used materials for...
While birds chirp, plasma shouldn’t: New insight could advance fusion energy
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory...
Russian scientists identified energy storage mechanism of sodium-ion battery anode
Credit: Zoia V.Bobyleva et al./Electrochimica Acta Scientists from Skoltech and Moscow State University (MSU) identified the type of electrochemical reaction...
Postdoc pushes backward physics to fore
Postdoctoral Prize winner Wenliang "Bill" Li won the 2020 JSA Postdoctoral Prize to run experiments that will examine proton structure...
