Chemistry
Designing DNA from scratch: Engineering the functions of micrometer-sized DNA droplets
Credit: Tokyo Tech In living organisms, DNA is the storage unit of all genetic information. It is with this information...
Tech to help autonomous vehicles better scan for nearby fast-moving objects
Mechanical control and modulation of light on a silicon chip could enhance lidarCredit: WoogieWorks graphic/Alex Mehler WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. --...
Tulane scientists build high-performing hybrid solar energy converter
Thr work is the culmination of a US Department of Energy project that began in 2014Credit: Photo courtesy of Matthew...
FSU news: Scientists discover heavy element chemistry can change at high pressures
Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt / Nature TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research shows that one of the heaviest known elements...
Shaking light with sound
Credit: Jijun He, Junqiu Liu (EPFL) Piezoelectric materials can convert electrical voltage to mechanical displacement and vice versa. They are...
FSU researchers find sun, rain transform asphalt binder into potentially toxic compounds
Credit: Credit: Sydney Niles TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A dramatic oil spill, such as the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf...
Biomedical instrument based on microvesicles
A paper saw light in Scientific ReportsCredit: Kazan Federal University Researchers have proved that a microvesicle-based instrument can be effective...
Transparent inorganic multicolour displays enabled by zinc-based electrochromic devices
Credit: by Wu Zhang, Haizeng Li, William W. Yu, Abdulhakem Y. Elezzabi Multicolour electrochromic displays are one of the most...
Subaru Telescope and New Horizons explore the outer solar system
Credit: NAOJ Collaborative observations with NASA's New Horizons mission have been ongoing at the Subaru Telescope since May 2020. Hyper...
KIST develops “dielectrophoretic tweezer” technology for toxic nanoparticles
Technology developments for 'nanogap electrodes' to purify various ultra-fine floating particles in the air and water. Single particle? Scalable massive...
New lithium battery charges faster, reduces risk of device explosions
Researchers at Texas A&M University have invented a technology that can prevent lithium batteries from heating and failingCredit: Juran Noh/Texas...
Lehigh Univ. PhD candidate wins selective DOE award to conduct research on fusion
Vincent Graber, grad student in Prof. Eugenio Schuster's Plasma Control Group, will work on burn control simulation at Princeton Plasma...
Maunakea Observatories’ quick reflexes capture fleeting flash
The International Gemini Observatory and W. M. Keck Observatory catch short gamma-ray burst within hoursCredit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Paterson &...
A new path for electron optics in solid-state systems
A novel mechanism for electron optics in two-dimensional solid-state systems opens up a route to engineering quantum-optical phenomena in a...
Tale of the tape: Sticky bits make better batteries
Rice University scientists stick to their laser guns to improve lithium metal technologyCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 14,...
Short gamma ray burst leaves most-distant optical afterglow ever detected
Rare event occurred 10 billion lightyears away, 3.8 billion years after the Big BangCredit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Paterson & W....
SwRI testing N95, KN95 respirators, surgical masks in response to COVID-19
Engineers offering new service to evaluate particle filtration, flow resistanceCredit: Larry Walther, SwRI The Particle Science and Technology Laboratory at...
Experts’ high-flying study reveals secrets of soaring birds
New research has revealed when it comes to flying the largest of birds rely on air currents, not flapping to...
Hammer-on technique for atomic vibrations in a crystal
Credit: MBI Vibrations of atoms in a crystal of the semiconductor gallium arsenide (GaAs) are impulsively shifted to a higher...
Scientists found a way to identify diseases by blood serum
Researchers developed a new dynamic light scattering method to determine the sizes of circulating immune complexes in blood serumCredit: Peter...
