Chemistry
Smart tablecloth can find fruit and help with watering the plants
Interactive fabric senses everyday non-metallic objectsCredit: Figure courtesy of XDiscovery Lab. HANOVER, N.H. - October 29, 2020 - Researchers have...
Industry impact: Wojciech Misiolek honored for materials processing advances
Lehigh University materials science and engineering chair, a leading expert in aluminum metal forming, wins ASM International's prestigious William Hunt...
UC scientist receives over $700,000 for a multi-year research project
Pharmacy faculty member studies properties that are environmentally friendlyCredit: University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati cosmetic scientist Harshita Kumari has...
Breakthrough quantum-dot transistors create a flexible alternative to conventional electronics
Quantum dot logic circuits provide the long-sought building blocks for innovative devices, including printable electronics, flexible displays, and medical diagnosticsCredit:...
Asteroid Ryugu shaken by Hayabusa2’s impactor
The artificial impactor disturbed boulders within a 30m radius from the center of the impact crater- providing important insight into...
Measuring the expansion of the universe: Researchers focus on velocity
Credit: Peter Laursen Ever since the astronomer Edwin Hubble demonstrated that the further apart two galaxies are, the faster they...
CAM modes provide environment-specific water-saving benefits in a leaf metabolic model
Credit: Toepfer/ IPK During photosynthesis, plants take in CO2 from the environment and, with the help of sunlight, convert it...
Unravelling the origins of autoimmune psychosis
A first step towards potential treatmentsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Anti-NMDAR encephalitis is an autoimmune brain illness that is often mistaken...
Face mask aims to deactivate virus to protect others
Anti-viral layer attacks respiratory droplets to make mask wearer less infectiousCredit: Northwestern University In the pandemic, people wear face masks...
Brain imaging of tau protein in patients with various forms of dementia
Credit: Tagai, Ono, and Kubota et al A new imaging-based method could enable the early detection and differentiation of a...
Researchers find direction decided by rate of coin flip in quantum world
Credit: Haruna Katayama, Hiroshima University Flip a coin. Heads? Take a step to the left. Tails? Take a step to...
Sensors driven by machine learning sniff-out gas leaks fast
ALFaLDS works on large oil& gas infrastructure, can help cut methane emissions by 90%Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS,...
Chemical scissors snip 2D transition metal dichalcogenides into nanoribbon
New 'nanoribbon' catalyst should slash cost of hydrogen production for clean fuelsCredit: KAIST One of the biggest challenges in making...
A new method to measure optical absorption in semiconductor crystals
Credit: Kazunobu Kojima Tohoku University researchers have revealed more details about omnidirectional photoluminescence (ODPL) spectroscopy - a method for probing...
Scientists discover new structures in the smallest ice cube
Credit: LI Gang and LI Qinming The freezing of water is one of the most common processes. However, understanding the...
$39 Million to better integrate renewables into power grid
Credit: Erik Jepsen/University of California San Diego The National Science Foundation has awarded $39 million to a team of engineers...
Bioenergy research team sequences miscanthus genome
CABBI study provides a genetic road map to maximize the productivity and adaptability of this perennial grass and potential bioenergy...
Nucleus accumbens recruited by cocaine, sugar are different
Credit: Sarah Pack Nucleus accumbens in the brain play a central role in the risk-reward circuit. Their operation is based...
Samara Polytech chemists synthesized new compounds
The synthesized substances have great preparative propertiesCredit: @SamaraPolytech Scientists of the Department of Organic Chemistry of Samara Polytech have developed...
Liquid nanofoam: A game changer for future football helmets
Credit: Weiyi Lu A liquid nanofoam liner undergoing testing could prolong the safe use of football helmets, says a Michigan...