Chemistry
Laser takes pictures of electrons in crystals
Credit: University of Rostock The researchers used powerful laser flashes to irradiate thin, films of crystalline materials. These laser pulses...
CityU’s CRISPR-assisted novel method detects RNA-binding proteins in living cells
Credit: Photo source: DOI number: 10.1038/s41592-020-0866-0 While scientists still don't fully understand the diverse nature of RNA molecules, it is...
FAST detects neutral hydrogen emission from extragalactic galaxies for the first time
Credit: CASSACA The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is the largest telescope with the highest sensitivity in the world....
Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study
Unprecedented details of enamel structure may point to new ways to prevent or halt cavitiesCredit: Karen DeRocher, Northwestern University Scientists...
First exposed planetary core discovered allows glimpse inside other worlds
The surviving core of a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a distant star by University of Warwick astronomers, offering...
Research finds new approach to treating certain neurological diseases
Research produces dramatic results in laboratory studies involving fatal myelin disease that strikes childrenCredit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--A team...
Age research: A low level of the stress hormone cortisol contributes to the ageing process
Credit: Iris Maurer Why do we age? What exactly is happening in our bodies? And can we do anything about...
Researchers develop computational model to build better capacitors
Credit: Doug Irving, NC State University Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that helps users...
Light pollution gives invasive cane toads a belly full of grub
Credit: Hirotaka Komine/ TUAT Light pollution is increasingly being recognized as yet another of humanity's many impacts on the rest...
Hydrated eutectic electrolytes help improve performance of aqueous zn batteries
Credit: ZHAO Jingwen and YANG Wuhai Zinc (Zn) batteries have attracted more and more attention due to large volumetric capacity,...
NFL awards near $500K to university for helmet safety
Grantees plan to 3D-print player-specific helmet liners to reduce concussionsCredit: CU Denver The National Football League (NFL) and Football Research,...
Excess neutrinos and missing gamma rays?
Coronae of supermassive black holes may be the hidden sources of mysterious cosmic neutrinos seen on EarthCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The origin...
Science snapshots July 2020
Microbial behavior, plant engineering, triple-pane windows, ferroelectricityCredit: Michal Hammel/Berkeley Lab Study Gains New Insight Into Bacterial DNA Packing By Julie...
A binary star as a cosmic particle accelerator
Evidence of very high-energy gamma radiation from Eta CarinaeCredit: Illustration: DESY, Science Communication Lab With a specialised telescope in Namibia...
Nobel Prize-winning chemist named to “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” list
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel Laureate and distinguished...
UTEP research reveals more about path bacterial pathogen travels to cause tuberculosis
Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications EL PASO, Texas - Biology students and faculty members from The University of Texas...
Geologists identify deep-earth structures that may signal hidden metal lodes
Finding new giant copper, lead, zinc deposits could fuel green infrastructureCredit: Adapted from Hoggard et al., Nature Geoscience, 2020 If...
To find giant black holes, start with Jupiter
Credit: David Champion The revolution in our understanding of the night sky and our place in the universe began when...
SwRI’s SLED-W algorithms detect crude oil on water
Machine vision research to expand from laboratory to field studies near oil production, distribution regionsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO...
Novel potassium channel activator which acts as a potential anticonvulsant discovered
Credit: Paul Slesinger, PhD Bottom Line: Potassium channels play an important role in controlling the electrical activity of neurons in...
