Chemistry
Trapping the Sun: New thin-film technology uses sustainable components for solar panels
Scientists identify a novel method to create efficient alloy-based solar panels free of toxic metalsCredit: DGIST Commercialized thin-film solar panels...
Novel function of platelets in tumor blood vessels found
Credit: Yanyu Zhang Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse...
Scientists develop new tool to design better fusion devices
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications One way that scientists seek to bring to Earth the fusion process...
Beneath the surface of our galaxy’s water worlds
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Out beyond our solar system, visible only as the smallest dot in space with even the most powerful...
Simulations reveal how saltwater behaves in Earth’s mantle
Credit: Zhang et al Scientists estimate that the Earth's mantle holds as much water as all the oceans on the...
Rogue’s gallery of dusty star systems reveals exoplanet nurseries
Systematic survey of 104 nearby stars turns up 25 dust disks with evidence of planetsCredit: UC Berkeley image by Thomas...
Plug-and-play lens simplifies adaptive optics for microscopy
Credit: T. Furieri (CNR-IFN), G. Calisei and A. Bassi (Politecnico of Milan), E. Daini and A. Vilella (University of Modena...
New process could safeguard water quality, environment and health
Pioneering single process can remove pollutants from waste waterCredit: Swansea University A research team at Swansea University have developed a...
Measure squeezing in a novel way
Credit: Weig Group, University of Konstanz "Squeezing" is used in physics, among other things, to improve the resolution of measuring...
New research advances Army’s quest for quantum networking
Credit: Courtesy of the University of Chicago, Nancy Wong RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Two U.S. Army research projects advance...
OU researcher receives Department of Energy Early Career Award
Credit: Provided by Dr. Bayram Saparov, University of Oklahoma Bayram Saparov, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and...
One-time treatment generates new neurons, eliminates Parkinson’s disease in mice
Inhibiting a single gene converts many cell types directly into dopamine-producing neuronsCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Xiang-Dong Fu, PhD,...
Order out of disorder in ice
Credit: Chuanlong Lin The glass structure of a material is often believed to mimic its corresponding liquid. Polyamorphism between ices...
Exotic mixtures
X-ray scattering enables closer scrutiny of the interior of planets and starsCredit: HZDR / Sahneweiß Recreating extreme conditions in the...
Nature-imitating coating makes batteries more durable and efficient
Aalto University's researchers were the first in the world to make use of carbon dioxide in the production of a...
Genetic malfunction of brain astrocytes triggers migraine
Credit: (Image: UZH) Migraine is one of the most disabling disorders, affecting one in seven people and causing a tremendous...
Ion conducting polymer crucial to improving neuromorphic devices
Credit: Shunsuke Yamamoto "Neuromorphic" refers to mimicking the behavior of brain neural cells. When one speaks of neuromorphic computers, they...
Dynamical and allosteric regulation of photoprotection in light harvesting complex II
Credit: ©Science China Press The photosynthetic systems of green plants have developed a dual function of efficient light collection under...
Samsara, Evotec, KCK launch Autobahn Labs, a novel early stage drug discovery incubator
Autobahn Labs and UCLA announce strategic collaborationCredit: Autobahn Labs PALO ALTO, CA and HAMBURG, Germany (June 24, 2020) -- Samsara...
Australian awarded Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry
FLEET/UNSW's Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh awarded prestigious prizeCredit: UNSW FLEET CI Professor Kourosh Kaantar-zadeh (UNSW Sydney) has been awarded the prestigious 2020...
