Chemistry
Plant-based spray could be used in n95 masks and energy devices
Engineers invent way to spray extremely thin wires on 3D objectsCredit: Images: (left) Jonathan P. Singer; (right) Lin Lei Engineers...
Evolution of the Y chromosome in great apes deciphered
Researchers reconstruct the ancestral great ape Y and show its rapid evolution in bonobo and chimpanzeeCredit: Dani Zemba and Monika...
Experiments with twisted 2D materials catch electrons behaving collectively
Credit: Matthew Yankowitz/University of Washington Scientists can have ambitious goals: curing disease, exploring distant worlds, clean-energy revolutions. In physics and...
Story Tips: Remote population counting, slowing corrosion and turning down the heat
Credit: Adam Malin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Census - Remote population counting Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists helped count the...
Nobel Prize awarded for research with ESO telescopes on Milky Way’s central black hole
Credit: ESO/S. Gillessen et al. Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez have jointly been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics...
Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes black hole discoveries
APS Fellow Andrea Ghez among 2020 Nobel Laureates who uncovered some of the "darkest secrets of the Universe"Credit: American Physical...
Hunting for the lowest known nuclear-excited state
Measurements in thorium-229 take a step towards the direct laser excitation of an atomic nucleus in this unique isotopeCredit: photo/©:...
NASA’s TESS creates a cosmic vista of the northern sky
Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Ethan Kruse (USRA) Familiar stars shine, nebulae glow, and nearby galaxies tantalize in a new panorama of...
Who is driving whom? Climate and carbon cycle in perpetual interaction
Bremen climate scientists disclose changing feedback mechanisms between climate and global carbon cycle over the last 35 million yearsCredit: William...
Breaking the coupling process
Credit: Illustration: Gerhard Stock, Steffen Wolf Proteins transduce information and signals within the human body by changes in their structures....
Colorectal cancer treatment: the winning combinations
A technique developed by scientists from UNIGE and HUG has made it possible to identify in vitro and validate in...
Energy-harvesting plastics pass the acid test
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A polymer previously used to protect solar cells may find new applications in consumer electronics, reveals...
Hydrogen embrittlement creates complications for clean energy storage, transportation
Methods reveal understanding of the location of hydrogen in ferritic steelsCredit: O. Sobol, G. Holzlechner, G. Nolze, T. Wirth, D....
Astronomers turn up the heavy metal to shed light on star formation
Credit: Credit: GAMA Survey Team, ICRAR/UWA. Astronomers from The University of Western Australia's node of the International Centre for Radio...
Igniting the synthetic transport of amino acids in living cells
Credit: Gemma Aragay/ICIQ The transport of amino acids and other molecules across the cell's membrane plays a crucial role in...
Advancing multiprincipal alloys
Team of materials researchers explores new domains of the compositionally complex metalsCredit: UC Santa Barbara The most significant advances in...
Seeking ancient rainforests through modern mammal diets
First study to compare dietary signatures of African and South American mammals in quest to reconstruct ancient ecosystems finds need...
Lighting the path to recycling carbon dioxide
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Semiconductive photocatalysts that efficiently absorb solar energy could help reduce the energy required to drive a...
Scientists find evidence of exotic state of matter in candidate material for quantum computers
Credit: Courtesy of Arkady Shekhter/ National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Using a novel technique, scientists working at the Florida State...
Corn farmers can apply a fungicide just once to protect against foliar diseases
Credit: APS Foliar diseases, such as gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, and southern rust, were estimated to cause...