Chemistry
Arrokoth: Flattening of a snowman
Only in the course of several million years did Arrokoth, also known by its nickname Ultima Thule, acquire its bizarre,...
Twisting magnetization with light
Laser pulses enable faster creation of skyrmions in magnetsCredit: MBI A team of scientists led by the Max Born Institute...
Revealing secret of lithium-rich stars by monitoring their heartbeats
Credit: YU Jingchuan, Beijing Planetarium Lithium is an ancient element that is almost as old as the universe itself. As...
Gemini South’s high-def version of ‘A Star is Born’
Sharpness of star-forming image matches expected resolution of Webb Space TelescopeCredit: Images courtesy of Patrick Hartigan/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Oct....
Blocking vibrations that remove heat could boost efficiency of next-gen solar cells
Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University...
6,500-year-old copper workshop uncovered in the Negev Desert’s Beer Sheva
Tel Aviv University and Israel Antiquities Authority believe copper-producing technology was closely guarded secretCredit: Anat Rasiuk, Israel Antiquities Authority A...
Two’s a crowd: Nuclear and renewables don’t mix
Only the latter can deliver truly low carbon energy, says new studyCredit: University of Sussex If countries want to lower...
Deep learning gives drug design a boost
Rice translator expands metabolite prediction of chemical reactions in the human bodyCredit: Kavraki Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 5, 2020)...
A RUDN University physicist simplified the Einstein-lovelock theory for black holes
Credit: RUDN University Allowing for quantum corrections, the Einstein-Lovelock theory describes black holes with an equation that contains an infinite...
80-year-old antibiotic redesigned for new medical uses
Synthetic strategy to enhance natural chemistryCredit: Image by Hiroaki Itoh, first published in Nature Communications, CC-BY. Physicians and scientists have...
Microscope lens inspired by lighthouse
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Andrea Bertoncini An optical device that resembles a miniaturized lighthouse lens can make it easier to...
On the trail of causes of radiation events during space flight
Lessons from conjunction observations with ISS detectors and the Arase satelliteCredit: Ryuho Kataoka et al., 2020 Scientists have made significant...
The best of both worlds: A new take on metal-plastic hybrid 3D printing
Scientists develop a novel and surprisingly simple method to print 3D structures made of metal and plastic, paving the way...
Cyanobacteria as “green” catalysts in biotechnology
Cyanobacteria are environmentally friendly and readily available biocatalysts for the production of new chemicals and, thanks to researchers at TU...
Pitt trauma experts aim to reduce deaths by providing blood-clotting agent
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5, 2020 - Severely injured trauma patients who received a blood-clotting drug before arriving at the...
Two-dimensional optical spatial differentiation and high-contrast imaging
Credit: @Science China Press Over the past decades, image processing has evolved into a significant technique for science and engineering...
Light from rare earth: new opportunities for organic light-emitting diodes
Credit: @Science China Press Since its birth in the laboratory, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) has developed into an industry worth...
Biomedical sciences researchers find new way to prevent and cure rotavirus, other viral infections
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A combination of two substances secreted by the immune system can cure and prevent rotavirus infection,...
Researcher receives grant to study the structure and function of enzymes, antibiotic implication
Credit: Virginia Tech Could enzymes hold the key for the future of antibiotic development? "Theoretically, yes. But we have a...
DOE awards funding to six Argonne battery manufacturing projects
Credit: (Image by Mark Lopez / Argonne National Laboratory.) The projects will help bring technologies for safer, more robust batteries...