Chemistry

February 9, 2026

Quantum rings in the hold of laser light

Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Ultracold atoms trapped in appropriately prepared optical traps can arrange themselves in surprisingly complex, hitherto unobserved...

KU Leuven researchers shed new light on solar flares

Credit: © KU Leuven - Wenzhi Ruan Plasma astrophysicists at KU Leuven have created the first self-consistent simulation of the...

Clear signs of brain injury with severe COVID-19

Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Certain patients who receive hospital care for coronavirus infection (COVID-19) exhibit clinical and neurochemical signs...

Simple is best? Simple and universal design for fuel cell electrolyte

Credit: JAIST Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy...

Neandertal genes in the petri dish

Researchers are studying the Neandertal DNA found in modern humans using stem cells and organoidsCredit: Petra Korlevi "Using iPSC lines...

Laser technology: The Turbulence and the Comb

A particularly well-ordered kind of laser light can be created by turbulence, which is usually responsible for very disordered phenomena.Credit:...

Off the scales: Fish armor both tough and flexible

High-tech imaging of carp scales by Berkeley Lab scientists reveals remarkable properties that could lead to advanced synthetic materialsCredit: Quan...

Evidence lacking for drug treatment of multiple sclerosis-related cognitive impairment

Systematic review of available drugs for treating multiple sclerosis fails to identify interventions effective for treating cognitive symptomsCredit: Kessler Foundation...

Research grant for biochemist to go ‘back to the future’ to get to grips with COVID-19

Dr Cooper is the academic lead for a project titled SARS-CoV-2 in silico protein modelling and determination of novel therapeutic...

NASA’s IBEX charts 11 years of change at boundary to interstellar space

Results show the shifting outer heliosphere in great detailCredit: Credits: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio/Conceptual Imaging Lab Far, far beyond the...

Scientists gain detailed images of how a protein that calms brain activity works

The findings provide a clear path to uncovering new drugs to control addiction, pain and neurological disorders such as epilepsy...

A step forward in solving the reactor-neutrino flux problem

Credit: Igor Ostrovskiy/University of Alabama Joint effort of the nuclear theory group at the University of Jyvaskyla and the international...

Wind farms on the Black Sea coast could endanger bat populations in Eastern Europe

Credit: Christian Voigt, IZW The Via Pontica, an important migration route for birds in Eastern Europe, runs along the Black...

Geoscientists create deeper look at processes below Earth’s surface with 3D images

Credit: University of Texas at Dallas Geoscientists at The University of Texas at Dallas recently used massive amounts of earthquake...

A proven method for stabilizing efforts to bring fusion power to Earth

Credit: Photo by Alessandro Bortolon. Composite by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. All efforts to replicate in tokamak fusion facilities...

Quantum-inspired approach dramatically lowers light power needed for OCT

New detection system allows high-quality OCT imaging with power levels well below safety limitsCredit: Andrzej Roma?ski WASHINGTON -- Researchers have...

Order from disorder

Using turbulence to generate frequency combs from small ring lasersCredit: Harvard SEAS We've all experienced turbulent air and water, but...

NIST adds new ‘fingerprints’ to chemical identification database

The NIST Mass Spectral Library has expanded to include new human and plant metabolites, variants of fentanyl and other synthetic...

New family of enzymes reveals the Achilles’ heel of fungal pathogens

GlycoNet scientists share findings that could lead to therapeutics to treat fungal infectionsCredit: University of Toronto (Dr. Lynne Howell), McGill...

Kavli Prize for Pioneers of Electron Microscopy