Chemistry
Remnants of an ancient asteroid shed new light on the early solar system
Credit: Modified after Koike et al. (2020) EPSL Researchers have shaken up a once accepted timeline for cataclysmic events in...
An enhanced ruthenium-based catalyst for primary amine synthesis
Credit: Yusuke Kita Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a high-performance reusable ruthenium-based catalyst for the...
Astronomers model, determine how disk galaxies evolve so smoothly
Credit: Illustration by Jian Wu/Iowa State University. Galaxy image from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. AMES, Iowa - Computer simulations...
Ultrapotent antibody mix blocks COVID-19 virus attachment
A cocktail of powerful antibodies identified in recovered patients locks the coronavirus infection machinery, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 attachment to host cells,...
PLUS takes 3D ultrasound images of solids
Credit: Yoshikazu Ohara, Tohoku University A new system, developed by Tohoku University researchers in Japan in collaboration with Los Alamos...
Pair of massive baby stars swaddled in salty water vapor
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Tanaka et al. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers spotted a pair of massive baby...
High-performance single-atom catalysts for high-temperature fuel cells
Individual Pt atoms participate in catalytic reaction to faciitate the electrode process by up to 10 times. Single-atom Pt catalysts...
Atom-Billiards with X-Rays: a new Approach to look inside of Molecules
Credit: Stefan Eisebitt/Max Born Institute In 1921, Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery that light...
First PhytoFrontiers paper discusses arabidopsis response to caterpillars
Credit: APS The PhytoFrontiers™ editorial board, led by editor-in-chief Nik Grünwald and associate editor-in-chief Steve Klosterman, is pleased to announce...
3D camera earns its stripes at Rice
Engineers develop Hyperspectral Stripe Projector to quickly merge depth, spectral dataCredit: Kelly Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 24, 2020) -...
Lending color to dead cells — A novel natural dye for screening cell viability
Scientists discover a natural food pigment that can distinguish between living and dead cells in cell culturesCredit: Tokyo University of...
New system detects faint communications signals using the principles of quantum physics
Researchers have demonstrated a system that could dramatically increase the performance of communications networksCredit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute...
Metal wires of carbon complete toolbox for carbon-based computers
Metallic carbon circuit element enables work on faster, efficient carbon-based transistorsCredit: UC Berkeley image by Daniel Rizzo Transistors based on...
Bridging the gap between the magnetic and electronic properties of topological insulators
Credit: Nature Communications Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) shed light on the relationship between the magnetic properties...
The return of the spin echo
A research team from Garching and Vienna discovered a remarkable echo effect - it offers exciting new possibilities for working...
Young physicist ‘squares the numbers’ on time travel
Credit: JMortonPhoto.com & OtoGodfrey.com Paradox-free time travel is theoretically possible, according to the mathematical modelling of a prodigious University of...
Novel cell membrane model could be key to uncovering new protein properties
Credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman The cell membrane, the wall-like boundary between the cell interior and its outside environment, is primarily made...
Bioelectronic device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage
Driven by a machine learning algorithm, the closed-loop biohybrid device maintained a set membrane voltage in human stem cells for...
Initiative for Open Abstracts launches to promote discovery of research
A new cross-publisher initiative calls for unrestricted availability of abstracts to boost the discovery of research.Credit: I4OA The Initiative for...
Researchers develop smallest particle sensor in the world
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz It is slightly smaller than two one-cent coins stacked on top of each other,...