Chemistry
Women hold prominent roles, publish more in ‘open science’ vs. ‘reproducibility’ model
Analyses reveal that two common practices to improve science - 'open science' and 'reproducibility / replicability' - operate independently and...
Major NSF grant accelerates development of the Giant Magellan Telescope
One of the world's most powerful telescopes begins development of revolutionary optical technologies necessary to transform humanity's view and understanding...
Nicotine vapour more rewarding for adolescents than adults
Credit: University of Guelph University of Guelph researchers are the first to discover that adolescents react differently to e-cigarette vapour...
MTU and Argonne engineers improve signal processing for small fiber optic cables
Credit: Miguel Levy/Michigan Tech Optical signals produced by laser sources are extensively used in fiber-optic communications, which work by pulsing...
A quantum thermometer for measuring ultra-cold temperatures
Researchers show that a quantum sensor using a single atom can accurately measure the coldest places in the universeCredit: OIST...
Immunotherapy: Enhancing the therapeutic effectiveness of photothermal cancer treatments
Credit: by Zhongjian Xie, Minhua Peng, Ruitao Lu, Xiangying Meng, Weiyuan Liang, Zhongjun Li, Meng Qiu, Bin Zhang, Guohui Nie,...
Metalloxocubes: A new class of neutral Co13O8 clusters with cubic aromaticity
Credit: ©Science China Press Building materials with a clear composition and stable structure is one of the primary challenges in...
Unraveling a spiral stream of dusty embers from a massive binary stellar forge
Credit: Lau et al. With almost two decades of mid-infrared (IR) imaging from the largest observatories around the world including...
Microsoft and University of Copenhagen collaboration yields promising material for quantum computing
Credit: Charles Marcus Researchers at the Microsoft Quantum Materials Lab and the University of Copenhagen, working closely together, have succeeded...
Novel photoresist enables 3D printing of smallest porous structures
Researchers of the cluster of excellence 3D matter made to order expand possibilities of two-photon microprintingCredit: Figure: 3DMM2O Researchers of...
Skoltech research puts exciton-polaritons in their place with new artificial laser-built lattices
Credit: Pickup, L. et. al./Nature Communications Researchers at the Hybrid Photonics Laboratories in Skoltech and Southampton (UK), in collaboration with...
SwRI scientist searches for stellar phosphorus to find potentially habitable exoplanets
Stellar chemical compositions used as proxy for potentially habitable systemsCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 16, 2020 -- A Southwest...
Scientists studied color change from green to red in the fluorescent protein
Credit: Dmitry A. Gorbachev et al/Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Scientists from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), the...
Why do hospital germs bind more strongly to certain surfaces than to others?
Credit: Saarland University These results from studies in both experimental and theoretical physics may help to improve antibacterial surfaces. The...
Theoretically, two layers are better than one for solar-cell efficiency
Credit: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Penn State Solar cells have come a long way, but inexpensive, thin film solar cells are still...
New dopamine sensors could help unlock the mysteries of brain chemistry
Researchers develop a wider spectrum for dLight1 sensor, allowing multiplex imaging of neurotransmittersCredit: UC Regents Sacramento, CA-- In 2018, Lin...
Going small for big solutions: sub-nanoparticle catalysts made from coinage elements as effective c
Credit: Tokyo Tech Due to their small size, nanoparticles find varied applications in fields ranging from medicine to electronics. Their...
Fish, seaweed inspire slippery surfaces for ships
Marine vehicles can reduce friction by mimicking the way aquatic creatures secrete mucusCredit: Hyung Jin Sung WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020...
Multi-university effort to study the Earth’s hidden critical zone- NSF grant
Credit: Virginia Tech Look out your window or step outside and look around you. Depending on where you live, you're...
Energy harvesting goes organic, gets more flexible
Self-assembled peptides, when aligned, show great promise for electricity generation.Credit: Sawsan Almohammed WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020 -- Nanogenerators capable of...