Chemistry
New nano drug candidate kills aggressive breast cancer cells
The discovery will help clinicians target breast cancer cells directly, while avoiding the adverse, toxic side effects of chemotherapyCredit: University...
Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature
Researchers have theorized a coating that mimics the unique nanostructure could improve virus repellent face masksCredit: Ling Wang, Penn State...
Study reveals intricate details about Huntington’s disease protein
The research adds to a body of work devoted to understanding the protein's role in cell biology and healthCredit: Credit:...
Mysterious mechanism of graphene oxide formation explained
A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in early access in CarbonCredit: Kazan Federal University Project lead Ayrat Dimiev has...
Fast and flexible computation of optical diffraction
Credit: by Yanlei Hu, Zhongyu Wang, Xuewen Wang, Shengyun Ji, Chenchu Zhang, Jiawen Li, Wulin Zhu, Dong Wu, Jiaru Chu...
Separating gamma-ray bursts: Students make critical breakthrough
Credit: Johann Bock Severin, Christian Kragh Jespersen and Jonas Vinther By applying a machine-learning algorithm, scientists at the Niels Bohr...
Study: Five-year review of all alzheimer’s drugs in development shows reason for optimism
Team led by UNLV Research Professor Dr. Jeffrey Cummings examines drug pipeline for treatments; review published in journal Alzheimer's &...
Pressure suppresses carrier trapping in 2D halide perovskite
Credit: Songhao Guo Two-dimensional (2D) organic-inorganic halide perovskites are emerging materials for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications due to their unique...
The secret to renewable solar fuels is an off-and-on again relationship
Study finds copper catalysts work better when they gain and lose oxygen atomsCredit: Lee et al./ACS Catalysis They say it's...
Quarantine coffee roasting competition: Game on (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 17, 2020 -- How hard could roasting beans at home really be? Sam...
Orderly arranged bead-chain ternary nanocomposites for supercapacitors
Credit: Author In a paper published in NANO, a group of researchers from Jiangsu University of Technology, China have developed...
Chemical thermometers take temperature to the nanometric scale
Credit: Ridier et al. The miniaturisation of electronic components coupled with their increasing integration density has considerably expanded heat flows,...
Key technology for mass-production of lignin-bio-aviation fuels for reducing greenhouse gas
Technology for reducing the viscosity of lignin oil from wood wastes with a high potential for industrial applications. Potential for...
New study provides evidence for decades-old theory to explain the odd behaviors of water
Study detects the critical point between 2 liquid forms of waterCredit: Reprinted with permission from PG Debenedetti et al, Science...
Studying small to learn big
As the Nathan Isgur Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Experiment, Dien Nguyen will probe atomic nuclei to learn more about how...
Skoltech scientists use ML to optimize hydraulic fracturing design for oil wells
Credit: Skoltech Skoltech researchers and their industry colleagues have created a data-driven model that can forecast the production from an...
Gel that breaks down, puts itself back together could improve delivery of oral drugs
In research published in Soft Matter, Lehigh University rheologists mimic pH environment of GI tract to shed light on pharmaceutical...
Scientists discover how deep-sea, ultra-black fish disappear
Ultra-black fish skin absorbs more than 99.5% of light in a new, extremely efficient way, a discovery that may advance...
Physicists celebrate Japan collider record
Particle accelerator breaks world record for collisions, raising tantalizing possibilities for new physicsCredit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative University of Cincinnati physicists...
How galaxies die: New insights into the quenching of star formation
A simple model explains a wide range of observations by describing the contest between galaxy halos and their central black...
