Chemistry
Researchers create morphing crystals powered by water evaporation
New study details the molecular-level design of materials that enable clean and sustainable water evaporation energy to be harvested and...
Big answers from tiny particles
Credit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan - A team of scientists led by Kanazawa University proposed a new mathematical framework to...
Physicists discover new magnetoelectric effect
In a very unusual way, the electrical and magnetic properties of a particular crystal are linked together - the phenomenon...
How to harness the power of biosolids to make hydrogen
Biosolids are the driving force behind a sustainable new method for producing hydrogen from wastewaterCredit: RMIT University Researchers have used...
Halogen bonding: a powerful tool for constructing supramolecular co-crystalline materials
Credit: ©Science China Press Since Lehn's famous definition of supramolecular chemistry, supramolecular synthesis as a rapidly growing field is still...
Detection of PCBs and their metabolites (OH-PCBs) in the fetal brain of a Japanese macaque
Mother to fetus transfer of OH-PCBs in the Japanese macaque: Extrapolation of Exposure Scenarios for HumansCredit: Center for Marine Environmental...
Get diamonds, take temperature
Quantum thermometer using nanodiamonds senses a 'fever' in tiny worms C. elegansCredit: Masazumi Fujiwara, Osaka City University A team from...
A phonon laser – coherent vibrations from a self-breathing resonator
Credit: PDI and Instituto Balseiro and Centro Atómico Lasing - the emission of a collimated light beam of light with...
To recreate ancient recipes, check out the vestiges of clay pots
Archaeologists find that unglazed ceramic cookware absorbs the chemical residue of present and past mealsCredit: Photo courtesy of Melanie Miller...
Harvard team uses laser to cool polyatomic molecule
Harvard researchers become first to cool polyatomic molecule using lightCredit: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer After firing the lasers and bombarding...
Solutions to big problems: they’re in the (soft matter) solution
Credit: Virginia Tech For most people, a coffee stain may go unnoticed, an everyday accident. In the world of physics,...
Texas Heart Institute to develop first implantable heart pump for infants and children
NHLBI grant to fund Texas Heart Institute's pediatric heart failure researchCredit: © Copyright Texas Heart Institute Texas Heart Institute (THI)...
Uncovering the science of Indigenous fermentation
Credit: University of Adelaide AWRI Australian wine scientists are shedding scientific light on the processes underlying traditional practices of Australian...
Stem cell research delivers new points of attack against Parkinson’s disease
In a seven-year research effort, an international team of scientists has clarified the cause for certain genetic forms of Parkinson's...
Quantitatively understanding of angle-resolved polarized Raman scattering from black phosphorus
Credit: ©Science China Press For anisotropic crystals, it has been known for many years that the birefringence effect rising from...
Researchers reveal safeguarding of key DNA sensor in innate immune system
Led by Qi Zhang and Robert McGinty, UNC-Chapel Hill scientists used cryo-electron microscopy technology to produce the first-ever high-resolution structure...
High-precision electrochemistry: The new gold standard in fuel cell catalyst development
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Vehicles powered by polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are energy-efficient and eco-friendly, but despite increasing...
New Hubble data suggests there is an ingredient missing from current dark matter theories
Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Caminha (University of Groningen), M. Meneghetti (Observatory of Astrophysics and Space Science of Bologna), P. Natarajan...
Sex differences in gene expression in human tissues linked to body fat, cancer, and birth weight
Credit: © CRG 2019. All rights reserved. A study published today in Science reveals that biological sex has a small...
Evidence of power: Phasing quantum annealers into experiments from nonequilibrium physics
Credit: Tokyo Tech It is established that matter can transition between different phases when certain parameters, such as temperature, are...