Chemistry
UC Riverside discovers first effective treatment for citrus-destroying disease
New license agreement commercializes innovative, safe technologyCredit: UCR UC Riverside scientists have found the first substance capable of controlling Citrus...
Running in Tarahumara culture
Long distance runnersCredit: Lieberman, Daniel E. "Running in Tarahumara (Rarámuri) Culture," just published in Current Anthropology (v61, no. 3 (June...
Atomic ‘Swiss army knife’ precisely measures materials for quantum computers
NIST unveils blueprint for building a three-in-one measurement tool to study quantum materials.Credit: NIST It images single atoms. It maps...
Researchers develop novel approach to modeling yet-unconfirmed rare nuclear process
Credit: Facility for Rare Isotope Beams EAST LANSING, Mich. - Researchers from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) Laboratory...
Compounds halt SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting key viral enzyme
Four promising antiviral drug candidates identified and analyzed by a University of Arizona-University of South Florida team in the preclinical...
2020 Jansky Lectureship awarded to University of Cornell professor Martha P. Haynes
Credit: College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell University Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) have...
New high proton conductors with inherently oxygen deficient layers open sustainable future
Credit: Tokyo Tech Over the past few years, fuel cells have become a focal point of research in eco-friendly technology...
White dwarfs reveal new insights into the origin of carbon in the universe
Credit: Guillaume Seigneuret and NASA A new analysis of white dwarf stars supports their role as a key source of...
Clemson scientist receives $667K DOD grant to explore developmental disorder
Researchers will explore the cellular underpinnings of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, which is characterized by the growth of benign tumors throughout...
Study reveals secret life of lithium in sun-like stars: Created not just destroyed
Credit: NASA, ESA, and T. Brown (STScI) Lithium is becoming common in our everyday lives. It is the key ingredient...
New insights into van der Waals materials found
Credit: Qingkai Qian, Penn State Layered van der Waals materials are of high interest for electronic and photonic applications, according...
Deterministic reversal of single magnetic vortex circulation by an electric field
Credit: ©Science China Press Vortex is ubiquitous in nature including spiral arms of galaxy, planet rotation, hurricane (tornado). A vortex...
Electrically focus-tuneable ultrathin lens for high-resolution square subpixels
Credit: ??Sehong Park, Gilho Lee, Byeongho Park, Youngho Seo, Chae bin Park, Young Tea Chun, Chulmin Joo, Junsuk Rho, Jong...
High-order synthetic dimensions in waveguide photonic lattices
Parallelizing high-dimensional random walksCredit: MBI In physics, a very intuitive way of describing the evolution of a system proceeds via...
EIC Center at Jefferson Lab announces 6 new research awards
Three graduate students and three postdoctoral researchers aim to advance the science of the electron-ion colliderCredit: DOE's Jefferson Lab The...
Grant awarded to UC Riverside physicist to explore the dark sector
Proposed work is expected to significantly increase knowledge of dark matterCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The John...
A safe and powerful safeguard for your whole body against deadly radiation
Inducing surface strain to CeO2/Mn3O4 heterostructured nanocrystals can enhance antioxidant propertiesCredit: IBS Despite the wide application of radiation in diagnostics...
Highest peak power and excellent stability
Record parameters for amplified ultrashort pulses at 2-μm wavelength and kilohertz repetition ratesCredit: MBI Power-scalable ultrafast laser sources in the...
Low-threshold topological nanolasers based on the second-order corner state
Credit: by Weixuan Zhang, Xin Xie, Huiming Hao, Jianchen Dang, Shan Xiao, Shushu Shi, Haiqiao Ni, Zhichuan Niu, Can Wang,...
Spinach on the ceiling
An autobiography by Martin Karplus, nobel laureate in chemistry (with over 200 illustrations)Credit: World Scientific Escaping war and living as...
