Chemistry
Global e-waste surging: Up 21% in 5 years
A record 53.6 million tons (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the...
Mini-‘Marsquakes’ measured by InSight lander show effects of sun and wind
Kyushu University research based on NASA InSight Martian lander seismometer data reveals different sources of different types and frequencies of...
New method reveals how the Parkinson’s disease protein damages cell membranes
Credit: Fredrik Höök/Chalmers University of Technology In sufferers of Parkinson's disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the 'Parkinson's...
Charcoal a weapon to fight superoxide-induced disease, injury
Nanomaterials soak up radicals, could aid treatment of COVID-19Credit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 1, 2020) - Artificial enzymes...
High-throughput X-ray diffraction instrument comes to Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source
Credit: Wes Agresta / Argonne National Laboratory Nothing brings scientists together like the possibility of better, more versatile research. Case...
Study confirms ultra music festival likely stressful to fish
UM Rosenstiel School researchers found high cortisol levels in toadfish during music festivalCredit: Tony Winton/Key Content, LLC MIAMI--A new study...
Laser takes pictures of electrons in crystals
Credit: University of Rostock The researchers used powerful laser flashes to irradiate thin, films of crystalline materials. These laser pulses...
CityU’s CRISPR-assisted novel method detects RNA-binding proteins in living cells
Credit: Photo source: DOI number: 10.1038/s41592-020-0866-0 While scientists still don't fully understand the diverse nature of RNA molecules, it is...
FAST detects neutral hydrogen emission from extragalactic galaxies for the first time
Credit: CASSACA The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is the largest telescope with the highest sensitivity in the world....
Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study
Unprecedented details of enamel structure may point to new ways to prevent or halt cavitiesCredit: Karen DeRocher, Northwestern University Scientists...
First exposed planetary core discovered allows glimpse inside other worlds
The surviving core of a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a distant star by University of Warwick astronomers, offering...
Research finds new approach to treating certain neurological diseases
Research produces dramatic results in laboratory studies involving fatal myelin disease that strikes childrenCredit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--A team...
Age research: A low level of the stress hormone cortisol contributes to the ageing process
Credit: Iris Maurer Why do we age? What exactly is happening in our bodies? And can we do anything about...
Researchers develop computational model to build better capacitors
Credit: Doug Irving, NC State University Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that helps users...
Light pollution gives invasive cane toads a belly full of grub
Credit: Hirotaka Komine/ TUAT Light pollution is increasingly being recognized as yet another of humanity's many impacts on the rest...
Hydrated eutectic electrolytes help improve performance of aqueous zn batteries
Credit: ZHAO Jingwen and YANG Wuhai Zinc (Zn) batteries have attracted more and more attention due to large volumetric capacity,...
NFL awards near $500K to university for helmet safety
Grantees plan to 3D-print player-specific helmet liners to reduce concussionsCredit: CU Denver The National Football League (NFL) and Football Research,...
Excess neutrinos and missing gamma rays?
Coronae of supermassive black holes may be the hidden sources of mysterious cosmic neutrinos seen on EarthCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The origin...
Science snapshots July 2020
Microbial behavior, plant engineering, triple-pane windows, ferroelectricityCredit: Michal Hammel/Berkeley Lab Study Gains New Insight Into Bacterial DNA Packing By Julie...
A binary star as a cosmic particle accelerator
Evidence of very high-energy gamma radiation from Eta CarinaeCredit: Illustration: DESY, Science Communication Lab With a specialised telescope in Namibia...
