Chemistry

April 26, 2026

Borrowing from robotics, scientists automate mapping of quantum systems

Understanding the character of hardware errors helps stabilise the technologyCredit: University of Sydney Scientists at the University of Sydney have...

As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates

There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in the Milky way Galaxy, according...

Support drives fate of protected gold nanoclusters as catalysts

Credit: The University of Jyväskylä In collaboration with experimentalists from Ghent University, Belgium and Utrecht University, Netherlands, researchers at the...

Tomography studies of coins shed light on the history of Volga Bulgaria

Kazanites teamed up with nuclear researchers from Dubna to publish their resultsCredit: Kazan Federal University Kazan Federal University, Joint Institute...

Taking a landslide’s temperature to avert catastrophe

A new model for deep-seated landslides that takes into account the temperature of a thin, unstable layer of clay could...

Genetic rescue of SHANK3 is potential therapy in rare forms of autism spectrum disorder

A mouse model and previous studies suggest that genetic intervention in SHANK3-related ASD may be most effective earlier in developmentCredit:...

The many lifetimes of plastics

Infographics strive to give us a sense of how long plastic goods will last in the environment but is this...

Pitt engineer maintains a laser focus to grow nanocarbons on flexible devices

Mostafa Bedewy will use a $240K NSF award to study a new scalable laser patterning process for directly growing tailored...

Improved gut microbiota with cholesterol-lowering medication

Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg There is a clear link between improved gut microbiota and one of our most common...

Melting a crystal topologically

Credit: Huang Ping (Xi'an Jiaotong University) The introduction of topology, a branch of mathematics focusing on the properties of "knots",...

Research reveals how material defects influence melting process

Credit: Ling Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In 1972, physicists J. Michael Kosterlitz and David Thouless published a groundbreaking theory...

Researchers discover what’s behind nature’s perhaps largest erection — which is not that big

In the plant kingdom, the sexual organ of a male pollen grain grows up to a thousand times its own...

Researchers flush out worrying trend of designer drug use

Credit: University of South Australia In a sign that designer drugs are becoming more prevalent in Australia, synthetic cathinones -...

Discovery of graphene switch

Credit: JAIST Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully measured the current-voltage curve of graphene...

One minute simultaneous analysis of pungency components in kimchi

The World Institute of Kimchi has developed a high-sensitivity, simultaneous analysis technique for capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin.Credit: The World Institute of...

Radioactive cloud over Europe had civilian background

Isotope measurements on air filters: researchers investigated undeclared nuclear release / Study in "Nature Communications"Credit: Dorian Zok/LUH A mysterious cloud...

National effort joins forces to build a secure smart home

Research focuses on strengthening trust around the household 'Internet of Things'Credit: David Kotz Hanover, N.H. - June 12, 2020 -...

All that base

BE-Hive, a new machine learning model predicts which base editor performs best to repair thousands of disease-causing mutationsCredit: Courtesy of...

Transient increase in blood pressure promotes some blood vessel growth

Finding has implications for combating tumor growth and diseaseCredit: Daisuke Yoshino, TUAT Blood vessels are the body's transportation system, carrying...

Water bacteria have a green thumb