Chemistry
Can deep water masses in the Mediterranean cross the Sicily Strait?
Underwater frontier between Mediterranean basinsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA The Sicily Strait, an underwater relief connecting the Italian island with the...
Russian scientists demonstrate ion implantation advantages for the use of silicon in optoelectronics
A model of temperature dependence of dislocation-related photoluminescence in ion-doped silicon has been proposed for the first time. Calculations using...
Magnetic liquid structure elucidated through hybrid reverse Monte Carlo simulation
Credit: Ryusuke Futamura, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Shinshu University A research team lead by Ryusuke Futamura of Shinshu...
How is a metal formed?
Credit: IOCB Prague What does it mean to be a metal and how is a metal formed? These seem like...
Cracking open the proton
Frontera guides development of new instrumentation for future COMPASS++/AMBER experiment at CERN and prepares COMPASS data for final analysisCredit: Caroline...
‘Whispering gallery’ effect controls electron beams with light
Research team led by the University of Göttingen succeeds in coupling free electrons to optical resonatorsCredit: Dr Murat Sivis When...
BESSY II: Experiment shows for the first time in detail how electrolytes become metallic
An international team has developed a sophisticated experimental technique at BESSY II to observe the formation of a metallic conduction...
High uric acid levels benefit women’s lungs in aging and disease
Credit: Dr. Tsuyoshi Shuto Researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan have discovered that uric acid, an antioxidant, protects against declining...
Scientists iron out the physics of wrinkling
Researchers combine experiments and theory to determine how curved edges affect the wrinkling of ultra-thin materials.Credit: OIST When we think...
Ultrastable, selective catalyst for propane dehydrogenation developed
Credit: Yuki Nakaya, et al., Nature Communications, June 5, 2020 A group of Japanese scientists has developed an ultrastable, selective...
Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics at UIC receives $8M from NIH
Continued research will test alcohol effects on whole epigenome and brain functionCredit: UIC Photos Services The University of Illinois at...
Self-assembling, biomimetic composites possess unusual electrical properties
Credit: Mert Vural, Penn State Sometimes, breaking rules is not a bad thing. Especially when the rules are apparent laws...
Discovery unlocks ‘hot’ electrons for more efficient energy use
Credit: Illustration by Enrique Sahagún WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Highly energetic, "hot" electrons have the potential to help solar panels...
Egg-based coating preserves fresh produce
Rice University lab's protein coating extends shelf life of perishable fruits and vegetablesCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 4,...
Mothers ensure their offspring’s success through epigenetics
Researchers discover that mother's active epigenetic modifications drive gene activation in the offspringCredit: © MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, M....
Biochemical alterations revealed in patients with Lesch-Nyhan disease
Credit: INC-UAB An international study by the Institute of Neuroscience of the UAB (INC-UAB), Emory University and Hospital Universitario La...
Universal access to spectrometers one step closer
Credit: © Leipzig University, Swen Reichhold Professor Grundmann is optimistic about the future: "In the longer term, we want this...
Showtime for photosynthesis
One of nature's most important chemical reactions is now being captured in a breakthrough 'molecular movie'Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator...
New microscopy method provides unprecedented look at amyloid protein structure
Measuring the location and orientation of single molecules could provide new insights into Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseasesCredit: Tianben Ding, Tingting...
How efficient are solar power storage systems?
'Testbench' project improves quality of measurement results and facilitates comparisonCredit: Photo: Shutterstock/Victor Josan More and more photovoltaic systems are equipped...
