Chemistry
Counterintuitive phase behavior observed in isotopic hydrogen (H2-HD-D2) alloy
Credit: LIU Xiaodi A joint team, while exploring phase diagrams in dense H2-HD-D2 mixtures, has reported a new discovery in...
Science snapshots May 2020
Berkeley Lab news: changing forest structures, aging wind plants, fungi food choicesCredit: Vincent Wu/JGI The World's Forests Are Growing Younger...
Get excited by neural networks
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The...
New method predicts spin dynamics of materials for quantum computing
Universal first-principles approach will accelerate the identification and design of materials for quantum information science and other spintronics applicationsCredit: Xinran...
The nature of glass-forming liquids is more clear
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Glass is such a common, everyday material that...
New research deepens understanding of Earth’s interaction with the solar wind
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications As the Earth orbits the sun, it plows through a stream of...
Scientists detect crab nebula using innovative gamma-ray telescope
First-of-its-kind telescope promises to shed new light on the physics of high-energy phenomena, from supernovae to dark matterCredit: Photo: Amy...
Study reveals continuous pathway to building blocks of life
Credit: Ruiqin Yi, ELSI Researchers have long sought to understand the origins of life on Earth. A new study conducted...
Human waste could help combat global food insecurity
Credit: Leilah Krounbi SASKATOON - Researchers from Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Canadian Light Source...
Deep-sea study of the Earth’s crust receives $1.65 million NSERC-CREATE grant
Credit: GEOMAR To address the challenges of a dwindling global supply of energy and mineral resources, Professor Mark Hannington of...
Understanding the role of cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in brain health
Credit: Della Perrone for the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology A new study led by researchers at the...
New model shows how diamond-carrying rocks formed in Northern Alberta
Credit: Jeffregy Gu and Yunfeng Chen A new study by University of Alberta geologists is proposing a new model for...
‘A litmus paper for CO2:’ Scientists develop paper-based sensors for carbon dioxide
Credit: Al Meldrum. A new sensor for detecting carbon dioxide can be manufactured on a simple piece of paper, according...
Story tips: Shuffling atoms, thinning forests, fusion assembly and nuclear medicine
Credit: Jill Hemman/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Neutrons - Deuterium shuffle Scientists have found a new method...
CSHL President Bruce Stillman wins Heineken Prize
Credit: CSHL Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) President and CEO Bruce Stillman has been awarded the Dr. H.P. Heineken Prize...
Discovery of long sought tiny explosions on the Sun
Credit: Pete Wheeler/ICRAR The Sun is the brightest object in the sky and has been studied for hundreds of years,...
Lab-grown miniature human livers successfully transplanted in rats
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2020 - Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School...
Promising new method for producing tiny liquid capsules
Solid capsules with a liquid core are ideal for storage and delivery of oil-based materials in skin care or for...
SUTD-led research powers longer lasting rechargeable batteries
The development of the new material directly addresses the shortage of lithium resources and high energy power supplies.Credit: SUTD With...
On the hunt for megafauna in North America
Credit: Curtin University, Mike Bunce Research from Curtin University has found that pre-historic climate change does not explain the extinction...
