Chemistry
Physicists take stop-action images of light-driven molecular reaction
Credit: Lea-Maria Ibele MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Kansas State University physicists have taken extremely fast snapshots of light-induced molecular ring-opening reactions...
Quantum exciton found in magnetic van der Waals material NiPS3
Exciton of many-body origin in van der Waals antiferromagnet NiPS3 points a new direction in quantum informationCredit: IBS Things can...
Cacti and other iconic desert plants threatened by solar development
Native desert plants important to indigenous cultures especially vulnerableCredit: Steve Grodsky, UC Davis With their tough skins, pointy armor and...
Scientists strengthen quantum building blocks in milestone critical for scale-up
Credit: Takashi Kobayashi A group of international scientists have substantially lengthened the duration of time that a spin-orbit qubit in...
Ultracold mystery: Solved
By manipulating ultracold molecules mid-chemical reaction, researchers crack a molecular disappearing actCredit: Ni Lab/Harvard University In a famous parable, three...
Formation of quadruple helix DNA tracked in live human cells for the first time
Credit: Ella Maru Studio The formation of four-stranded DNA has been tracked in living human cells, allowing scientists to see...
Plato was right. Earth is made, on average, of cubes
The ancient Greek philosopher was on to something, researchers foundCredit: Courtesy of Gablor Domokos and Douglas Jerolmack Plato, the Greek...
Scientists boost stability and efficiency of next-gen solar tech
Solar modules made from perovskite material gain power to transform the solar tech industryCredit: OIST Researchers from the Okinawa Institute...
A plot twist in pharmaceuticals: Single nanoparticles could pave the way for medicines on demand
Credit: Ventsislav Valev and Joel Collins For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterised...
New nano drug candidate kills aggressive breast cancer cells
The discovery will help clinicians target breast cancer cells directly, while avoiding the adverse, toxic side effects of chemotherapyCredit: University...
Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature
Researchers have theorized a coating that mimics the unique nanostructure could improve virus repellent face masksCredit: Ling Wang, Penn State...
Study reveals intricate details about Huntington’s disease protein
The research adds to a body of work devoted to understanding the protein's role in cell biology and healthCredit: Credit:...
Mysterious mechanism of graphene oxide formation explained
A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in early access in CarbonCredit: Kazan Federal University Project lead Ayrat Dimiev has...
Fast and flexible computation of optical diffraction
Credit: by Yanlei Hu, Zhongyu Wang, Xuewen Wang, Shengyun Ji, Chenchu Zhang, Jiawen Li, Wulin Zhu, Dong Wu, Jiaru Chu...
Separating gamma-ray bursts: Students make critical breakthrough
Credit: Johann Bock Severin, Christian Kragh Jespersen and Jonas Vinther By applying a machine-learning algorithm, scientists at the Niels Bohr...
Study: Five-year review of all alzheimer’s drugs in development shows reason for optimism
Team led by UNLV Research Professor Dr. Jeffrey Cummings examines drug pipeline for treatments; review published in journal Alzheimer's &...
Pressure suppresses carrier trapping in 2D halide perovskite
Credit: Songhao Guo Two-dimensional (2D) organic-inorganic halide perovskites are emerging materials for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications due to their unique...
The secret to renewable solar fuels is an off-and-on again relationship
Study finds copper catalysts work better when they gain and lose oxygen atomsCredit: Lee et al./ACS Catalysis They say it's...
Quarantine coffee roasting competition: Game on (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 17, 2020 -- How hard could roasting beans at home really be? Sam...
Orderly arranged bead-chain ternary nanocomposites for supercapacitors
Credit: Author In a paper published in NANO, a group of researchers from Jiangsu University of Technology, China have developed...