Chemistry

February 10, 2026

What can you do with spiral graph? Help understand how galaxies evolve

Credit: Ian Hewitt Spiral structure is seen in a variety of natural objects, ranging from plants and animals to tropical...

How plants sound the alarm about danger

Team led by Salk scientists provides a detailed picture of how plant hormones communicate through gene regulationCredit: Salk Institute LA...

Discovery of zero-energy bound states at both ends of a one-dimensional atomic line defect

Credit: School of Physics, Peking University In recent years, the development of quantum computers beyond the capability of classical computers...

New study presents hygroscopic micro/nanolenses along carbon nanotube ion channels

Credit: UNIST A novel technology, capable of analyzing nanomaterials in our daily lives with the use of common 'salt' has...

2020 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter prize for Shimon Sakaguchi

Coveted award honors the discovery of regulatory T cells and their role in self-toleranceCredit: Shimon Sakaguchi, Osaka FRANKFURT am MAIN....

NCAM2 protein plays a decisive role in the formation of structures for cognitive learning

An unknown function in the cortex and hippocampusCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA he molecule NCAM2, a glycoprotein from the superfamily of...

Astrophysicists wear 3D glasses to watch quasars

Credit: Credit: ESA/Hubble, L. Calçada (ESO) A team of researchers from Russia and Greece has shown a way to determine...

How associative fear memory is formed in the brain

UC Riverside mouse study provides insights into how pathological fear memory in PTSD could be suppressedCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside....

Water-free way to make MXenes could mean new uses for the promising nanomaterials

Discovery by Drexel researchers could open new application for MXene materialsCredit: Drexel University Ten years after producing the first sample...

The Protein Society announces its 2020 award recipients

Credit: The Protein Society CANYON COUNTRY, CA - The Protein Society, the premier international society dedicated to supporting protein research,...

Environmental DNA in rivers offers new tool for detecting wildlife communities

International team, UMass Amherst ecologist, tested new mammal survey methodCredit: UMass Amherst/Joseph Drake AMHERST, Mass. - Ecologists in England and...

Hero proteins are here to save other proteins

New study of heat-resistant protein class reveals unusual shape and ability to prevent dangerous clumps associated with neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Illustration...

Perturbation-free studies of single molecules

Credit: Image: University of Basel, Department of Chemistry Researchers of the University of Basel have developed a new method with...

Something in the water

Brazilian study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the Zika virusCredit: D'Or Institute for...

Three million euros in funding for new nano water filters

Bielefeld University heading EU project on ultra-thin membranesCredit: Photo: Bielefeld University Researchers and engineers from seven countries want to develop...

Hair in ‘stress’: Analyze with care

Common hormone analysis in animal hair can lead to overestimated cortisol levelsCredit: Jan Zwilling Similar to humans, wild animals' reaction...

Piracy takes greater toll on small Persian gulf energy exporters

Tanker traffic drops after a piracy attack; Bahrain and Kuwait suffer the greatest lossesCredit: U.S. Coast Guard/LCDR Tyson Weinert DURHAM,...

Researchers create focus-free camera with new flat lens

New technology poised to drastically reduce weight, complexity and cost of cameras while increasing functionalityCredit: Rajesh Menon, University of Utah...

‘Spillway’ for electrons could keep lithium metal batteries from catching fire

Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego developed a safety...

UNIST shines in field of scientific research!