Chemistry
From the lab, the first cartilage-mimicking gel that’s strong enough for knees
Cartilage provides a combination of cushiony-yet-strong that hydrogels haven't been able to match, until nowCredit: By Feichen Yang, Duke University....
Precise measurement of liquid iron density under extreme conditions
A big step forward in estimating the chemical composition of the Earth's coreCredit: Assistant Professor Yoichi Nakajima Using the large...
Templating S100A9 amyloids on Aβ fibrillar surfaces revealed
Credit: Jonathan Pansieri A research team lead by Ludmilla Morozova Roche at Umeå University, Sweden, has provided the mechanistic insight...
Cellulose for manufacturing advanced materials
A review of the scientific literature made at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) highlights the potential of hybrid...
Developing new techniques to improve atomic force microscopy
Credit: Image courtesy the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and...
NRL telescope onboard ESA, NASA SOHO discovers 4000th comet
Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl Battams WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) instrument identified the 4000th comet...
X-rays size up protein structure at the ‘heart’ of COVID-19 virus
Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Argonne...
Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure
Credit: Wang Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The discovery of carbon nanostructures like two-dimensional graphene and soccer ball-shaped...
SPIE announces a $1 million endowed diversity-focused chair at ICFO
Credit: © ICFO ICFO is a unique place. Located in Barcelona, it has managed to attract a very special group...
New approach drives bacteria to produce potential antibiotic, antiparasitic compounds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic...
Why bacterial toxins are ‘fascinating machines of death’
Research finds mechanism by which bacterial toxis evolve ability to cause new illnessesCredit: Mikko Taipale, Roman Melnyk, Jean-Philippe Julien The...
Quantum entanglement demonstrated aboard orbiting CubeSat
Advance poised to enable cost-effective space-based global quantum network for secure communications and moreCredit: Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University...
3D printed insoles offers new hope for patients with diabetes
Scientists from Staffordshire University claim that new 3D printed insoles can significantly improve the foot health of people suffering with...
Self-compacting concrete becomes more sustainable thanks to using granite residue
Credit: University of Córdoba The basis of the construction industry clashes head-on with environmental sustainability. Extracting raw materials and turning...
Wavy surfaces for better light control
Credit: ETH Zurich / Nolan Lassaline The importance of light-based technologies for our society was demonstrated once more in recent...
Trapping the Sun: New thin-film technology uses sustainable components for solar panels
Scientists identify a novel method to create efficient alloy-based solar panels free of toxic metalsCredit: DGIST Commercialized thin-film solar panels...
Novel function of platelets in tumor blood vessels found
Credit: Yanyu Zhang Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse...
Scientists develop new tool to design better fusion devices
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications One way that scientists seek to bring to Earth the fusion process...
Beneath the surface of our galaxy’s water worlds
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Out beyond our solar system, visible only as the smallest dot in space with even the most powerful...
Simulations reveal how saltwater behaves in Earth’s mantle
Credit: Zhang et al Scientists estimate that the Earth's mantle holds as much water as all the oceans on the...