Chemistry
Fast-charging, long-running, bendy energy storage breakthrough
Credit: Dr Zhuangnan Li (UCL) While at the proof-of-concept stage, it shows enormous potential as a portable power supply in...
Energized by enzymes — nature’s catalysts
Join us at #AAASmtg, Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m. PST, Room 608, Washington State Convention CenterCredit: Joe Laureanti,...
Solar wind samples suggest new physics of massive solar ejections
Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory/ AIA A new study led by the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa has helped...
Novel formulation permits use of toxin from rattlesnake venom to treat chronic pain
Researchers Butantan Institute succeeded in reducing the toxicity and potentiating the analgesic effect of crotoxin by encapsulating it in nanostructured...
Science snapshots: Dinosaur blood vessels, giant viruses, and antibiotic-building enzymes
Credit: Boatman et al. and Smithsonian Institute Berkeley Lab Helps Reveal How Dinosaur Blood Vessels Can Preserve Through the Ages...
Does graphene cause or prevent the corrosion of copper? New study finally settles the debate
Scientists in Korea are first to observe an unprecedented way in which graphene forms a hybrid layer that prevents copper...
Gold nanoclusters: new frontier for developing medication for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: ©Science China Press Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) fibrillation and plaque formation....
Electrons in rapid motion
Credit: Graphic: AG Stienkemeier A team headed by Prof. Dr. Frank Stienkemeier and Dr. Lukas Bruder from the Institute of...
ESO telescope sees surface of dim Betelgeuse
Credit: ESO/M. Montargès et al. Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured the unprecedented dimming of Betelgeuse, a...
Cobalt-based catalysts promise to enhance heavy oil extraction
A new test was publicized by Kazan Federal University in Journal of Petroleum Science and EngineeringCredit: Kazan Federal University Despite...
Broadband transmission-type coding metasurface for electromagnetic beam forming and scanning
Credit: ©Science China Press Due to their excellent performance in manipulating electromagnetic (EM) waves freely and flexibly, metasurfaces have been...
Brief bursts, big insights
Credit: Image: AG Diester Neural oscillations - also known as brainwaves - are important carriers of information in the brain....
Galactic cosmic rays affect Titan’s atmosphere
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Planetary scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) revealed the secrets of the atmosphere of...
Catalyst deposition on fragile chips
Electrocatalysts can help to obtain chemicals from renewable raw materials or to use alternative energy sources. But testing new catalysts...
Demonstration of world record transmission capacity over a 38-core 3-mode optical fiber
Transmission of 10.66 Pb/s with a spectral efficiency of 1158.7 bit/s/Hz over a 38-core 3-mode fiberCredit: National Institute of Information...
Mechanism of controlling autophagy by liquid-liquid phase separation revealed
Research of autophagy is stepping into the next phaseCredit: Institute of Microbial Chemistry Under JST's Strategic Basic Research Programs, Noda...
Dartmouth’s Chenfeng Ke wins Cram Lehn Pedersen Prize
Credit: Photo: Eli Burakian/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - February 14, 2020 - Chenfeng Ke, an assistant professor of chemistry at...
Polymers to the rescue! Saving cells from damaging ice
Ice can tear apart cells in cryo-storage; Polymers can save the dayCredit: University of Utah Cell therapies hold great promise...
New book on The PTEN Family from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Photo credit: Joanne Ngeow, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Cold Spring Harbor, NY-- Cold...
Blood and sweat: Wearable medical sensors will get major sensitivity boost
Credit: Kirill Voronin et al./Sensors Biosensors integrated into smartphones, smart watches, and other gadgets are about to become a reality....
