Chemistry
Bacteria and sand engineered into living concrete
Credit: College of Engineering and Applied Science at Colorado University Boulder Cement and concrete haven't changed much as technology in...
Building materials come alive with help from bacteria
Credit: CU Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to...
New study on a recently discovered chlorophyll molecule could be key to better solar cells
Scientists uncover the location and functions of a new type of chlorophyll molecule for the first timeCredit: Tokyo University of...
Active asteroid unveils fireball identity
Credit: NAOJ/Kasuga et al. At around 1 a.m. local standard time on April 29, 2017, a fireball flew over Kyoto,...
Astronomers reveal interstellar thread of one of life’s building blocks
ALMA and Rosetta map the journey of phosphorusCredit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Rivilla et al.; ESO/L. Calçada; ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM; Mario Weigand, www.SkyTrip.de Phosphorus,...
Sticky situation inside blood vessels can worsen stroke damage
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 15, 2020) - A stroke appears to create a sticky...
Hyperactive immune system gene causes schizophrenia-like changes in mice
Credit: Rhushikesh A. Phadke Excessive activity of an immune system gene previously linked to schizophrenia reproduces neural and behavioral aspects...
Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes are just around the corner
Researchers reach a critical milestone on the path to versatile colloidal quantum dot laser diodes by successfully demonstrating a quantum...
Robotic gripping mechanism mimics how sea anemones catch prey
The doughnut-shaped, plastic rubber device crimps its skin to latch onto anything from cloth to beakers filled with liquid.Credit: Weifeng...
Final images from Cassini spacecraft
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/A. Bader (Lancaster University). Researchers are busy analysing some of the final data sent back from the...
Galactic gamma-ray sources reveal birthplaces of high-energy particles
Researchers with the joint US-Mexico-European HAWC Observatory have identified a host of galactic sources of super-high-energy gamma raysCredit: Los Alamos...
Intestine-chip populated with organoids demonstrates superior function vs. organoids alone
Emulate's Duodenum Intestine-Chip provides a robust system for preclinical drug assessment of drug transport, metabolism, and drug-drug interactions in the...
Hydrogen alarm for remote hydrogen leak detection
Credit: Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic Research School of Chemistry and...
Opening up DNA to delete disease
Custom-built molecules enable editing of genes previously obscured by DNA's innately protective structureCredit: Illustration by Karmella Haynes WASHINGTON, D.C., January...
Physicists prove that 2D and 3D liquids are fundamentally different
Credit: NTU Singapore A 50-year-old puzzle in statistical mechanics has been solved by an international team of researchers who have...
Voltage induced ‘Super-fluid like’ penetration effects in Liquid metals at room temperature
Credit: ©Science China Press Superfluids were first discovered as a special quantum state of liquid helium, later dubbed as "Superfluid...
Slow light to speed up LiDAR sensors development
Credit: Yokohama National University Quicker is not always better, especially when it comes to a 3D sensor in advanced technology....
No need to dig too deep to find gold!
A UNIGE researcher has discovered the particularities of porphyry copper and gold deposits, providing mining companies with a new tool...
Room-temperature multiferroicity in 2D ultrathin-layers and diversified magnetoelectric couplings
Credit: ©Science China Press The recent progress on two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals ferroelectrics may revolutionize the applications of ferroelectric...
New technology for pre-replenishing lithium for lithium ion supercapacitors
Credit: ©Science China Press Lithium nitride is a well-known positive pre-lithiation additive that can be used to compensate for the...
