Chemistry
Reducing early brain inflammation could slow Alzheimer’s progression
Animal study targets Alzheimer's disease before symptoms are apparentCredit: Giorgia Menegoni, Sapienza, University of Rome Bethesda, MD - In a...
Can vaping scar your lungs? New insights and a possible remedy
E-cigarette liquid found to affect lung tissue repair process; inhibiting nicotine receptors may helpCredit: Richard Nho, University of Minnesota Bethesda,...
KIST develops high-performance ceramic fuel cell that operates on butane gas
Thin-film catalyst incorporation enables high-performance over butane fuel at 600°C or below. The technology considerably widens the application range of...
Scientists identify a potential treatment candidate for early type 2 diabetic retinopathy
Results of a study on lixisenatide in the retina and the optic nerve head in a mouse model of type...
Scientists discover just how runny a liquid can be
Credit: Image by thehackneycollective.com Scientists from Queen Mary University of London and the Russian Academy of Sciences have found a...
Maryland engineers open door to big new library of tiny nanoparticles
A new study expands the landscape of nanomaterials -- and what we can do with themCredit: Yang et al. The...
Catalyst opens door to more efficient, environmentally friendly ethylene production
Credit: Fanxing Li, NC State University A research team led by North Carolina State University has engineered a new catalyst...
Quantum electrodynamics experiment
Researchers see application in future quantum technologiesCredit: © Cellule The fundamental laws of physics are based on symmetries that, among...
Bose-Einstein condensate: Magnetic particles behave repulsively
New findings by physicists may be relevant for future information technologies; study in Nature CommunicationsCredit: I. V. Borisenko et al./...
An eclipsing binary millisecond pulsar discovered by FAST
Credit: ESA/Hubble Using the data obtained by the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), a research team led by Prof....
Fueling the world sustainably: Synthesizing ammonia using less energy
Credit: Irasutoya, Michikazu Hara Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed an improved catalyst by taking the...
A ‘corset’ for the enzyme structure
University of Bonn: Structure of biocatalysts depends on whether they are in cells or in the test tubeCredit: © Foto:...
Organic heterostructures composed of one- and two-dimensional polymorph
Credit: ©Science China Press Organic heterostructures (OHSs) with high spatial and angular precision are key component of the organic optoelectronics,...
Hubble celebrates its 30th anniversary with a tapestry of blazing starbirth
Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI Hubble Space Telescope's iconic images and scientific breakthroughs have redefined our view of the Universe....
Colliding solitons in optical microresonators
Credit: Weng Wenle/EPFL Solitons are self-reinforcing particle-like wave packets enabled by the balance between dispersion and nonlinearity. Occurring in hydrodynamics,...
Adsorbent material developed with PET bottles for the removal of antibiotics from water
High-purity organic ligand was extracted from PET waste bottles and used to develop a high-efficiency adsorbent. The material maintained its...
No time to waste to avoid future food shortages
Credit: Natalia Bateman, ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis During the past few weeks, empty supermarket shelves, without pasta,...
UTEP researchers develop nanohybrid vehicle to optimally deliver drugs into the human body
Credit: Mahesh Narayan. EL PASO, Texas - Researchers in The University of Texas at El Paso's Department of Chemistry and...
An obesity protein discovery may lead to better treatments
The discovery comes just as new data are revealing that some of the hardest hit victims of COVID-19 suffer from...
SPIE to launch new Journal of Optical Microsystems in January, and JM3 to be renamed
The Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS to become two distinct journalsCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - SPIE, the international...