Chemistry
Sensor detects biomarker of early-stage multiple sclerosis
Diagnostic strategy developed by Brazilian researchers can also be used to distinguish MS from neuromyelitis optica, another demyelinating disorder. The...
New study takes the pulse of a sleeping supervolcano
Credit: Osvaldo González-Maurel Under the volcanoes in the Andes where Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet, there is a gigantic reservoir...
MSU professor collaborates with international colleagues in Reviews of Modern Physics journal article
Probes advancements laboratories like Facility for Rare Isotope Beams will enableCredit: Facility for Rare Isotope Beams In an atomic nucleus,...
Stirling receives £1.2 million to study global sustainability
Credit: University of Stirling A new £1.2 million project - led by the University of Stirling - is aiming to...
Seismic map of North America reveals geologic clues, earthquake hazards
Credit: Jens-Erik Lund Snee and Mark Zoback How do mountains form? What forces are needed to carve out a basin?...
Created for anthrax attacks, cold plasma air filter is being prepped to combat COVID-19
Drexel researchers develop technology to neutralize coronavirus in the airCredit: Drexel University For many Dragons and their fellow Philadelphians living...
New dual-action coating keeps bacteria from cross-contaminating fresh produce
Texas A&M researchers have created a coating that can be applied to surfaces like conveyor belts and collection bucketsCredit: Texas...
New design could make fiber communications more energy efficient
Credit: University Pennsylvania RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Researchers say a new discovery on a U.S. Army project for optoelectronic...
Successful delivery: ORNL demonstrates bi-directional wireless charging on UPS truck
Credit: Brittany Cramer, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National...
Scientists have devised method for gentle laser processing of perovskites at nanoscale
Scientists have developed a method for precise, fast and high-quality laser processing of halide perovskites, promising light-emitting materials for solar...
Hungry galaxies grow fat on the flesh of their neighbours
Modelling shows big galaxies get bigger by merging with smaller onesCredit: Gupta et al/ASTRO 3D/ IllustrisTNG collaboration. Galaxies grow large...
Excessive rain triggered 2018 Kīlauea volcano eruption, study finds
Scientists suggest rainfall patterns contribute to timing of volcanic eruptionsCredit: U.S. Geological Survey MIAMI--Excessive and sustained rainfall triggered the 2018...
Researchers use electrostatic charge to assemble particles into materials mimicking gemstones, salt
Process offers a simple and scalable approach to particle self-assemblyCredit: Theodore Hueckel, Sacanna Lab at NYU Using just electrostatic charge,...
Scientists uncover major cause of resistance in solid electrolytes
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Solid electrolyte materials consist of hundreds of thousands of small crystalline regions, called grains, with various...
The best things come in small packages
Successful application of a miniaturized instrument for carbon dioxide vertical observationsCredit: Pengfei Han Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse...
Windows will soon generate electricity, following solar cell breakthrough
Two square metres of solar window will do the same job as a standard rooftop solar panel, Australian researchers say.Credit:...
Microwaves power new technology for batteries, energy
Credit: Vilas Pol/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New battery technology involving microwaves may provide an avenue for renewable energy...
Penn Engineers’ ‘nanocardboard’ flyers could serve as martian atmospheric probes
Credit: Bargatin Group, Penn Engineering This summer, NASA plans to launch its next Mars rover, Perseverance, which will carry with...
Penn Engineering’s new scavenger technology allows robots to ‘eat’ metal for energy
Rather than from the chemicals in a battery, the researchers' metal-air scavenger vehicle gets energy from breaking chemical bonds in...
Helmholtz Prize for high-precision measurements
Important metrology prize awarded to research groups from PTB and from Berlin/FreiburgCredit: (PTB) From fundamental physics related to Einstein's special...