Chemistry
Neutron research: Magnetic monopoles detected in Kagome spin ice systems
Credit: Uni Augsburg Magnetic monopoles were detected for the first time worldwide at the Berlin Neutron Source BER II in...
Personalized microrobots swim through biological barriers, deliver drugs to cells
Using a substrain of E. coli MG 1655 and nanoscale red blood cell membranes, researchers created tiny biohybrid swimmers that...
Simulations show extreme opinions can lead to polarized groups
By incorporating the social science concept of 'rigidity of the extreme' into a popular opinion dynamics model, work in chaos...
First-ever photo proof of powerful jet emerging from colliding galaxies
Credit: Courtesy Vaidehi Paliya CLEMSON, South Carolina -- A team of Clemson University College of Science researchers, in collaboration with...
Proposed SwRI/UNH mission LEAPs forward
NASA selected LargE Area burst Polarimeter mission for further developmentCredit: Southwest Research Institute/University of New Hampshire SAN ANTONIO -- April...
New method to monitor Alzheimer’s proteins
Terahertz waves detect the fibrillization state of amyloid beta proteins in solutionCredit: IBS Physicists at the Center for Integrated Nanostructure...
Development of a sticker that indicates whether cold-chain food products have gone bad
This sticker creates an image on it when exposed to room temperature; high demand is expected due to rapid growth...
Lipid gradient that keeps your eyes wet
Credit: Hokkaido University New understandings of how lipids function within tears could lead to better drugs for treating dry eye...
Leaving its mark: How frailty impacts the blood
Credit: OIST Globally, human society is aging. A side-effect of this is that age-related disorders, such as frailty, are becoming...
A new antiviral drug heading into clinical trials offers hope for COVID-19 treatment
Scientists are hopeful that a new drug -- called EIDD-2801 -- could change the way doctors treat COVID-19Credit: Photo Courtesy...
New therapy could combat persistent joint infections in horses
Credit: Dr, Lauren Schnabel, North Carolina State University A new therapy could combat persistent joint infections in horses, potentially saving...
The Milky Way’s satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation
Credit: Ralf Kaehler/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Just as the sun has planets and the planets have moons, our galaxy has...
Synthesis against the clock
Novel radiopharmaceutical for the diagnosis of tumor-relevant transport proteins developedCredit: HZDR/ Bodo Tiedemann Radiolabeled molecules, so-called radiotracers, help nuclear physicians...
APS tip sheet: First results from the Belle II experiment
The Belle II experiment reports its first measurementsCredit: KEK / Belle II Collaboration At the SuperKEKB Collider, scientists have performed...
X-rays reveal in situ crystal growth of lead-free perovskite solar panel materials
Credit: G. Portale, University of Groningen Lead-based perovskites are very promising materials for the production of solar panels. They efficiently...
Condensed matter: Bethe strings experimentally observed
Long-standing prediction of quantum physics now provenCredit: HZB The regular arrangement of atoms in a crystal allows complex interactions that...
Coffee grounds show promise as wood substitute in producing cellulose nanofibers
Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers at Yokohama National University (YNU) meticulously examined cellulose nanofibers extracted from spent coffee grounds, identifying...
How old are whale sharks? Nuclear bomb legacy reveals their age
Cold War testing radioactivity used to determine longevity of largest fish on EarthCredit: NOAA Nuclear bomb tests during the Cold...
Magnetoacoustic waves: Towards a new paradigm of on-chip communication
Credit: B. Casals et al. Researchers have observed directly and for the first time magnetoacoustic waves (sound-driven spin waves), which...
Penn launches trial to evaluate hydroxychloroquine to treat, prevent COVID-19
Study will evaluate therapy for current patients, prophylaxis in health care workersCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A new trial led...