Chemistry
Rhythmic perception in humans has strong evolutionary roots
So suggests a study that compares the behaviour of rodents and humans with respect to the detection rhythm, by Alexandre...
Electronics integrated to the muscle via ‘Kirigami’
Donut-shaped kirigami device enabling accurate and robust signal acquisition from the muscleCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS...
Speedy and precise multicolor imaging of biomolecules now possible
Credit: Ryota Iino, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan. For the first time, researchers can track...
The Arctic atmosphere — A gathering place for dust?
For the first time during the MOSAiC expedition, a multi-wavelength lidar provides data on fine dust in the central Arctic...
Deeper understanding of irregular heartbeat may lead to more effective treatment
Credit: Madalena Sas Researchers at Imperial have shown how the chaotic electrical signals underlying irregular heart rhythms lead to the...
Lehigh University professor Jeffrey Rickman elected as Fellow of ASM International
Computational materials theorist recognized for pioneering work, service to materials science communityCredit: Lehigh University Jeffrey Rickman, a professor of materials...
Researchers add order to polymer gels
A new kind of soft elastic material has medical and technological applicationsCredit: Image: © 2019 Li et al. Gel-like materials...
Simple experiment explains magnetic resonance
UC Riverside physics students design a table-top experiment for the classroomCredit: Barsukov lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Physicists at...
Stormquakes: Powerful storms cause seafloor tremors
Scientists have discovered a new seismic phenomenon originating at the ocean floorCredit: Fan, McGuire, de Groot-Hedlin, Hedlin, Coats, and Fiedler...
Scientists have spotted new compounds with herbicidal potential from sea fungus
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and the G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry...
Synthesizing an artificial synapse for artificial intelligence
Pitt Engineer Feng Xiong receives $500K NSF Career Award for advancing AI neural network technologyCredit: University of Pittsburgh Swanson School...
What happens when your favorite PBS hosts eat miracle berries?
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2019 -- Miracle berries cause sour foods to taste sweet, but do...
Dream Chemistry Award 2019 goes to Yujia Qing of University of Oxford
Credit: Tomas Bellon / IOCB Prague Yujia Quin of University of Oxford has won the 2019 Dream Chemistry Award, an...
Improved pH probes may help towards cancer treatments
Credit: Kanazawa University "It is becoming clear that an acid extracellular pH plays an essential role in cancer cell progression,...
First investigational drug therapy for liver disease NASH awaiting FDA approval
Global clinical trial designed in collaboration with VCU successfully tested a drug therapy to treat NASH, a chronic liver disease...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission explains Bennu’s mysterious particle events
Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin Shortly after NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, an unexpected discovery by the mission's...
What does DNA’s repair shop look like? New research identifies the tools
Credit: Jonah A. Eaton and Alexandra Zidovska, Department of Physics, New York University. A team of scientists has identified how...
A momentous view on the birth of photoelectrons
The first sub-femtosecond study of the linear photon momentum transfer during an ionisation process provides unprecedented insight into the birth...
New instrument extends LIGO’s reach
Technology 'squeezes' out quantum noise so more gravitational wave signals can be detectedCredit: Image: Maggie Tse Just a year ago,...
Fusion by strong lasers
HZDR scientists want to use quantum mechanics to trigger the fusion of atomic nucleiCredit: DESY Nuclear physics usually involves high...
