Chemistry
Swiss space telescope CHEOPS: Rocket launch set for December 17, 2019
Credit: ESA / ATG medialab CHEOPS (short for CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) consists of a space telescope developed and assembled by...
Finding meaning in ‘Rick and Morty,’ one burp at a time
Acoustic analysis of belching during speech showcases the cartoon's rich array of nonword soundsCredit: Jessica Moore SAN DIEGO, December 5,...
A solution for cleaning up PFAS, one of the world’s most intractable pollutants
Treatment train for a PFAS compound known by its trade name, GenXCredit: Colorado State University A cluster of industrial chemicals...
Can 3D-printing musical instruments produce better sound than traditional instruments?
Investigators in China created a functioning 3D-printed ukulele and used acoustics to compare its sound quality to a standard wooden...
Smart, self-powered patch to put an end to €2.3 trillion bill caused by rust worldwide
The cost of corrosion runs to 3-4% of the gross world product annually, and therefore there is increasing focus on...
NRL, NASA combine to produce sun imagery with unprecedented clarity
Credit: (U.S. Navy/Released) WASHINGTON -- Early returns from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's camera on NASA's latest mission to study...
Drug decreases gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis
UC Riverside-led study is the first to show how tofacitinib affects epithelial cells lining the gutCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside....
Pitt engineer Sangyeop Lee receives $500K NSF CAREER Award
Lee will use machine learning to improve energy performance of semiconductors and insulatorsCredit: University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering...
Chip-based optical sensor detects cancer biomarker in urine
New technology lays groundwork for biosensors that improve disease diagnosis and monitoringCredit: Rick Seubers, Optical Sciences group, University of Twente...
Adding copper strengthens 3D-printed titanium
Successful trials of titanium-copper alloys for 3D printing could kickstart a new range of high-performance alloys for medical device, defence...
Machine learning helps scientists measure important inflammation process
UNC School of Medicine researchers created an artificial intelligence tool to measure NETosis, an inflammatory process where white blood cells...
New cell models for ocular drug discovery
Credit: Mika Reinisalo Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed two new cell models that can open up...
Subsiding air parcels are among the causes of hot spells
KIT climatologists consider subsiding air masses from high altitude to be responsible for extreme hot spells rather than hot air...
All-optical diffractive neural networks process broadband light
Credit: Ozcan Research Group, UCLA Diffractive deep neural network is an optical machine learning framework that blends deep learning with...
Inside ITER — the giant fusion reactor
A new book provides a behind-the-scenes view into ITER -- the world's biggest fusion reactor, and discusses the challenges and...
Chronic opioid treatment may raise risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA While opioids are often prescribed to treat people with trauma-related pain, a new UCLA-led study suggests doctors...
Star-quake vibrations lead to new estimate for Milky Way age
Data gathered by NASA's now defunct Kepler telescope provides a solution to an astronomical mysteryCredit: NASA/JPL Caltech/R.Hurt/SSC Star-quakes recorded by...
Freeze frame: Scientists capture atomic-scale snapshots of artificial proteins
Berkeley Lab scientists adapt microscopy technique to build and image peptoid nanosheets with unprecedented atomic precisionCredit: Berkeley Lab Protein-like molecules...
Mapping the energy transport mechanism of chalcogenide perovskite for solar energy use
Engineers have characterized the thermal energy conversion mechanism in the lattice of an advanced nanomaterial called chalcogenide perovskite and demonstrated...
NASA’s exoplanet-hunting mission catches a natural comet outburst in unprecedented detail
This animation shows an explosive outburst of dust, ice and gases from comet 46P/Wirtanen that occurred on September 26, 2018...
