Chemistry
Six Berkeley Lab scientists named AAAS fellows
Honorees recognized for achievements in heavy element chemistry, tectonics, microbial photosynthesis, geological processes, particle physics, and biomolecular engineeringCredit: Berkeley Lab...
Anchored by a dense neighborhood: What stops cells from going astray
Credit: Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore Researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore have...
Hourglass-shaped silicon nanowire photodiodes with increased absorption of light developed
-Top: Image of SEM The near-infrared light is a light source with the shortest wavelength, indicated outside of the red...
Using fungi to search for medical drugs
Credit: Jelmer Hoeksma, © Hubrecht Institute An enormous library of products derived from more than ten thousand fungi could help...
Lehigh University nuclear fusion plasma control expert pursuing global energy goal
Two recently awarded DOE grants fund the work of Eugenio Schuster, who is leading research teams at existing tokamaks that...
16-million-year-old fossil shows springtails hitchhiking on winged termite
Credit: N. Robin, C. D'Haese and P. Barden When trying to better the odds for survival, a major dilemma that...
FAU receives $1.3 million grant from Florida Division Of Emergency Management
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science and FDEM project will create framework for flood risk managementCredit: Florida Atlantic University...
Forest farms could create market for ginseng, other herbs
Credit: Eric Burkhart, Penn State A transition from wild collection of herbs to forest farming needs to occur in Appalachia...
Study paves way to better understanding, treatment of arthritis
Credit: Brian Bay, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University research has provided the first complete, cellular-level look...
New research training group on the self-organization of soft matter
German Research Foundation to sponsor a new research training group in physics and chemistry; cooperation between Mainz University, TU Darmstadt,...
Level up your Thanksgiving potatoes with this simple ingredient (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2019 -- Making delicious roasted potatoes is all about finding the right...
Neuroscientists develop models to identify internal states of the brain
How singing fruit flies reveal the inner workings of their brainsCredit: Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite Imagine an...
Konstanz-based CRC 969 to receive additional funding
Credit: University of Konstanz The Konstanz-based research in the area of cellular proteostasis will receive funding in the amount of...
New research identifies neurodevelopment-related gene deficiency
Findings may lead to clues for possible treatments for autism spectrum disorders and schizophreniaCredit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at...
New study looks to biological enzymes as source of hydrogen fuel
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Research from the University of Illinois and the University of California, Davis...
Scratching the surface of perovskites
Scientists characterize microscopic defects in next generation solar devicesCredit: OIST Versatile compounds called perovskites are valued for their application in...
Carbon soccer ball with extra proton probably most abundant form in space
Credit: Radboud University It is one of the most common forms of carbon in space: C60, a soccer ball-shaped carbon...
Elucidation of the atomic-level mechanism by which pathogenic bacteria uptake iron ions
Credit: NINS/IMS Overview: The research group including researchers of Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), Institute for...
Planets around a black hole?
Calculations show possibility of bizarre worldsCredit: Kagoshima University Theoreticians in two different fields defied the common knowledge that planets orbit...
Potent antimicrobial found that shows promise in fighting staph infections
Staph infections are the leading cause of antimicrobial resistance, particularly the Methicillin-resistant (MRSA)Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (Nov. 25, 2019)...
