Chemistry
Water-balloon physics is high-impact science
Credit: Pierre-Thomas Brun Water balloons may seem like a trivial matter. A toy for mischievous kids in summer. But for...
A landmark plan for realizing fusion energy and advancing plasma science
Credit: Photo and composite by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Creating and controlling on Earth the fusion energy that powers...
Removing belly fat before it sticks to you
University of Cincinnati researchers produce fat busting proteins in the laboratoryCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Triglycerides, those fats that seem...
Composite metal foams take the heat, move closer to widespread applications
Credit: Afsaneh Rabiei, NC State University North Carolina State University researchers have demonstrated that composite metal foams (CMFs) can pass...
Coronavirus testing kits to be developed using SFU-invented RNA imaging technology
Credit: Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University researchers will use their pioneering imaging technology--called Mango, for its bright colour-- to...
Researchers detail how antineutrino detectors could aid nuclear nonproliferation
Credit: Virginia Tech Patrick Huber, a professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Physics, has co-authored an article that describes...
Nahum Arav part of team to discover quasar tsunamis
Credit: Virginia Tech Using the unique capabilities of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by Virginia Tech's...
Stanford scientists program cells to carry out gene-guided construction projects
Researchers have developed a method to genetically reprogram cells to build artificial structuresCredit: Image credit: Ella Maru Studio and Yoon...
BU astrophysicist and collaborators reveal a new model of our heliosphere
Credit: Image courtesy of Opher, et. al The heliosphere, despite its name, is not actually a sphere. Space physicists have...
Nature-inspired green energy technology clears important development hurdle
A new design has put the long-sought idea of artificial photosynthesis within reachCredit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab Scientist Heinz Frei has...
A nanoscale laser made of gold and zinc oxide
Researchers from Oldenburg, Germany, and collaborators reveal how new nanomaterial enhances light emissionCredit: University of Oldenburg Tiny particles composed of...
Lehigh University engineers unlock secrets to swimming efficiency of whales, dolphins
Findings of team led by MechE professor Keith W. Moored could influence the design of next-gen underwater robotsCredit: Fatma Ayancik/Lehigh...
Study reveals secret of 18th-century portrait
Credit: Nikolay Simonenko et al./Heritage Science Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Kurnakov Institute of General...
Unraveling the optical parameters: New method to optimize plasmon enhanced spectroscopy
Credit: by Marie Richard-Lacroix and Volker Deckert For exploring the nanoscale far beyond the optical resolution limit, tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy...
Chip-based devices improve practicality of quantum-secured communication
Researchers demonstrate fast and cost-effective platform for keeping data secureCredit: Henry Semenenko, University of Bristol monstrated new chip-based devices that...
Open sesame: Micro RNAs regulate plant pores
Environmental changes trigger tiny RNA segments to modify plant pores involved in photosynthesis.Credit: DGIST Environmental cues prompt small RNA segments...
Putting artificial intelligence to work in the lab
Automated scanning probe microscopy controlled by artificial intelligence/machine learningCredit: FLEET Automated Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) controlled by artificial intelligence First...
An advance in molecular moviemaking shows how molecules respond to two photons of light
Hitting molecules with two photons at once set off unexpected processes that were captured in detail with SLAC's X-ray laser;...
New technique ‘prints’ cells to create diverse biological environments
Researchers harness photolithography and programmable DNA to rapidly construct arrays of cells and proteins that mimic living conditionsCredit: (UC Berkeley...
New telescope design could capture distant celestial objects with unprecedented detail
Credit: Antoine Labeyrie, Collège de France and Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur WASHINGTON -- Researchers have designed a new camera...