Chemistry

An injectable hydrogel can mitigate damage to the right ventricle of the heart with chronic pressure overload, according to a...

Healable cathode could unlock potential of solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries

Researchers have moved one step closer to making solid-state batteries from lithium and sulfur a practical reality. A team led...

$Charge fractionalisation observed spectroscopically$

Charge fractionalisation observed spectroscopically

A research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute has spectroscopically observed fractionalisation of electronic charge in an iron-based metallic...

Revolutionizing surface technology: Introducing multi-component liquid-infused surfaces for adaptive and functional coatings

Surface coatings have long been essential in various industries, offering protection and functionality. In recent years, liquid-infused surfaces (LIS) have...

INFUSE workshop gives private and public fusion partners a chance to network and share experiences

More than 120 people gathered for the 2024 Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) Workshop at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics...

Uncovering the cyclization mechanism of cyclic β-1,2-glucan synthase

The polysaccharide β-1,2-glucan consists of repeating units of glucose linked together by β-1,2-glycosidic bonds. Cyclic β-1,2-glucans (CβGs) occur in different...

Oregon State researchers make key advance toward removing pesticide from groundwater

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists led by an Oregon State University chemistry researcher are closing in on a new tool for...

Aluminum nanoparticles make tunable green catalysts

HOUSTON – (March 5, 2024) – Catalysts unlock pathways for chemical reactions to unfold at faster and more efficient rates,...

Electrolyte cation types control electrochemical reactions on an electrode surface

1. An international research group consisting of NIMS and the Finnish University of Jyväskylä has discovered through its electrode-electrolyte system...

A call for standardization of controls in lifespan studies

“ we posit that the majority of results in biology of aging may be irrelevant to the fundamental aim of...

Rice’s Nai-Hui Chia wins NSF CAREER Award

HOUSTON – (March 5, 2024) – Nai-Hui Chia, an assistant professor of computer science at Rice University, has won a...

Painting a molecular portrait of the brain with mass spectrometry and deep learning

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology researchers Jonathan Sweedler, a professor of chemistry, and Fan Lam, a professor of bioengineering, outlined...

Prestigious 2024 Brain Prize awarded to Hebrew University’s Prof. Haim Sompolinsky by Lundbeck Foundation

Prof. Haim Sompolinsky of the Hebrew University and Harvard University has been awarded the Brain Prize for 2024, the largest...

The many faces of a zinc anode: Configurations can make a difference in performance