Chemistry
APS tip sheet: correlating matter’s distribution in the universe with gamma rays
Scientists present the first direct cross-correlation between dark matter and gamma ray emissionsCredit: Ammarzzalorso et al. Physical Review Letters (2020)...
APS tip sheet: Understanding the tears of wine
New research explores the fluid dynamics behind a phenomenon known as tears of wineCredit: Dukler et al. Physical Review Fluids...
Wetting property of Li metal with graphite
Credit: ©Science China Press "Rock-chair" Li-ion battery (LIB) was discovered in the late 1970s and commercialized in 1991 by Sony,...
Paper sheds light on infant universe and origin of matter
New study from researchers at IAS and University of MichiganCredit: Graphic: Harigaya and Co Photo: NASA A new study, conducted...
Scientists propose a flexible interface design for silicon-graphite dual-ion battery
Credit: SIAT Silicon is abundant in nature with high theoretical capacity (4200 mAh g-1), making it an ideal anode material...
Making more MXene
Drexel researchers unveil a scalable system for producing the promising 2D materialCredit: Drexel University For more than a decade, two-dimensional...
Donald Rockwell elected fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AIAA recognizes Lehigh University MechE professor's insights and novel experimentation in the study of 'unsteady aerodynamic flows and structural interactions'Credit:...
New study presents ion concentrate electrolyte using solvent containing fluorine atoms
Credit: UNIST With the spread of electric vehicles, interest in "high capacity batteries" is high. Lithium metal batteries, which use...
UNIST and EWP sign MoU to cultivate professional personnel in renewable energy
Credit: UNIST On January 22, UNIST signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea East West Power Co., Ltd....
Biomass fuels can significantly mitigate global warming
Credit: Photo credit: Ryan Mater BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL...March 10, 2020 - Biomass fuels derived from various grasses could significantly mitigate global...
Wearing clothes could release more microfibres to the environment than washing them
Credit: Francesca De Falco Wearing clothes can release even greater quantities of microfibres to the environment than washing them, new...
Research reveals collective dynamics of active matter systems
Credit: Duclos et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Flocks of starlings that produce dazzling patterns across the sky are natural examples...
Discovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
Infalling gas found, star-forming galaxies likely primary energy source of Lyman-alpha radiation emitted from gigantic hydrogen gas blobsCredit: Yiping Ao/VLT/Hawk-I/Blanco...
The AIAA taps space weather pioneer Louis Lanzerotti for a career award
Credit: New Jersey Institute of Technology Louis Lanzerotti, a distinguished research professor of physics best known for shedding light on...
‘Deceptively simple’ process could boost plastics recycling
The method also could advance producing plastics from natural oilsCredit: University of Houston Plastics are a victim of their own...
Advanced optical imaging technique may lead to structure-guided drug design
Credit: Ken Scar, Clemson University CLEMSON, South Carolina -- A Clemson University College of Science researcher, together with a team of researchers...
The ink of the future in printed electronics
Ground-state electron transfer in all-polymer donor-acceptor heterojunctionsCredit: Thor Balkhed A research group led by Simone Fabiano at the Laboratory of...
NSF CAREER Award supports framework for photons as quantum transistors
Physicist Esther Wertz explores potential configuration of device to hold and release photonsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- As...
Turbulent convection at the heart of stellar activity
By combining modern data analysis techniques with stellar structure modelling for main-sequence and giant stars, researchers shed new light on...
Uncovering novel relationships between SLCs and cytotoxic drugs in human cells
Credit: © Enrico Girardi / CeMM Solute carriers (SLCs) represent the largest family of transmembrane transporters in the human genome,...