Chemistry
Physicists find first possible 3D quantum spin liquid
Cerium pyrochlore is first to qualify as long-sought state of matterCredit: Tong Chen/Rice University HOUSTON -- (July 15, 2019) --...
Biocompound from Atlantic Rainforest combats leishmaniasis and Chagas disease
Researchers find that substances synthesized from plant species endemic to the biodiversity hotspot can kill the parasites that cause these...
Scientists create predictive model for hydrogen-nanovoid interaction in metals
Credit: HOU Jie A five-year collaborative study by Chinese and Canadian scientists has produced a theoretical model via computer simulation...
Curbing indoor air pollution in India
Around the world, more than three billion people - nearly half the world's population - cook their food using solid...
Fluorine speeds up two-dimensional materials growth
By spatially confining fluorine, scientists could activate feeding gases while disabling its harmful effectsCredit: IBS Back in 2004, the physics...
New NSF grant awarded to study Earth’s ‘flat slabs’
Credit: Lara Wagner, Carnegie Institution for Science A $2.7 million multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional NSF-Frontiers of Earth Science grant has been awarded...
Turbo chip for drug development
KIT scientists develop process that facilitates and accelerates chemical synthesis and biological screening by combining all steps on a chipCredit:...
Improving heat recycling with the thermodiffusion effect
Numerical simulations of the thermodiffusion effect within falling film absorbers reveal that thin films composed of liquid mixtures with negative...
Coupled exploration of light and matter
A new approach to study nonlinear optical properties of polaritons in strongly correlated electronic states opens up fresh perspectives for...
SwRI, UTSA researchers create innovative model for sCO2 power generation
Project involves visualizing combustion flames in sCO2 SAN ANTONIO -- July 15, 2019 -- Southwest Research Institute and The University...
High-performance sodium ion batteries using copper sulfide
Researchers presented a new strategy for extending sodium ion batteries' cyclability using copper sulfide as the electrode materialCredit: KAIST Researchers...
Super volcanic eruptions interrupt ozone recovery
Credit: Global Volcanism Program Since the Antarctic ozone hole was detected in 1985, depletion of the ozone layer--the "big umbrella"...
Alternative material for superconducting radio-frequency cavity
Credit: HZB At present, niobium is the material of choice for constructing superconducting radio-frequency cavity resonators. These will be used...
Artificial intelligence (AI) designs metamaterials used in the invisibility cloak
The research team led by professor Rho of POSTECH developed a simultaneous inverse design of metamaterials via deep learningCredit: POSTECH...
Green light for a new generation of dynamic materials
Credit: QUT/UGent/KIT Developing synthetic materials that are as dynamic as those found in nature, with reversibly changing properties and which...
Differences in MS patients’ cerebrospinal fluid may be key to drugs that halt progression
A new paper in 'Brain' identifies molecular mechanisms causing neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis patients with progressive clinical deteriorationCredit: Jeremy...
2D perovskite materials found to have unique, conductive edge states
Credit: Shashank Priya lab, Penn State A new class of 2D perovskite materials with edges that are conductive like metals...
UTSA chemist becomes a Foreign Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences
Credit: The University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, July 15, 2019) -- Banglin Chen, the Dean's Distinguished Professor...
DNA replication machinery captured at atom-level detail
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists reveal a crystal structure that illustrates a mechanism that powers and possibly starts DNA...
Shifts to renewable energy can drive up energy poverty, PSU study finds
Efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace oil and coal with renewable energy sources can help reduce carbon...
