Chemistry
Nuclear physics in search of world artifacts
The first 3D images of the oldest Christian church in Russia were obtainedCredit: © NUST MISIS NUST MISIS scientists together...
Giving nanowires a DNA-like twist
Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory We see crystals all around us: snowflakes, ice cubes, table salt, gemstones, to name a...
Funding for new semiconductor research centre announced
Swansea University to get new Centre for Integrative Semiconductor MaterialsCredit: Stride Treglown A new state-of-the-art facility that will bring together...
Origin of life insight: peptides can form without amino acids
Peptides, one of the fundamental building blocks of life, can be formed from the primitive precursors of amino acids under...
Astronomers expand cosmic ‘cheat sheet’ in hunt for life
ITHACA, N.Y. - Using nature's color palette from early Earth, Cornell University astronomers have created a cosmic "cheat sheet" in...
Designer proteins form wires and lattices on mineral surface
Findings lay foundation for engineered nano-scale circuits, sensors and filtersCredit: PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. July 11, 2019 - The goal of...
Discovered: A new way to measure the stability of next-generation magnetic fusion devices
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Scientists seeking to bring to Earth the fusion that powers the sun and stars...
Chemical makers oppose new tariffs
In June, chemical manufacturers converged on Washington, D.C., to urge the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to remove...
Yale-developed scorecard promotes better clinical trial data sharing
New Haven, Conn. -- A tool developed by researchers at Yale, Stanford, and Bioethics International can promote greater sharing of...
Pair of supermassive black holes discovered on a collision course
The titanic duo can help astronomers predict when the historic first detection of the background 'hum' of gravitational waves from...
How to discover new materials quickly
Material researchCredit: RUB, Marqard An unexplored cosmos of potential materials The number of potential new materials that can be assembled...
Mussels are inspiring new technology that could help purify water and clean up oil spills
Mussels are notorious maritime stowaways known for damaging the hulls of boats, but these same adhesive properties have widespread engineering...
Beat the heat
University of Utah engineers develop chip that converts wasted heat to usable energyCredit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering...
UCLA-developed terahertz sensors work at room temperature, unlike current technology
Light-sensing system could show distant galaxies in unprecedented detailCredit: UCLA Engineering Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have...
Quantum sensor breakthrough using naturally occurring vibrations in artificial atoms
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, have discovered a new method that could be used to...
UTSA professor designs protein blockers to fight obesity and heart disease
Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, July 10, 2019) -- Almost four in 10 adult Americans are obese, according...
University of Pittsburgh group brings computation and experimentation closer together
The MechMorpho Lab recently published work in PLOS ONE that uses approximate Bayesian computation to help guide experimental approachesCredit: MechMorpho...
Interstellar iron isn’t missing, it’s just hiding in plain sight
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Astrophysicists know that iron (chemical symbol: Fe) is one of the most abundant elements in the universe, after...
Hinge-like protein may open new doors in cystic fibrosis treatment
Credit: Laboratory of Membrane Biology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University In recent decades, treatment options for people with cystic...
New antibiotics developed by Inserm and Université de Rennes 1
Not only are they effective against Gram-positive and negative multi-resistant bacteria, they also appear not to trigger resistance when used...
