Chemistry
Illinois awarded NSF Research Training (NRT) grant for materials/data science program
Credit: Heather Coit, Grainger College of Engineering The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been awarded a National Science Foundation...
Research brief: Nanoparticles may have bigger impact on the environment than previously thought
First-of-its-kind study shows that non-antibacterial nanoparticles can cause resistance in bacteriaCredit: Patrick O'Leary, University of Minnesota Over the last two...
BTI researchers unlocking hornworts’ secrets
Figuring out the genetic underpinnings of hornworts' weird biology could help researchers boost agricultural output, use less fertilizer, and gain...
Single-particle spectroscopy of CsPbBr3 perovskite reveals the origin low electrolumine
Credit: Tokyo Tech Metal halide perovskites have recently emerged as an exceptionally promising alternative material for next generation optoelectronic applications....
Graphene substrate improves the conductivity of carbon nanotube network
Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, and the University of Vienna, Austria, have combined graphene and single-walled carbon nanotubes into a...
April Kloxin wins NIH innovator award
University of Delaware Engineering professor receives grant to accelerate the study of lung fibrosisCredit: Photo by Evan Krape University of...
Combining forces for additive manufacturing
TUM.Additive: a strategy towards research on additive manufacturingCredit: iwb / TUM With its agenda TUM.Additive, the Technical University of Munich...
Brain tissue kept alive for weeks on an artificial membrane
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan have developed a new system for keeping...
Army bio-inspired theoretical research may make robots more effective on the future battlefield
Credit: US Army-Shutterstock In an effort to make robots more effective and versatile teammates for Soldiers in combat, Army researchers...
Columbia receives $2 million in federal push to advance quantum research
Research team's project to extend the excited lifetime of atoms could pave the way for new quantum applications and devicesCredit:...
A new strategy for the synthesis of complex natural products
Credit: University of Basel, Olivier Baudoin with permission from G. Roberts Chemists from the University of Basel have succeeded in...
Fruit flies help in the development of personalized medicine
Credit: Torsten Nygård Kristensen, Aalborg University People with the same diagnosis typically receive a standard treatment that is not necessarily...
How to make biocatalysts immortal
Credit: RUB, Marquard Efficient catalysts for converting hydrogen into electricity in fuel cells for the energy transition are often based...
Physicists have found a way to ‘hear’ dark matter
Credit: Illustration: Alexander Millar/Stockholm University Physicists at Stockholm University and the Max Planck Institute for Physics have turned to plasmas...
Pharmacists provide patient value in team-based care
The model has been shown to improve outcomes for patients whose chronic diseases make care complexCredit: UNTHSC With inhaler in...
HHS awards major funding award to WFIRM
Lung-on-a-chip technology used to study toxic agents, develop treatmentsCredit: WFIRM WINSTON-SALEM, NC, - Oct. 8, 2019 - The Wake Forest...
Pressure runs high at edge of solar system
Credit: NASA/IBEX/Adler Planetarium Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force plasma, magnetic...
Creating a single phonon in ambient conditions
Credit: C. Galland/EPFL We call a crystal lattice. The structure of this lattice determines most mechanical and thermal properties of...
Developing electrically active materials to repair damaged hearts
Scientists are developing new materials that can both conduct electricity and repair heart muscle damaged during a heart attackCredit: Michael...
Cooling nanotube resonators with electrons
Credit: © ICFO/ C. Urgell & W. Yang Mechanical resonators have been used with great success as new resources in...
