Chemistry
Forward or backward? New pathways for protons in water or methanol
Credit: MBI A collaborative ultrafast spectroscopy and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations study shows that proton vacancies in the form...
Rice irrigation worsened landslides in deadliest earthquake of 2018 finds NTU study
Credit: Gilles Brocard/University of Sydney Irrigation significantly exacerbated the earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in...
Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical forest
Findings may lead to 'plant probiotic' and new antibioticsCredit: Dmitrii Y. Travin Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world...
The story of thalidomide continues
Molecular basis of drug's effects on limb and ear development revealedCredit: Nature Chemical Biology An international study co-authored by researchers...
Artemis, meet ARTEMIS: Pursuing Sun science at the moon
Credit: E. Masongsong, UCLA EPSS By 2024, NASA will land astronauts, including the first woman and next man, on the...
Axion particle spotted in solid-state crystal
Credit: Johannes Gooth Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, Princeton University, the University...
Bacteria trapped — and terminated — by graphene filter
Rice lab adapts laser-induced graphene to remove pathogens from the airCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 7, 2019) -...
UVA discovers surprise contributor to multiple sclerosis
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Cells that scientists have largely ignored when studying multiple sclerosis are actually key contributors to...
Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones
Credit: Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame. Once breast cancer spreads to bone, treatment becomes nearly impossible. Breast cancer...
Pressure may be key to fighting climate change with thermoelectric generators
New way to use compression techniques to improves thermoelectric performance, bringing researchers closer to practical applications that could help fight...
Distributing essential medicines for free resulted in a 44% increase in adherence
Study also found some improved health outcomes with free distribution of essential medicinesCredit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO - A new...
China is on track to meet its ultra-low emissions goals for 2020
Credit: Ling Tang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Beihang University; Jiabao Qu, Ministry of Environmental Protection and HeBei University...
Rare ‘Lazarus superconductivity’ observed in promising, rediscovered material
In a uranium-based compound once dismissed as uninteresting, scientists watched superconductivity arise, disappear, then return under the influence of high...
University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Monica Kraft and Marti Lindsey receive AZBio Awards
Monica Kraft, MD, named 2019 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year; Marti Lindsey, PhD, named 2019 Michael A. Cusanovich Arizona...
New photovoltaic research partnership spans countries, disciplines
USA, Ireland and Northern Ireland to shine new light on solar technologiesCredit: Marco-Alexis Chaira, Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, Oct....
Optical imager poised to improve diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease
New non-invasive instrument images layers of the eye's protective tear film with speed and precisionCredit: AdOM Advanced Optical Methods Ltd....
Next-generation single-photon source for quantum information science
Kwiat group achieves most efficient single-photon production everCredit: Siv Schwink/University of Illinois Department of Physics Over the last two decades,...
NASA selects Illinois professor for satellite mission concept study
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Lara Waldrop, assistant professor electrical and computer engineering at the...
New metasurface design can control optical fields in three dimensions
Credit: Alan Zhan/University of Washington A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a...
A dusty lab in the sky
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Joe Nuth loves dust. Among astronomers, that puts him in a minority. "The traditional astronomers -- the people...
