Chemistry
Pharmaconutrition — Modern drug design for functional studies
Bitter (taste) receptor with health effect?Credit: Dr. Antonella Di Pizio / Leibniz-LSB@TUM Antonella Di Pizio and Maik Behrens of the...
Radio telescope ALMA finds earliest example of merging galaxies
Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Researchers using the radio telescope ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) observed signals of oxygen,...
New model suggests lost continents for early Earth
Credit: Derrick Hasterok A new radioactivity model of Earth's ancient rocks calls into question current models for the formation of...
Well-meaning climate measures can make matters worse
Lifestyle changes can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and help protect nature. While some actions offer great potential, some aren't...
Recycling plastic: Vinyl polymer broken down to aspirin components
Credit: Yasuhiro Kohsaka Ph D., the Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University Before you read this, look around your room....
New study reveals biological toll on brain function of Holocaust survivors
Stress of surviving the Holocaust has shown a lifelong and lasting negative impact on survivors' brain structure, as well as...
New strategies and approaches needed to cope with growing burden of brain diseases
New strategies for preventing and coping with the growing burden of brain diseases were outlined today at the 5th European...
Atomic ‘patchwork’ using heteroepitaxy for next generation semiconductor devices
Continuous process for engineering 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) heterostructuresCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan...
One in 10 people have ‘near-death’ experiences, according to new study
Near-death experiences where people report a range of spiritual and physical symptoms, including out-of-body sensations and seeing or hearing hallucinations,...
New material shows high potential for quantum computing
Research by UC Riverside-MIT team focuses on quantum phenomena in goldCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A joint...
X-ray imaging provides clues to fracture in solid-state batteries
Credit: Josh Brown, Rob Felt Solid-state batteries - a new battery design that uses all solid components - have gained...
Confirmation of old theory leads to new breakthrough in superconductor science
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Phase transitions occur when a substance changes from a solid, liquid or gaseous state to a...
NSF award funds Pitt research on ionic liquids
NSF awards Pitt researcher $223,093 to study the interaction between ionic liquids and water PITTSBURGH (June 28, 2019) -- Ionic...
Researchers decipher the history of supermassive black holes in the early universe
Credit: Scott Woods, Western University Astrophysicists at Western University have found evidence for the direct formation of black holes that...
New grant supports promising research in solar energy
UD's Ujjwal Das and collaborators work to improve photovoltage technologyCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson In their quest to improve...
SpaceX launch puts UMass Lowell research into orbit
Instrument aboard DSX satellite to study 'killer electrons' LOWELL, Mass. - An Air Force satellite launched into orbit this week...
Utrafast magnetism: Electron-phonon interactions examined at BESSY II
Credit: HZB Interactions between electrons and phonons are regarded as the microscopic driving force behind ultrafast magnetization or demagnetization processes...
Prized postdoc works to demystify process behind quark combination
Theorist Andrea Signori wins the 2019 JSA Postdoctoral Prize for work to explain how quarks build particlesCredit: DOE's Jefferson Lab...
Skoltech scientists found a way to control the electrical characteristics of optical memory devices
Organic electronics has been developing at a blistering pace over the last decade: flexible thin-film electronic circuits, sensors, displays, solar...
Researchers teleport information within a diamond
Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers from the Yokohama National University have teleported quantum information securely within the confines of a...
