Chemistry
Escher’s angels and demons woodcut predicts how matter deforms
A study published in the prestigious Physical Review LettersCredit: PRL Politecnico di Milano Dutch artist M.C. Escher's most famous drawing,...
Unraveling gene expression
Credit: Beat Fierz, EPFL The DNA of a single cell is 2-3 meters long end-to-end. To fit and function, DNA...
Magnetic wave flows under better control from now on
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Even faster processors with even smaller dimensions? Wherever neither electronics nor spintronics can cope with performance...
Magnetic wave flows under better control from now on
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Even faster processors with even smaller dimensions? Wherever neither electronics nor spintronics can cope with performance...
Researchers substantially boost sensitivity of terahertz gas analysis
Development poised to improve spectroscopic analysis for environmental and medical applicationsCredit: Francis Hindle, Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale WASHINGTON -- A...
UTSA to unlock the power of sulfur in future drug design
Credit: UTSA Organosulfur compounds are widely present in our bodies and the natural environment. They are found in onions, shallots...
Ivy Brain Tumor Center and SonALAsense to test drug-device combination for glioblastoma
First-in-human clinical trial will determine effectiveness of promising, non-invasive therapy for brain cancerCredit: Ivy Brain Tumor Center The Ivy Brain...
Scientists first to develop rapid cell division in marine sponges
Groundbreaking discovery by FAU Harbor Branch, collaborators impacts marine biotechnology, early animal evolution and climate changeCredit: Shirley A. Pomponi, Ph.D....
$2 million DOE grant supports Lehigh researchers building thermal battery
Interdisciplinary team to develop innovative approach to thermal energy storage for more flexible, efficient power plantsCredit: Lehigh University The addition...
Technology shown to reduce cancer-causing contaminants receives millions in funding
Innovation shown to reduce cancer-causing contaminants in drinking water, airports, military sitesCredit: Oren Darling/Purdue Research Foundation WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -...
NASA’s Fermi, swift missions enable a new era in gamma-ray science
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center A pair of distant explosions discovered by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and Neil...
Could sphingolipids help solve a racial paradox in heart disease?
When it comes to predicting heart disease in African Americans, measuring HDL and LDL cholesterol is not enough. A Medical...
Hubble studies gamma-ray burst with highest energy ever seen
Credit: NASA, ESA and M. Kornmesser NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers a peek at the location of the...
Hubble studies gamma-ray burst with the highest energy ever seen
Credit: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have investigated the nature of the gamma-ray burst...
Researchers identify a molecular mechanism involved in Huntington’s disease
Improvement of motor coordination in miceCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA (UB) Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of...
First detection of gamma-ray burst afterglow in very-high-energy gamma light
Credit: ESO/A. Roquette After a decade-long search, an international team of researchers including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and...
Researchers discover highest-energy light from a gamma-ray burst
International team, including two GW astrophysicists, identifies previously unseen component of extreme stellar explosionsCredit: NASA, ESA, and V. Acciari et...
The tera from outer space
Astronomers discover the most energetic gamma-ray burst ever witnessedCredit: NASA Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic phenomenon known to humankind....
Turning up the heat to create new nanostructured metals
Scientists used heat to drive a spontaneous process in which different metals mixed to form 3-D interlocking nanostructures in thin...
New hybrid device can both capture and store solar energy
Device offers a new avenue for capitalizing on abundant solar energyCredit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston...
