Chemistry
Diving into water treatment strategies for swimming pools
With summer in full swing, many people are cooling off in swimming pools. However, some of the substances that are...
The observation of topologically protected magnetic quasiparticles
Credit: J-PARC(KEK/JAEA) A team of researchers from Tohoku University, J-PARC, and Tokyo Institute of Technology conducted an in-depth study of...
ALMA pinpoints the formation site of planet around nearest young star
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Tsukagoshi et al. Researchers using ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) found a small dust concentration in the...
New biomaterials inspired by nature’s stickiest creatures are on the horizon
NYU Tandon's Jin Kim Montclare wins Department of Defense funding for her work with wet adhesion BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday,...
Natural ingredients in supplements, nutraceuticals get a new type of barcode
Increasingly, shoppers are choosing nutraceuticals, cosmetics and herbal remedies with natural ingredients, and these products are readily available in many...
New unprinting method can help recycle paper and curb environmental costs
Rutgers-led study shows the benefits of removing toner with pulses of intense xenon lightCredit: Rajiv Malhotra/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Imagine if...
We need to talk about chloramphenicol — how does this antibiotic cause damage to eukaryotes?
For the first time scientists demonstrate the molecular events underlying the effects of chloramphenicol on eukaryotic cells A group of...
‘Flying salt shakers of death:’ Fungal-infected zombie cicadas, explained by WVU research
Credit: Matt Kasson MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- If cicadas made horror movies, they'd probably study the actions of their counterparts plagued...
Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene
Findings shed new light on the nature of electron interactions in quantum systems and establishing a potential new platform for...
Cyanide compounds discovered in meteorites may hold clues to the origin of life
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Cyanide and carbon monoxide are both deadly poisons to humans, but...
Common antidepressants interact with opioid med to lessen pain relief
Findings from University Hospitals study could help explain certain apparent opioid drug-seeking behavior and opioid overuse CLEVELAND -- Common antidepressants...
Algorithm designed to map universe, solve mysteries
ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University researchers have developed an algorithm designed to visualize models of the universe in order to...
The making of ‘warm ice’
Development of ice controlling technology using pressureCredit: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) Can water freeze at room...
Hubble finds tiny ‘electric soccer balls’ in space, helps solve interstellar mystery
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the presence of electrically-charged molecules in space shaped like soccer...
Biochip advances enable next-generation sequencing technologies
A review of advances in biochip technology shows it's playing a fundamental role promoting the use of next-generation DNA sequencing...
Microscopic glass blowing used to make tiny optical lenses
Wafer-level process would allow easy integration into biomedical imaging instruments WASHINGTON -- Inserting air into hot glass to form a...
Machine learning reveals how strongly interacting electrons behave at atomic level
Machine learning helps solve a puzzle of how strongly interacting electrons behave at atomic levelCredit: JC Séamus Davis For the...
SwRI-led team studies binaries to make heads or tails of planet formation
Kuiper Belt object orientations support streaming instability hypothesisCredit: HST/StSci/SwRI/Simon Porter SAN ANTONIO -- June 25, 2019 -- A Southwest Research...
Solving a condensation mystery
What appeared to be erratic movement of water droplets in LIS dropwise condensation is the result of capillary forcesCredit: (Animation:...
NRL payloads deployed by SpaceX to study space weather and spacecraft propulsion
Credit: (Graphic courtesy of NASA/Ball Aerospace) WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers designed and built two science payloads that...
