Chemistry
Scientists develop near ambient pressure photoemission electron microscopy based on tunable deep-ultraviolet laser source
Credit: Image by LIU Wansheng A research group led by Prof. FU Qiang and Prof. BAO Xinhe at the Dalian...
Water could modulate the activity and selectivity of CO2 reduction
Credit: ©Science China Press As an alternative to the depletion of fossil resources, the reduction of CO2 emitted from fossil...
Near-infrared electrochromism of a new multilayered complex
Credit: ©Science China Press Electrochromic films that display reversible spectral and color changes in response to electric or electrochemical stimulus...
First research results from the Estonian-Finnish FinEstBeAMS beamline
Credit: Photo credit: Mati Kook, University of Tartu. The public might not even know that scientists from the University of...
Atomically dispersed Ni is coke-resistant for dry reforming of methane
Credit: QIAO Botao Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is the process of converting methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) into...
Nearly extreme black holes which attempt to regrow hair become bald again
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The black holes of Einstein's theory of relativity can be completely described by just three parameters: their mass,...
Research reveals new state of matter: a Cooper pair metal
Credit: Valles lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For years, physicists have assumed that Cooper pairs, the electron duos...
New moon-seeking sensor aims to improve earth observations
Credit: NASA A new instrument with its eye on the Moon is taking off aboard a high-altitude NASA plane to...
Scientists design built-in controls for mini-chemical labs on a chip
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Since the 1990s, scientists have been exploring the possibilities of miniaturized chemical "laboratories"...
Lifelike chemistry created in lab search for ways to study origin of life
Credit: Image courtesy of the David Baum lab MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have cultivated lifelike chemical reactions while...
Chemists use light to build biologically active compounds
Photocatalyst builds 3D scaffolds from flat aromatics/Study published in ChemCredit: Jiajia Ma Some of the most biologically active molecules, including...
FDA accepts submission for selumetinib as treatment for neurofibromatosis
Would become first approved drug for genetic disorder affecting millionsCredit: Children's Tumor Foundation AstraZeneca and MSD (Merck) announced today that...
New material breaks world record turning heat into electricity
A new type of material generates electrical current very efficiently from temperature differences. This allows sensors and small processors to...
Architecture of a bacterial power plant decrypted
Credit: Rudolf-Virchow-Zentrum / University of Würzburg Both humans and many other creatures need oxygen for survival. In the conversion of...
Tailor-made carbon helps pinpoint hereditary diseases and correct medication dosage
A new method of analysis is speeding up the researchCredit: Anja Aarva / Aalto University Sensors manufactured with carbon-based materials...
Observing changes in the chirality of molecules in real time
Credit: ETH Zurich / Joachim Schnabl Some molecules can exist in two mirror-image forms, similar to our hands. Although such...
Simulation reveals how bacterial organelle converts sunlight to chemical energy
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists have simulated every atom of a light-harvesting structure in a...
Typhoons and marine eutrophication are probably the missing source of organic nitrogen in ecosystems
Credit: Ming Chang Atmospheric nitrogen deposition has a significant impact on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and alterations in its...
Crystal coatings could help solve mystery of fracture patterns
Credit: Lander et al. Fractures are everywhere. They are the cracks in the sidewalk. The rifts in roadcuts. The spidery...
Turning waste heat into hydrogen fuel
Using waste heat helps cut cost of producing hydrogenCredit: Illustration: NTNU In June, the International Energy Agency confirmed what most...
