Chemistry
Laser method promising for detecting trace chemicals in air
Approach offers highly sensitive way to scan large areas for radioactive material, chemicals, or pollution WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed...
A Japan first! Osaka U researcher to receive academic prize at Cosmetic Victories 2019
Researcher in joint research group between Osaka University and Mandom Corporation wins prize at the world's largest cosmetics cluster for...
Gold for silver: A chemical barter
Scientists reveal the inter-cluster and intra-cluster dynamics of thiolate-protected gold-silver alloys, which is based on metal exchange From effective medicines...
Mineral discovery made easier: X-ray technique shines a new light on tiny, rare crystals
Berkeley Lab scientists participate in the discovery of ognitite; other candidate new-mineral studies in progressCredit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab Like a...
New international initiative stresses need for global action on air pollution
Academies hand over science-policy statement on air pollution and health The National Academies of Sciences and Medicine from South Africa,...
OU physicists show novel Mott state in twisted graphene bilayers at ‘magic angle’
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma physics group sheds light on a novel Mott state observed in twisted...
New research shows an iceless Greenland may be in our future
Credit: Martin Truffer New research shows an iceless Greenland may be in the future. If worldwide greenhouse gas emissions remain...
New platform flips traditional on-demand supply chain approach on its head
Giving more choice to on-demand suppliers leads to greater use of underutilized resources TROY, N.Y. -- Imagine you are heading...
Astronomers uncover first polarized radio signals from gamma-ray burst
Discovery could give insight into how and why jets are formed in gamma-ray burstsCredit: Kitty Yeung (art) and Tanmoy Laskar...
Montana State leads project to study mysterious relative of the aurora
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- When the shimmering hues of the aurora dance in the night sky,...
Powering a solution: Professor takes charge at improving lithium ion batteries safety
As cutting edge as electric vehicles are, they're still vulnerable to an Achilles heel - the very source that gives...
Photovoltaic nanotubes
Special nanotubes could improve solar power and imaging technologyCredit: © 2019 Iwasa et al. Physicists discovered a novel kind of...
US military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries — massive hidden impact on climate
The US military's carbon footprint is enormous and must be confronted in order to have a substantial effect on battling...
Upcycling process brings new life to old jeans
A growing population, rising standards of living and quickly changing fashions send mountains of clothing waste to the world's landfills...
Artificial muscles powered by glucose
Credit: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just...
Fifty years after the Cuyahoga conflagration
On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River, which flows through Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire. Although firefighters extinguished the blaze within...
A forest of nano-mushroom structures keep this plastic clean and stain-free
Pitt engineers develop new optical stain-resistant plastic based on mushroom structures PITTSBURGH (June 19, 2019) ¬--Technologies like solar panels and...
High reaction rates even without precious metals
Precious metals are often efficient catalysts -- but they are expensive and rare; however, it has so far been difficult...
In the Samara Polytech, the quality of metal is determined by the ‘sound’
Sound impulses are captured with a unique installationCredit: @SamaraPolytech The acoustic analytical emission complex, developed by an interdisciplinary project team...
CityU receives grand challenges explorations grant for research in global health
To investigate the growth of multiple strains of human gut microbes in a single reactorCredit: City University of Hong Kong...
