Chemistry

April 13, 2026

Novel NRL instrument enhances ability to measure nuclear materials

Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Nicholas E. M. Pasquini) WASHINGTON - Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) designed...

System provides cooling with no electricity

Passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate awayCredit: Courtesy of Arny...

Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules

Simple photochemical method takes advantage of quantum mechanicsCredit: Credit: Yishu Jiang, Northwestern University Northwestern University chemists have used visible light...

Concrete with improved impact endurance for defense structures developed at FEFU

Credit: FEFU press office Engineers from the Military Studies Center at Far Eastern Federal University (MSC FEFU) developed a brand-new...

Vera Serganova and Valery Fokin became Laureates of 2019 George Gamow Award

Mathematician Vera Serganova and chemist Valery Fokin became Laureates of 2019 George Gamow AwardCredit: From private archive The G.A. Gamow...

More than 50 international students to receive academic travel awards for SLAS 2020

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, (SLAS) has selected 53 life sciences students to receive SLAS Tony B. Academic...

First South American insect that emits blue light is discovered

Larvae of a fungus gnat found in Iporanga, São Paulo State, Brazil, have bioluminescent properties previously observed only in species...

Researchers use 3D printing to make glass optical fiber preform

New approach greatly simplifies silica fiber fabrication, enabling new designs and applicationsCredit: John Canning, University of Technology in Sydney WASHINGTON...

Study says Southern California earthquakes increased stress on major fault line

Credit: Bill Barnhart, University of Iowa A University of Iowa-led study has found that a series of Southern California earthquakes...

In and out with 10-minute electrical vehicle recharge

Credit: Chao-Yang Wang Lab, Penn State Electric vehicle owners may soon be able to pull into a fueling station, plug...

Nanoceramics from the ball mill

Nanometer-sized corundum particles for automotive catalysts and particularly stable ceramics can now be produced amazingly easilyCredit: Amol Amrute, MPI für...

Various stearates tested for in-situ combustion process by Kazan Federal University

The results were published in FuelCredit: Kazan Federal University Thermal oil extraction gets more and more recognition in scientific circles....

New gene therapy for epilepsy provides on-demand release of endogenous substance

Preclinical study shows long-term suppression of seizuresCredit: Schwarzer/Medical University of Innsbruck Teams of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and...

Lithium ion battery design can charge an electric vehicle in 10 minutes

Credit: Chao-Yang Wang Group Scientist have developed a lithium ion battery that charges at an elevated temperature to increase reaction...

The secrets behind a creepy photographic technique

Credit: Adapted from Analytical Chemistry 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03205 In the 1960s, a French artist named Jean-Pierre Sudre began experimenting with...

Parasite manipulates algal metabolism for its own benefit

Pathogenic fungi attack diatoms in the ocean and trigger the formation of new, beneficial substances in the algaeCredit: Angela Overmeyer,...

The use of sugarcane straw for bioenergy is an opportunity, but there are pros and cons

Brazilian researchers calculated the amount of nutrients in sugarcane leaves, which are normally left on the ground after harvest, and...

Using renewable electricity for industrial hydrogenation reactions

Pitt researcher featured as 'Emerging Investigator' in Journal of Materials Chemistry ACredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Oct. 29, 2019) --...

An electronic signal expands the material by a factor of 100

Reversible electronic solid-gel switching of a conjugated polymerCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linkoping University, have...

NUS researchers use light from nanoparticles to intricately control biological processes