Chemistry
EU project RES URBIS shows the viability of bioplastic generation with urban biowaste
Credit: J. Mata/UB In a circular economy, the city waste being turned into resources, is of great importance considering more...
Leviathan polymer brush made with E. coli holds bacteria at bay
Credit: Georgia Tech / Allison Carter A lab goof with an enzyme taken from bacteria has led to the creation...
Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency
Method has ramifications for quantum computing, communications and moreCredit: Yang Lab In the quantum realm, under some circumstances and with...
$3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense
Credit: Virginia Tech The Department of Defense has awarded Virginia Tech researchers $3.8 million in support of the Office of...
Why did we give sailors and soldiers shark repellent that … didn’t work? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2020 -- People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for...
McMaster chemists find new way to break down old tires into material for new ones
Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University A team of chemists at McMaster University has discovered an innovative way to break down...
Nano-objects of desire: Assembling ordered nanostructures in 3D
Using shape-programmable DNA frames, scientists established a new nanofabrication platform for directing nanomaterial components of different natures (inorganic and biological)...
Atomic tuning on cobalt enables an eightfold increase of H2O2 production
Modulating single cobalt atoms boosts a low-cost, efficient, and eco-friendly electrochemical H2O2 production that can potentially benefit the semiconductor and...
Arabian Peninsula a trap for summer dust
Credit: © NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response team Intense winds blowing from Africa through a mountainous gap...
Stars need a partner to spin Universe’s brightest explosions
When it comes to the biggest and brightest explosions seen in the Universe, University of Warwick astronomers have found that...
Specific insulin-like peptide regulates how beetle ‘weapons’ grow
Revealing how larval nutrition leads to differently sized mandibles in broad-horned flour beetlesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - A...
Trace Metals in Leatherback Turtle Eggs May Harm Consumers
Credit: Argelis Ruíz Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs laid in Bocas del Toro nesting beaches in the Panamanian Caribbean may...
SuperTIGER on its second prowl — 130,000 feet above Antarctica
Credit: Wolfgang Zober, Washington University in St. Louis. A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays...
‘Superdiamond’ carbon-boron cages can trap and tap into different properties
A long-sought-after class of 'superdiamond' carbon-based materials with tunable mechanical and electronic properties predicted and synthesizedCredit: Image is courtesy of...
Leading astronomers and geophysicists honored in RAS bicentenary
Credit: Steve Kurtz / UC Santa Cruz The Royal Astronomical Society is pleased to announce the winners of its medals...
New quantum loop provides long national testbed for quantum communication technology
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago...
Christopher Kochanek awarded 2020 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics Contributions
Professor of astronomy honored for research into black hole formation, building worldwide network of telescopesCredit: Kevin Grady (Radcliffe Institute) WASHINGTON,...
Research shows nasal spray antidote is easiest to give for opioid overdose
Study assessed ability of people without training to administer naloxoneCredit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -...
Improving solar cells’ back-contact is goal of $3.5 million DOE project
Before cadmium telluride solar cells can corner the market, they require further improvement in their performanceCredit: Jim Sites/Colorado State University...
An 18-carat gold nugget made of plastic
Credit: ETH Zurich Lovers of gold watches and heavy jewellery will be thrilled. The objects of their desire may someday...