Chemistry
Playing the angles with dramatic effect
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Phase transitions have long been of crucial importance to scientific research. The change from water to...
A step closer to understanding evolution — mitochondrial division conserved across species
New study shows exactly how the manner in which mitochondria divide has remained the same since evolution beganCredit: Tokyo University...
An atomic view of the trigger for the heartbeat
Structural studies of sodium channels disclose details about how they power heartbeats and respond to heart rhythm drugs.Credit: Catterall and...
Advancing information processing with exceptional points and surfaces
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are exceptional in many respects....
Scientists find iron ‘snow’ in Earth’s core
Credit: University of Texas at Austin/Jackson School of Geosciences The Earth's inner core is hot, under immense pressure and snow-capped,...
Mechanical force as a new way of starting chemical reactions
Credit: Kubota K. et al. Science, December 19, 2019 Researchers have shown mechanical force can start chemical reactions, making them...
Aarhus University opens the world’s first center for ear-EEG
Danish researchers are world leaders in brain measurement via a special device fitted in the ear like a hearing aid....
New algorithm could mean more efficient, accurate equipment for Army
Credit: Hillsman S. Jackson, Southern Methodist University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Dec. 19, 2019) - Researchers working on an Army-funded...
Tweaks behind the rebirth of nearly discarded organic solar technologies
Credit: Georgia Tech / Branden Camp A solar energy material that is remarkably durable and affordable is regrettably also unusable...
Fireballs: mail from space
Is anything going to hit Earth? A neat approach to make quicker and more exact analyses of fireball observationsCredit: Riitta-Leena...
Scientists discover first antiferromagnetic topological quantum material
Credit: (c) Anna Isaeva Quantum materials are worldwide in the focus of research activities within diverse sci-entific disciplines. This material...
Understanding the mechanisms of seemingly chaotic synchronization in trees
Synchronization of Chaos: Understanding the mechanisms of period-3 synchronization in plant populations located 20 kilometers apartCredit: Kenshi Sakai, TUAT The...
Improved 3D nanoprinting technique to build nanoskyscrapers
Simply adding 'table salt' helps to build self-stacked nanoarchitecturesCredit: IBS Nanowalls, nanobridges, nano "jungle gyms": it could seem the description...
Ultrashort x-ray technique will probe conditions found at the heart of planets
View and download more at: https://imperialcollegelondon.box.com/s/zk4njouzx74f6lqnwczppgkbww358ym7 view more Combining powerful lasers and bright x-rays, Imperial and STFC researchers have demonstrated...
On-chip light source produces versatile range of wavelengths
Silicon-based device may enable variety of photonic applicationsCredit: Xiyuan Lu, NIST/University of Maryland, inspired by the "Olympic rings. " WASHINGTON...
Honey, I shrunk Michelangelo’s David
Credit: Giorgio Ercolano, Exaddon There he is, standing upon his pedestal: David by Michelangelo. A world-?famous statue that nearly every...
Discovered the first intrinsic magnetic topological insulator
An international team of scientists led by researchers from CFM, DIPC, and UPV/EHU, has been able to predict and observe...
The ‘cores’ of massive galaxies had already formed 1.5 billion years after the big bang
Credit: NAOJ/Tanaka et al. 2019 A distant galaxy more massive than our Milky Way - with more than a trillion...
Researchers apply temperature gradients to grow and move liquid crystals
Credit: Texas A&M University Leading a double life as both solids and liquids, liquid crystals occupy center stage for creating...
New method captures real-time movement of millions of molecules in 3D
The interferometry technique has applications for tracking molecules at a cell or tissue scaleCredit: Lisa Potter/University of Utah The human...