Chemistry
Rice U. lab grows stable, ultrathin magnets
Rare iron oxide could be combined with 2D materials for electronic, spintronic devicesCredit: Lou Group/Rice University Rice University researchers have...
Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars
Reaction turns carbon dioxide into molecular oxygenCredit: Caltech Science fiction stories are chock full of terraforming schemes and oxygen generators...
New study reveals an unexpected survival mechanism of a subset of cancer cells
Embedded at the end of chromosomes are structures called "telomeres" that in normal cells become shorter as cells divide. As...
Major step forward in the production of ‘green’ hydrogen
The first thermodynamically-reversible chemical reactor capable of producing hydrogen as a pure product stream represents a "transformational" step forward in...
Study uncovers surprising melting patterns beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf
Ancient geologic structures may play future roleCredit: Susan Howard The ROSETTA-Ice project, a three-year, multi-institutional data collection survey of Antarctic...
ASU team throws new light on photosynthetic supercomplex structure
Credit: Mary Zhu A team of scientists from Arizona State University has taken a significant step closer to unlocking the...
Colliding lasers double the energy of proton beams
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers from Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg present a...
Antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels, global study finds
Credit: University of York Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world's rivers exceed 'safe' levels by up to...
Adding a carbon atom transforms 2D semiconducting material
Credit: Fu Zhang/Penn State A technique that introduces carbon-hydrogen molecules into a single atomic layer of the semiconducting material tungsten...
Meteor magnets in outer space
UCR-led study finds elusive giant planetsCredit: (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Astronomers believe planets like Jupiter shield us from space objects that would otherwise...
Finding the cause of capacity loss in a metal-oxide battery material
Scientists studying a lithium-ion battery with an iron-oxide electrode as it charged and discharged over 100 cycles found that the...
New European project at the forefront of strong interaction studies
EU project 'STRONG-2020' brings together 44 institutes from all over Europe conducting research on the strong interaction The theoretical and...
Hubble spies curious galaxy moving a little closer
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Sargent et al. This Hubble image stars Messier 90, a beautiful spiral galaxy located roughly...
100% renewables doesn’t equal zero-carbon energy, and the difference is growing
While 160 companies around the world have committed to use "100 percent renewable energy," that does not mean "100 percent...
ALS research reveals new treatment approach
LA JOLLA, CALIF. - May 23, 2019 - On June 2, 1941, at the age of 37, baseball player Lou...
Short-term use of opioids increases subjective pleasure
The human opioid system contributes to the regulation of emotions, pleasure and pain. Opioids are strong analgesics. In addition to...
Mathematically designed graphene has improved electrocatalytic activity
Credit: A. Kumatani An international research group has improved graphene's ability to catalyse the 'hydrogen evolution reaction', which releases hydrogen...
Scientists uncover exotic matter in the sun’s atmosphere
Credit: NASA/SDO. Scientists from Ireland and France today announced a major new finding about how matter behaves in the extreme...
Scientists discover signalling circuit boards inside body’s cells
Credit: The University of Edinburgh Cells in the body are wired like computer chips to direct signals that instruct how...
Nature inspires a novel new form of computing, using light
McMaster researchers perform simple calculations by shining light patterns through a translucent cubeCredit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON May 24, 2019...