Chemistry
Mapping the energy transport mechanism of chalcogenide perovskite for solar energy use
Engineers have characterized the thermal energy conversion mechanism in the lattice of an advanced nanomaterial called chalcogenide perovskite and demonstrated...
NASA’s exoplanet-hunting mission catches a natural comet outburst in unprecedented detail
This animation shows an explosive outburst of dust, ice and gases from comet 46P/Wirtanen that occurred on September 26, 2018...
Gallery of fluid motion: Capturing liquids and gases in action
Annual exhibit highlights beauty of fluid motionCredit: Wim M. van Rees, Massachusetts Institute of Technology SEATTLE, December 2, 2019 --...
Announcing new GSA Division Award for career achievement in petroleum geology
Credit: Geological Society of America Boulder, Colo., USA: The Curtis-Hedberg Petroleum Career Achievement Award has been established by the Energy...
Scientists devise catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel
Credit: Tijana Rajh / Argonne National Laboratory Researchers find new way to convert carbon dioxide into a usable fuel source....
Gas giant composition not determined by host star
Unraveling this surprising discrepancy could reveal new details about the planet formation processCredit: Image is by MarioProtIV, courtesy of Wikimedia...
A study of Saturn’s largest moon may offer insights for earth
Researchers report significant seasonal variation in Titan's energy budgetCredit: NASA/Cassini/Kevin Gill Scientists studying the weather and climate of Titan, Saturn's...
Study sheds light on the peculiar ‘normal’ phase of high-temperature superconductors
It reveals an abrupt transition in cuprates where particles give up their individuality; the results flip a popular theory on...
UH physicist named to National Academy of Inventors
Seamus Curran launched nanotech company to market protective coatingsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston physics professor has been...
Electron correlations in carbon nanostructures
Physicists from Kiel and Copenhagen elucidate the behaviour of electrons in graphene nanoribbonsCredit: Copyright: Jan-Philip Joost, AG Bonitz New materials...
Dramatic transition in Streptomyces life cycle explained in new discovery
Credit: John Innes Centre Streptomyces bacteria are our primary source of antibiotics, which are produced in the transition from vegetative...
Meteorite-loving microorganism
Archaeon can crunch meteorite and feed on itCredit: Tetyana Milojevic Chemolithotrophic microorganisms derive their energy from inorganic sources. Research into...
Co-combustion of wood and oil-shale reduces carbon emissions
Credit: TalTech Utilization of fossil fuels, which represents an increasing environmental risk, can be made more environmentally friendly by adding...
Two chiral catalysts working hand in hand
Chemists develop a synthetic method providing access to different stereoisomers of a molecule: Study published in 'Nature Catalysis'Credit: Barsu Nagaraju/MPI...
Imaging technique gives catalytic 2D material engineering a better view
Credit: Kanazawa University The properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides are attracting a great deal of interest, and one of...
Russia’s nuclear industry set to fight the climate crisis by exporting education
Credit: Anastasia Barei / Country of Rosatom Challenges and perspectives for Russia's nuclear industry on its way to assuming a...
Through the eyes of animals
Credit: Emily Guevara and Cedric van den Berg Humans are now closer to seeing through the eyes of animals, thanks...
Colorado study suggests new strategies against bone metastases from prostate cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center When prostate cancer spreads, it most often spreads to bone. And while the 5-year...
Gains in one type of disruption force are offset by losses in another
Credit: Photo collage by Elle Starkman Doughnut-shaped tokamaks -- facilities designed to reproduce the fusion energy that powers the sun...
Scientists reveal the structure of viral rhodopsins
Credit: Dmitry Bratanov et al./Nature Communications The structure of an Organic Lake Phycodnavirus rhodopsin II (OLPVRII), which is a unique...