Chemistry
A step towards probabilistic computing
Working group led by physicist Professor Ulrich Nowak at the University of Konstanz, in collaboration with a team of physicists...
Small, hardy planets most likely to survive death of their stars
Small, hardy planets packed with dense elements have the best chance of avoiding being crushed and swallowed up when their...
Symbionts as lifesavers
Researchers discover new factor influencing the spread of LegionellaCredit: © Cecilia Wentrup When people fall ill from bacterial infection, the...
How the Sun pumps out water from Mars into space
Credit: Space Science Council of RAS Russian and German physicists have offered an explanation for the new data obtained by...
Compositional design of multi-component alloys by high-throughput screening
Credit: ©Science China Press Recently, multi-component materials have become one of the most promising materials in the engineering and biomedical...
Accelerating quantum technologies with materials processing at the atomic scale
Credit: Oxford University 'Quantum technologies' utilise the unique phenomena of quantum superposition and entanglement to encode and process information, with...
Cell membrane as coating materials to better surface engineering of nanocarriers
Credit: ©Science China Press Surface engineering of nanocarriers devotes considerable contribution to the field of biomedicine ranging from drug delivery...
Early in vitro testing for adverse effects on embryos
Medications have to be safe for mothers-to-be and for their unborn children. Before the authorities will approve a new drug,...
Solvent additive-free ternary polymer solar cells with 16.27% efficiency
Credit: ©Science China Press It has become a hot topic to further improve the efficiency of polymer solar cells (PSCs)...
New method enables ‘photographing’ of enzymes
Study by the University of Bonn facilitates the clarification of catalysis mechanismsCredit: © AG Schiemann/Uni Bonn Scientists at the University...
How Nigerian music can help you choose a ripe watermelon
Researchers will describe a surprising similarity between the sounds of Nigerian drums and the sound a ripe watermelon makes when...
Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power could transform energy
The ultra-high efficiency material called a tandem perovskite solar cell is being developed to help solve the world energy crisis.Credit:...
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New OSU and Purdue study to be presented at the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting in Louisville shows young...
It’s not just fish, plastic pollution harms the bacteria that help us breathe
Credit: Kevin Krejci Ten per cent of the oxygen we breathe comes from just one kind of bacteria in the...
A step for a promising new battery to store clean energy
Researchers find way to build potassium-oxygen batteries that last longer COLUMBUS, Ohio--Researchers have built a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen...
Biochemical compound responsible for blood pressure drop in sepsis is discovered
International research group demonstrates the involvement of singlet molecular oxygen in vasodilation, causing a sharp decline in blood pressure in...
Bladder drug linked to atherosclerosis in mice
A drug used in the treatment of overactive bladder can accelerate atheroclerosis in mice, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden...
Skoltech researchers developed new perovskite-inspired semiconductors for electronic devices
Credit: Journal of Materials Chemistry A The collaborative effort of researchers from Skoltech, SB RAS Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry,...
At the frontiers of physics
Two UC Santa Barbara physics professors are elected to the National Academy of Sciences Two UC Santa Barbara physics professors...
Collagen fibres grow like a sunflower
A new study suggests the pattern of fibers in tissues is similar to the petals of a flower Collagen fibrils...