Chemistry

October 29, 2025

Hubble observes tiny galaxy with big heart

Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA Nestled within this field of bright foreground stars lies ESO 495-21, a tiny galaxy with a big...

X and gamma rays –Even more powerful

International group of researchers including scientists from Skoltech have invented a new method for the generation of intense X and...

Laser trick produces high-energy terahertz pulses

Milestone for compact particle acceleratorsCredit: DESY, Lucid Berlin A team of scientists from DESY and the University of Hamburg has...

A metal-free, sustainable approach to CO2 reduction

Credit: Ken Motokura Researchers in Japan present an organic catalyst for carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction that is inexpensive, readily available...

Perfect diamagnetism observation of high-temperature superconductivity in compressed H2S

Credit: ©Science China Press The discovery of the extremely high superconducting temperature (Tc) of ~200 K reported in the sulfur...

New record: 3D-printed optical-electronic integration

Credit: ©Science China Press Optoelectronic integration offers a promising strategy to simultaneously obtain the merits of electrons and photons when...

Can break junction techniques still offer quantitative information at single-molecule level

Credit: ©Science China Press Single-molecule break junction techniques offer unique insights into the charge transport at the molecular level. The...

New quantum dot microscope shows electric potentials of individual atoms

Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Christian Wagner A team of researchers from Jülich in cooperation with the University of Magdeburg...

University of Konstanz researchers create uniform-shape polymer nanocrystals

Researchers from the University of Konstanz's CRC 1214 'Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures' generate uniform-shape...

Small currents for big gains in spintronics

Breathing new life into dye-sensitized solar cells

Japanese researchers are poised to reboot the field of aromatic-fused porphyrin sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells, the most efficient solar...

Soon, air pollution could be measured on every street corner

Credit: Insplorion/Johan Bodell Air pollution is responsible for 550,000 premature deaths a year in Europe - and 7 million worldwide,...

A microscopic topographic map of cellular function

A decade of research leads MU scientists to a better understanding of how materials move out of cellsCredit: University of...

Inexpensive, simple fabrication method poised to expand microlens applications

Laser catapulting creates miniaturized lenses with customized shapes and optical properties for cameras, solar cells and microscopes WASHINGTON -- A...

Jupiter-like exoplanets found in sweet spot in most planetary systems

Few sun-like stars have these massive planets, making our sun unusualCredit: GPIES team, with animation by Paul Kalas, UC Berkeley....

Astrophysicist announces her discovery that could rewrite story of how galaxies die

Credit: Michelle Vigeant LAWRENCE -- At the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in St. Louis, Missouri, Allison Kirkpatrick,...

Table salt compound spotted on Europa

Finding prompts a rethinking of the icy moon's subsurface ocean A familiar ingredient has been hiding in plain sight on...

Weighing risks and benefits of drug treatment for major depression

Research summary from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Depression is a common and serious problem for older adults....

Body composition shown to affect energy spent standing versus sitting

Findings support increased standing time as a simple way to boost energy expenditure A person's body composition could influence the...

UMBC research decodes plant defense system, with an eye on improving farming and medicine