Chemistry
LIGO and Virgo detect neutron star smash-ups
Issued by the LIGO Laboratory, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and Virgo Collaboration. On April 25, 2019, the National Science Foundation's Laser...
Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Credit: Noelle Held/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that...
Viral infections during pregnancy linked to behavioral abnormalities in offspring
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Male and female rats whose mother experienced a simulated viral infection during pregnancy behave abnormally, consistent...
Machine set to see if lithium can help bring fusion to Earth
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Lithium, the light silvery metal used in everything from pharmaceutical applications to batteries that...
Promising material could lead to faster, cheaper computer memory
Researchers confirmed that bismuth ferrite, which responds to both magnetic and electric fields, can be used to effienctly store informationCredit:...
Researchers make organic solar cells immune to the ravages of water, air and light
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, May 3, 2019 - The market for organic solar cells is expected to grow more than...
Self-powered wearable tech
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - For emerging wearable tech to advance, it needs improved power sources. Now...
Two neutron stars collided near the solar system billions of years ago
Columbia University and University of Florida study finds sign of cosmic event that created elements that became part of usCredit:...
Hubble astronomers assemble wide view of the evolving universe
Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), and G. Bacon (STScI) Astronomers have put together the largest...
Hubble assembles wide view of the distant universe
Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth and D. Magee (University of California, Santa Cruz), K. Whitaker (University of Connecticut), R. Bouwens...
Pinpointing Gaia to map the Milky Way
ESO's VST helps determine the spacecraft's orbit to enable the most accurate map ever of more than a billion starsCredit:...
Laser-driven spin dynamics in ferrimagnets: How does the angular momentum flow?
Credit: Photograph by Erik Gustafson, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives, Margrethe Bohr Collection. When exposed to intense laser...
High thermal conductivity of new material will create energy efficient devices
Researchers at the University of Bristol have successfully demonstrated the high thermal conductivity of a new material, paving the way...
DOD awards pair of Mizzou researchers separate grants totaling nearly $14 million
Mizzou one of only three institutions to receive multiple awardsCredit: University of Missouri The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded...
Experimental drug shows promise for genetic form of ALS
PHILADELPHIA - An early stage trial of an investigational therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suggests that people could tolerate...
Columbia researchers examine how our brain generates consciousness — and loses it
How does our brain generate consciousness? New study by Data Science Institute probes that eternal question Medically-induced loss of consciousness...
Resolving the ‘invisible’ gold puzzle
Arsenic aids formation of giant gold depositsCredit: C. Kusebauch, GFZ The Carlin-type gold deposits in Nevada, USA, are the origin...
Diving deep into water and energy trade-offs
Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Two papers by Michigan State University (MSU) scientists begin challenging a more simplistic, input/output...
Researchers find new target to improve response to cancer immunotherapy
Study is first to define how a little-known type of cell death impacts tumor cells and immune cellsCredit: University of...
Nuclear ‘magic numbers’ collapse beyond the doubly magic nickel 78
Scientists from the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Research and collaborators have used the center's heavy ion accelerator, the RI...