Chemistry
Eclogitic diamonds formed from oceanic crust, study shows
Diamonds in eclogite source carbon from oceanic crust, not sediment Eclogitic diamonds formed in Earth's mantle originate from oceanic crust,...
Timothy J. Bunning awarded 2019 MRS Communications Lecture
The 2019 MRS Communications Lecture recognizes excellence in the field of materials research through work published in MRS Communications. It...
Dark matter detector observes rarest event ever recorded
Half-life of xenon-124 is one trillion times longer than age of universeCredit: XENON1T TROY, N.Y. -- How do you observe...
Researchers observe slowest atom decay ever measured
Credit: (Image: Xenon Collaboration) Around 1500 meters deep in the Italian Gran Sasso mountains is the underground laboratory LNGS (Laboratori...
New nanomaterial to replace mercury
LEDs make UV light The nano research team led by professors Helge Weman and Bjørn-Ove Fimland at the Norwegian University...
High-efficiency thermoelectric materials: New insights into tin selenide
Credit: HZB The thermoelectric effect has been known since 1821: with certain combinations of materials, a temperature difference generates an...
A breakthrough in the study of laser/plasma interactions
A new 3D simulation tool brings advanced scalability to ultra-high-intensity physics simulationsCredit: G. Blaclard, CEA Saclay A new 3D particle-in-cell...
Cui, Hensleigh, Chen and Zheng awarded the JMR Paper of the Year
The Journal of Materials Research Paper of the Year Award recognizes excellence in advancing materials knowledge through written scholarship. The...
Protein Science Best Paper Awards to Yu-ming Huang and Abhay Thakur
The 33rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society Best Paper Award Winners, June 30- July 3, 2019, Seattle, WACredit: The...
Otago’s atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies
Credit: University of Otago By breaking with conventionality, University of Otago physicists have opened up new research and technology opportunities...
Photoacoustic endoscopy could improve Crohn’s disease treatment
Better view of intestinal changes could lead to targeted treatments and fewer adverse effects WASHINGTON -- A newly developed endoscope...
Liquid crystals in nanopores produce a surprisingly large negative pressure
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Negative pressure governs not only the Universe or the quantum vacuum. This phenomenon, although of a...
Scientists are world’s firsts to reproduce complete copy of ‘anti-tumour antibiotic’
The breakthrough reveals new ways to combat drug-resistant bacteria and fight cancerCredit: Dr Martin Lear, University of Lincoln After 20...
Rapid destruction of Earth-like atmospheres by young stars
Researchers show young stars rapidly destroy Earth-like nitrogen dominated atmospheres The discoveries of thousands of planets orbiting stars outside our...
Astronomers find quasars are not nailed to the sky
Credit: Robin Dienel/Carnegie Institution for Science Until recently, quasars were thought to have essentially fixed positions in the sky. While...
Joining the company of Albert Einstein and Michelle Obama
Ivan Dikic from Goethe University elected to the American Academy of Arts and SciencesCredit: Uwe Dittmer FRANKFURT. Professor Ivan Dikic,...
Polymer reversibly glows white when stretched
Credit: American Chemical Society Polymers that change their appearance in response to mechanical forces can warn of damage developing in...
Polymers to give early warning signs
Credit: Copyright Hokkaido University. Researchers at the University of Fribourg's Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) and Hokkaido University in Japan have...
CBD reduces impairment caused by cannabis
The more cannabidiol (CBD) in a strain of cannabis, the lower the impairment to brain function, finds a new UCL-led...
New nanomedicine slips through the cracks
Nanomachines aim to deliver cancer drugs to hard-to-reach areas like the brainCredit: © 2019 Kanjiro Miyata In a recent study...