Chemistry
SMU physicist Jodi Cooley will receive the 2019 Klopsteg Award
Previous recipients include Michio Kaku, Neil deGrasse TysonCredit: SMU SMU physicist Jodi Cooley has been named the 2019 Klopsteg Memorial...
Folding revolution
New deep-learning approach predicts protein structure from amino acid sequence Nearly every fundamental biological process necessary for life is carried...
Green plastic production made easy
Credit: Kiyotaka Nakajima, Hokkaido University A one-step method enables scalable and more environmentally friendly production of plant-derived plastic monomers, paving...
Small fossils with big applications — the BP Gulf of Mexico time scale
New study published in Geological Society of America Bulletin Boulder, Colo., USA: Geologic time scales are critical to understanding the...
Partnering for sustainable wood protection systems
Continuing UTIA research will advance methods for sustainably preserving woodCredit: Photo by K. Keel-Blackmon, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- April...
World-record quantum computing result for Sydney teams
Theory group is driving advances in global efforts to build useful machinesCredit: University of Sydney A world-record result in reducing...
Scientists improve sensitivity and stretchability of room-temperature liquid metal-based sensor
Credit: WANG Lei Scientists have developed a room-temperature liquid metal-based super-stretchable sensor, with the advantages of facile fabrication, low cost,...
6.6 billion light years away: Neutron stars merger radiance observed
Credit: SHENG Zhenfeng On April 11th, 2019, an international team led by Professor XUE Yongquan from University of Science and...
New PFASs discovered in Cape Fear River, though levels are declining
In 2015, a fluorosurfactant known by the trade name "GenX" made headlines when researchers discovered it and related compounds in...
Need more energy storage? Just hit ‘print’
Drexel researchers produce conductive MXene ink to print micro-supercapacitorsCredit: Drexel University Researchers from Drexel University and Trinity College in Ireland,...
Catfish use complex coordination to suck in prey
Using a powerful X-ray imaging system, Brown University scientists found that catfish move joints throughout their head in a concerted...
How inland waters ‘breathe’ carbon — and what it means for global systems
Study reveals key relationship between storm events, ecology, and topography in carbon 'evasion' For a long time, scientists evaluating the...
Deep space X-ray burst gives astronomers new signal to detect neutron star mergers
Two dense, city-sized stars collided in a galaxy far, far away; the resulting X-rays give UNLV's Bing Zhang and international...
AGS honors Dr. Nicole brandt for training future geriatrics leaders in pharmacy & beyond
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Nicole Brandt, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP,...
Smart antioxidant-containing polymer responds to body chemistry, environment
Credit: Graphic courtesy Janet Sinn-Hanlon, DesignGroup@VetMed, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Oxidants found within living organisms are...
How to defend the Earth from asteroids
The trick is spotting the near-Earth objects first, according to NASA researchers presenting at the 2019 APS April meeting in...
CubeSats prove their worth for scientific missions
They may be small, but CubeSats are mighty when it comes to affordably obtaining scientific data in spaceCredit: MinXSS Team...
TESS discovers its first Earth-sized planet
Orbiting a nearby star, the new planet is the smallest identified so far by the TESS mission NASA's Transiting Exoplanet...
Survey jointly commissioned by SPIE and OSA assesses level of harassment at scientific meetings
Results inform efforts by OSA and SPIE to work together on policies aimed at eliminating harassment WASHINGTON, D.C. and BELLINGHAM,...
PetSensus and Insilico Medicine partner on animal health data to extend pet longevity
Credit: Insilico Medicine Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - Animal biomedical data start-up PetSensus and Insilico Medicine, a company specializing in...