Chemistry
Restaurant acoustics that schmeckt
At the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting in Louisville, acoustics scientists will describe how they are rolling out new...
Nanoscale sculpturing leads to unusual packing of nanocubes
Cube-shaped nanoparticles with thick shells of DNA assemble into a never-before-seen 3-D 'zigzag' pattern that breaks orientational symmetry; understanding such...
SIOP star shines brightly
SIOP fellow Michele Gelfand elected to American Academy of Arts and SciencesCredit: SIOP Michele J. Gelfand, Distinguished University Professor in...
Machine learning speeds modeling of experiments aimed at capturing fusion energy on Earth
Credit: NSTX-U experiment Machine learning (ML), a form of artificial intelligence that recognizes faces, understands language and navigates self-driving cars,...
Metals influence C-peptide hormone related to insulin
New field of metalloendocrinology explores subtle effects of metals in body Metals such as zinc, copper and chromium bind to...
Sedimentary, dear Johnson: Is NASA looking at the wrong rocks for clues to Martian life?
Scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History have begun compiling an atlas of fossils in volcanic rock, to guide...
Press invitation: 27th European biomass conference and exhibition, May 27-30, 2019 Lisbon
The world's largest specialist biomass event Where: Lisbon, Portugal: at CCL - Lisbon Congress Center When: 27 - 30 May...
Enzyme may indicate predisposition to cardiovascular disease
Study suggests that people with low levels of PDIA1 in blood plasma may be at high risk of thrombosis; this...
Cell polarity — An aurora over the pole
Credit: Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore Even before the fertilised egg or zygote can start dividing into daughter cells...
Ultra-clean fabrication platform produces nearly ideal 2D transistors
Columbia engineers develop a clean, damage-free fabrication process that creates pristine transistors made from 2D material stacksCredit: Min Sup Choi/Columbia...
Scientists develop ultrasensitive organic phototransistors based on novel hybrid-layered architecture
Credit: LI Jia Organic phototransistors (OPTs) are widely used in environmental/health monitoring, quantum communication, chemical/biomedical sensing, remote control, surveillance and...
Ragweed compounds could protect nerve cells from Alzheimer’s
As spring arrives in the northern hemisphere, many people are cursing ragweed, a primary culprit in seasonal allergies. But scientists...
Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes
Wearable electronic components incorporated directly into fabrics have been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge. The devices could...
New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency
A slippery surface for liquids with very low surface tension promotes droplet formation, facilitating heat transferCredit: Karim Khalil et al....
New technique prepares 2D perovskite single crystals for highest photodetectivity
Credit: DICP A research group led by Prof. LIU Shengzhong from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the...
Machine learning predicts mechanical properties of porous materials
Credit: David Fairen-Jimenez Machine learning can be used to predict the properties of a group of materials which, according to...
Ice-sheet variability during the last ice age from the perspective of marine sediment
Credit: Prof. Yusuke Yokoyama, the University of Tokyo By using marine sediment cores from Northwestern Australia, a Japanese team led...
What artificial intelligence can teach us about proteins
Intelligent virtual companions like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant have long become integrated into our everyday lives. And intelligent computational...
Scientists suss out the secrets of human screams
Human screams vary enormously in quality and motivation according to researchers at Emory University, who will present new research at...
Magic numbers make nickel nucleus stronger
Researchers made magic with nickel, but this was no coin trickCredit: © 2019 Bajo-kanna - with permission Researchers provide the...
