Chemistry
Early in vitro testing for adverse effects on embryos
Medications have to be safe for mothers-to-be and for their unborn children. Before the authorities will approve a new drug,...
Solvent additive-free ternary polymer solar cells with 16.27% efficiency
Credit: ©Science China Press It has become a hot topic to further improve the efficiency of polymer solar cells (PSCs)...
New method enables ‘photographing’ of enzymes
Study by the University of Bonn facilitates the clarification of catalysis mechanismsCredit: © AG Schiemann/Uni Bonn Scientists at the University...
How Nigerian music can help you choose a ripe watermelon
Researchers will describe a surprising similarity between the sounds of Nigerian drums and the sound a ripe watermelon makes when...
Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power could transform energy
The ultra-high efficiency material called a tandem perovskite solar cell is being developed to help solve the world energy crisis.Credit:...
Want to expand your toddler’s vocabulary? Find another child
New OSU and Purdue study to be presented at the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting in Louisville shows young...
It’s not just fish, plastic pollution harms the bacteria that help us breathe
Credit: Kevin Krejci Ten per cent of the oxygen we breathe comes from just one kind of bacteria in the...
A step for a promising new battery to store clean energy
Researchers find way to build potassium-oxygen batteries that last longer COLUMBUS, Ohio--Researchers have built a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen...
Biochemical compound responsible for blood pressure drop in sepsis is discovered
International research group demonstrates the involvement of singlet molecular oxygen in vasodilation, causing a sharp decline in blood pressure in...
Bladder drug linked to atherosclerosis in mice
A drug used in the treatment of overactive bladder can accelerate atheroclerosis in mice, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden...
Skoltech researchers developed new perovskite-inspired semiconductors for electronic devices
Credit: Journal of Materials Chemistry A The collaborative effort of researchers from Skoltech, SB RAS Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry,...
At the frontiers of physics
Two UC Santa Barbara physics professors are elected to the National Academy of Sciences Two UC Santa Barbara physics professors...
Collagen fibres grow like a sunflower
A new study suggests the pattern of fibers in tissues is similar to the petals of a flower Collagen fibrils...
Underwater power generation
Energy from seawater: Power generator autonomously switches between two functional modes Underwater vehicles, diving robots, and detectors require their own...
Princeton scientists bioengineer a cellular speedometer
Pseudomonas bacteria detect and respond to the speed (shear rate) of flowing fluidsCredit: Illustration by Matilda Luk, Princeton University Office...
Tomato pan-genome makes bringing flavor back easier
Nearly 5,000 new tomato genes mappedCredit: Agricultural Research Service-USDA ITHACA, NEW YORK, May 13, 2019--Almost everyone agrees that store-bought tomatoes...
Just like toothpaste: fluoride radically improves the stability of perovskite solar cells
Credit: Eindhoven University of Technology Solar cells made of perovskite hold much promise for the future of solar energy. The...
Software library to serve for faster chemical reaction processing
A new tool has been proposed by Kazan University chemoinformatics lab Big Data has become ubiquitous in recent years, and...
Physicists discover new type of spin waves
This could help create innovative concepts for future IT applications Current technologies for information transfer and processing are challenged by...
Stopping inflammation in its tracks: A leap forward for new anti-inflammatory drugs
Credit: University of Queensland Treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases are one step closer as University of Queensland researchers discover a...
