Chemistry

Bipedalism may have been favored in kangaroo rats to avoid ambush predators like vipers and owls, says UC Riverside biologistCredit:...

Credit: BPS - On March 26, the Biophysical Society (BPS), in coordination with Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), hosted Dr. Eva...

For decades, forensic scientists have tested strands of hair to reveal drug use or poisoning. But in recent years, reports...

The gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has attracted much excitement and investor interest with its potential to someday treat diseases...

Centre will pioneer research in artificial cells, minimal genomes and protein design Building stripped-down versions of life using protocells, genome...

A team of researchers generates ultra-short spin waves in an astoundingly simple materialCredit: HZDR / Juniks Due to its potential...

Investigations with neutrons settle scientific dispute about the structure of solid fluorineCredit: Markus Hoelzel / TUM In toothpaste, Teflon, LEDs...

Credit: Yingying Zhang The potential for wearable electronics goes far beyond smart watches, but our current options for battery packs...

With marijuana use rising among pregnant women, study raises new concernsCredit: Courtesy of Jeremy Fine. Pregnant women who use cannabis...

Hospital pharmacy managers call for more efficient allocation systemsCredit: The University of Chicago Medicine Despite ongoing efforts to develop efficient,...

Efficient cathode interlayers made of ionene polymers refined with pendant fullerenes Organic photovoltaics have achieved remarkably high efficiencies, but finding...

The plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) technique is regarded as a highly promising route to the next generation of particle accelerators....

It is for the first time that physicists investigated the behavior of particles in a dusty plasma at a temperature...

Credit: ©Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS Due to the unique catalysts based on metal nanopowders scientists of the National University of Science...

Credit: Picture: Rudolf Virchow Center of experimental biomedicine / University of Wuerzburg The permanent interplay of protein production and degradation...

Credit: ©Science China Press The continuous prosperity and economic growth in humankind demands new strategies to combat the grand energy...

Program free for many federal government projectsCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New software lets users design science-fiction-like materials...

Cutting-edge VLTI instrument reveals details of a storm-wracked exoplanet using optical interferometryCredit: ESO/L. Calçada The GRAVITY instrument on ESO's Very...

Study sheds light on why some people hear the 'skipping pylon' and other 'noisy GIFs' A synaesthesia-like effect in which...

Implants coated in microgel flecks could be key to reducing surgical infections Joint replacements are among the most common elective...