Chemistry
Wristband samplers show similar chemical exposure across three continents
CORVALLIS, Ore. - To assess differences and trends in personal chemical exposure, Oregon State University researchers deployed chemical-sampling wristbands to...
Study highlights anti-tumor activity of curcumin on stomach cancer
A review article authored by Brazilian researchers evaluated several compounds with therapeutic potential against gastric tumors Curcumin is widely used...
OSA Foundation names first recipient of the Milton and Rosalind Chang Pivoting Fellowship
Araceli Venegas-Gomez will use her stipend to become a 'global ambassador' for quantum technologies WASHINGTON--The OSA Foundation (OSAF) is pleased...
Snake-inspired robot slithers even better than predecessor
Programmable kirigami metamaterials enable responsive surfaces and smart skinsCredit: Harvard SEAS Bad news for ophiophobes: Researchers from the Harvard John...
Heterogeneous catalyst goes enzymatic
Cooperative interplay between single copper atoms and adjacent titania environment enables low-cost, efficient, and eco-friendly photocatalyst for hydrogen productionCredit: IBS...
Study: Reducing energy required to convert CO2 waste into valuable resources
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Surplus industrial carbon dioxide creates an opportunity to convert waste into...
Wakeup call: Pervasiveness of sexual harassment and its effect on female physics students
Sexual harassment in physics is insidious and experienced at a significantly higher rate than is generally acknowledged College Park, MD...
Droplet trains reveal how nature navigates blood traffic
Scientists found alternating flocks in micro-channels and explained how the flocks can be thinned.Credit: IBS Nearing a decision point, online...
Overlooked molecular machine in cell nucleus may hold key to treating aggressive leukemia
Spliceosome misconnects generate mutant gene/protein that fuel cancerous cellsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Many individuals forced to fight an exceptionally...
From coal to gas: How the shift can help stabilize climate change
Benefits of phasing out coal outweigh risks, new study finds Led by Katsumasa Tanaka, a senior climate risk researcher at...
FEFU scientists are developing brand-new method to heal brain cancer
The results of the study can be brought into clinical practice in the near futureCredit: FEFU, press office Scientists from...
DNA is managed like climbers’ rope to help keep tangles at bay
Credit: Davide Michieletto A process that cells use to unravel knotted strands of DNA - resembling a method used to...
Hole-forming protein may suppress tumor growth
Gasdermin E could be a useful target for improving cancer therapy PHILADELPHIA -- Sometimes cells need to die. The process...
Medical University of South Carolina graduate wins NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
The $1.25 million award will enable Jasper Heinsbroek, Ph.D., a recent graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, to...
Magnet vs. freon
Scientists invent a magnetic refrigerator, which is 30-40% more efficient than usCredit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A fundamentally new refrigerator...
PA residents shoulder health impacts of state’s oil and gas waste
Comprehensive study tracking 26 years of waste disposal shows most stays in-stateCredit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, Calif. - More than...
Photonics: The curious case of the disappearing cylinders
Study opens a new route to achieving invisibility without using metamaterialsCredit: Applied Physics Express A pair of researchers at Tokyo...
Modified ‘white graphene’ for eco-friendly energy
Scientists found a way how to use 2D material for hydrogen energyCredit: Tomsk Polytechnic University Scientists from TPU, Germany, and...
Marine Skin dives deeper for better monitoring
Credit: © 2019 KAUST; Xavier Pita A new and greatly improved version of an electronic tag, called Marine Skin, used...
Thermodynamic magic enables cooling without energy consumption
Credit: Andreas Schilling, UZH Physicists at the University of Zurich have developed an amazingly simple device that allows heat to...