Chemistry

The science of what makes good chocolate has been revealed by researchers studying a 140-year-old mixing technique. Scientists have uncovered...

Behold the mayo: Experiments reveal ‘instability threshold’ of elastic-plastic material

Rayleigh-Taylor-instability experiments confirm that the instability of elastic-plastic material is a function of initial conditions, such as amplitude and wavelength;...

Novel molecular multi-step photoswitches caught in the act

Infrared movies with quantum chemical subtitles unveil operating mechanismCredit: Dusan Kolarski/Michael Lerch Scientists from the University of Groningen, the University...

Stark racial, financial divides found in opioid addiction treatment

Sharp growth in appointments for buprenorphine prescriptions mainly involved white patients; and three-quarters of prescriptions go to those who pay...

The smell of dark chocolate, demystified

Chocolate is one of the most-consumed treats around the world, and the smell alone is usually enough to evoke strong...

UTSA study shows cell’s cytoskeleton does more than hold up a cell, it transfers energy

Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA (May 8, 2018) - Dysfunctions and malformations in the scaffold of a cell are thought...

Could this rare supernova resolve a longstanding origin debate?

Although hydrogen is the most-abundant element in the universe, it is almost never seen in Type Ia supernova explosions, except...

New fuel-related technologies to advance through private, public partnership

Swift Fuels, Purdue, PRF enter research agreement to commercialize fuel-related technologiesCredit: Swift Fuels WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Swift Fuels, Purdue...

Clean fuel cells could be cheap enough to replace gas engines in vehicles

Credit: UWaterloo Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles,...

Move over, silicon switches: There’s a new way to compute

NYU Researchers discover new method of controlling magnetic circuits using energy efficient switch that does not require electric currents BROOKLYN,...

Particle telescope to probe makeup of cosmic rays and could improve cancer treatment

Credit: Christophe Royon LAWRENCE -- With a recent three-year, $1.4 million grant from NASA, a research team from the University...

Researchers discover a trigger for directed cell motion

Self-organising system enables motile cells to form complex search pattern / Study published in "Nature Physics"Credit: Isabell Begemann, Milos Galic...

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships success for University of Liverpool

Credit: University of Liverpool Three University of Liverpool researchers have been awarded prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships to pursue ambitious...

Mystery of texture of Guinness beer: inclination angle of a pint glass is key to solution