Chemistry

Credit: Jeison Fischer A team of physicists at the University of Cologne has, for the first time, seen a particularly...

Tracking sludge flow for better wastewater treatment and more biogas

Monitoring thermal treatment performance by tracking how sewage sludge flows A new way of tracking how sewage sludge flows during...

Same properties, lower cost

Copper-based alternative for next-generation electronicsCredit: Kiyoshi Kanie Japanese scientists have developed a technique to transform a copper-based substance into a...

Biopsy alternative: ‘Wearable’ device captures cancer cells from blood

Credit: Tae Hyun Kim ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live...

Gastrointestinal complaints in children could signal future mental health problem

A Columbia-led study finds adversity-induced disruptions in the body's gut microbes influence are linked to changes in brain function A...

Supercomputers help supercharge protein assembly

XSEDE allocations on Stampede2 and Comet speed simulation of protein oligomersCredit: Taylor et al. Red blood cells are amazing. They...

Making waves: Researchers shed light on how cilia work

They also find a surprise about cilia synchronization -- or lack thereofCredit: Philip Bayly Human bodies have some built-in systems...

New methodology enable solid state lighting to measure and self-adjust based on conditions

Reported in the SPIE journal Optical Engineering, two computational methods combine to enable high spectral fidelity and short computational processing...

Hubble spots flock of cosmic ducks

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Dobbie et al. This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open...

How to free the trapped radicals from the carboxyl?

USTC young scientists creates a cheap and simple visible light catalytic systemCredit: Jie Cui, USTC News Center, The removal of...

MSU lands $1.8 million NIH grant to improve brain implants

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University has landed a $1.8 million National Institutes for Health...

Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles

Physicians develop new method Tightly focused laser beams can act as optical "tweezers" to trap and manipulate tiny objects, from...

A new accurate computational method designed to enhance drug target stability

Credit: Petr Popov et al./Current Opinion in Structural Biology Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the...

The mystery of touch and how we feel about it