Chemistry
Major leap for nuclear clock paves way for ultraprecise timekeeping
The world keeps time with the ticks of atomic clocks, but a new type of clock under development — a...
Spurring more biofilm growth for efficient wastewater treatment
For the sake of the environment and our quality of life, effective treatment of wastewater plays a vital role. A...
Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons
Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons...
IOP Publishing partners with Hum to explore data and AI use to enhance content strategy
IOP Publishing, the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, is partnering with Hum, the cutting-edge data and AI company,...
People eating beef are less likely to live near the industry’s pollution, Pitt researchers found
Anyone who’s researched ways to lower their environmental impact has likely heard they should eat less meat, particularly beef. Even...
Think simpler, flow faster
Analyzing and simulating fluid flow is a challenging mathematical problem that impacts various scenarios, including video game engines, ocean current...
Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of Solar System’s biggest moon
Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a Kobe University researcher realized that the...
Exploring peptide clumping for improved drug and material solutions
Scientists from China have investigated how short peptide chains aggregate together in order to deepen our understanding of the process,...
NASA, ESA missions help scientists uncover how solar wind gets energy
Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the Sun’s supersonic “solar wind,” a stream of energetic particles that flows out...
Topological quantum simulation unlocks new potential in quantum computers
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully simulated higher-order topological (HOT) lattices with unprecedented accuracy using digital...
Metal foil as 3D scanner for electron beam
They are seen as highly promising research tools: laser-plasma accelerators take up less space than conventional facilities, which are sometimes...
Researchers discover a surprising way to jump-start battery performance
Menlo Park, Calif. — A lithium-ion battery’s very first charge is more momentous than it sounds. It determines how well and...
New process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, yielding gases to make new, recycled plastics
A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics that dominate the waste stream today and turn them into hydrocarbon building...
PFAS-free synthesis of fluorinated pharmaceutical and agrochemical compounds
Chemists at the University of Amsterdam have developed a method to furnish a range of molecules with a trifluoromethyl group...
How a salt giant radically reshaped Mediterranean marine biodiversity
A new study paves the way to understanding biotic recovery after an ecological crisis in the Mediterranean Sea about 5.5...
Smart mask monitors breath for signs of health
Personalized wearable devices that monitor people's health are on the rise. From watches to patches and other types of sensors,...
HKUST and SJTU physics researchers identify new multiple Majorana zero modes in superconducting SnTe
A collaborative research team led by Prof. Junwei Liu, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the Hong Kong University...
Tiny new lasers fill a long-standing gap in the rainbow of visible-light colors, opening new applications
Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applications Tiny New Lasers Fill...
Princeton graduate student wins prestigious plasma physics award
Eduardo Rodriguez, a 2022 graduate of the Princeton Program in Plasma Physics hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)...
Advancement in particle physics: New encoding mechanism unveiled
In the development of particle physics, researchers have introduced an innovative particle encoding mechanism that promises to improve how information...
