Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: Matt Kasson MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- If cicadas made horror movies, they'd probably study the actions of their counterparts plagued by a certain psychedelic fungus. West Virginia University researchers have discovered that a…
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Findings shed new light on the nature of electron interactions in quantum systems and establishing a potential new platform for future quantum computersCredit: Michelle Miller and Jia Li/Brown University New York, NY--June 24,…
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ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University researchers have developed an algorithm designed to visualize models of the universe in order to solve some of physics' greatest mysteries. The algorithm was developed by applying scientific…
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Development of ice controlling technology using pressureCredit: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) Can water freeze at room temperature or even higher temperatures at which ordinary water boils? Formation of…
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Materials that shrink when heated -- changing colour from black to golden -- could save expensive electronics from heat damageCredit: K. Takenaka/John Wojdylo One way that heat damages electronic equipment is it makes components expand…
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A review of advances in biochip technology shows it's playing a fundamental role promoting the use of next-generation DNA sequencing to solve real-world problems in biology and medicine.Credit: Amos Chungwon Lee WASHINGTON, D.C.,…
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Credit: Qingshan Wei, NC State University North Carolina State University researchers have developed the first portable technology that can test for cyanotoxins in water. The device can be used to detect four common types of…
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Wafer-level process would allow easy integration into biomedical imaging instruments WASHINGTON -- Inserting air into hot glass to form a bubble has been used to make glass objects since Roman times. In new work, researchers apply these…
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What appeared to be erratic movement of water droplets in LIS dropwise condensation is the result of capillary forcesCredit: (Animation: Weisensee lab) Condensation might ruin a wood coffee table or fog up glasses when entering a…
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If you guessed locations with drier atmospheres and frequent clear skies, you're rightCredit: Carlos Coimbra WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2019 -- A group of University of California, San Diego researchers set out to gain a better…
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Sex, drugs and traffic: Search for missing links in networks could help uncover new cancer treatments, build more efficient traffic networks and stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseasesCredit: Keke Shang WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25,…
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Credit: Image by CUI Jie Prof. LIU Bo and colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have developed a chiral separation membrane capable of capturing left-handed chiral molecules and releasing…
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Physicists develop new method to prove quantum entanglement Quantum computation has been drawing the attention of many scientists because of its potential to outperform the capabilities of standard computers for certain tasks. For the…
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Credit: Kanazawa University The living cell can be viewed as a factory where protein machines are in charge of various processes, such as transport of material inside the cell or operations with other macromolecules like DNA. Their…
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