Key technology for mass-production of lignin-bio-aviation fuels for reducing greenhouse gas
Technology for reducing the viscosity of lignin oil from wood wastes with a high potential for industrial applications. Potential for ...
Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences
Some decontamination processes damage N95 face masks
UMass Amherst scientist tests hospital masks processed up to 10 times for reuseCredit: UMass Amherst Certain methods of decontaminating medical ...
Pioneering method reveals dynamic structure in HIV
Technique can track molecules in real time, at room temperatureCredit: Dave Meikle/Saffarian Lab Viruses are scary. They invade our cells ...
Researchers solve a long-standing problem in organic chemistry
Chemists develop a bioinspired strategy for the controlled synthesis of polyenes; study published in 'Science'Credit: Ryan Gilmour They occur in ...
New study provides evidence for decades-old theory to explain the odd behaviors of water
Study detects the critical point between 2 liquid forms of waterCredit: Reprinted with permission from PG Debenedetti et al, Science ...
Studying small to learn big
As the Nathan Isgur Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Experiment, Dien Nguyen will probe atomic nuclei to learn more about how ...
Gel that breaks down, puts itself back together could improve delivery of oral drugs
In research published in Soft Matter, Lehigh University rheologists mimic pH environment of GI tract to shed light on pharmaceutical ...
Physicists celebrate Japan collider record
Particle accelerator breaks world record for collisions, raising tantalizing possibilities for new physicsCredit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative University of Cincinnati physicists ...
Polymers self-assembling like links of a chain for innovative materials
Nature just published the research on unprecedented "Self-assembled poly-catenanes"Credit: Politecnico di Torino The "nanolimpiad", as the complex structure of self-assembled ...
Solid-state intramolecular motions in continuous fibers for fluorescent humidity sensor
Credit: ©Science China Press Taking advantages of intramolecular motion of D-A based aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecular rotors and one-dimensional (1D) ...
Quantum simulation: Particle behavior near the event horizon of block hole
Credit: ©Science China Press The vast universe can always arise people's infinite imagination and yearning. Black hole, as one of ...
Exotic neutrinos will be difficult to ferret out
Credit: Sources: Cyfronet, AGH An international team tracking the 'new physics' neutrinos has checked the data of all the relevant ...
New very short-lived isotope 222Np is observed
Credit: IMP In a recent study, researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Science ...
Streamlining quantum information transmission
Credit: Kae Nemoto, Global Research Center for Quantum Information Science, the National Institute of Informatics in Japan The quantum realm ...
Graphene-Adsorbate van der Waals bonding memory inspires ‘smart’ graphene sensors
Credit: JAIST Monolayer graphene, an atomic-layer thick sheet of carbon has found immense applications in diverse fields including chemical sensors, ...
UBCO researchers create liquid-repelling substance that works on all surfaces
New coating can eliminate complex disinfectant procedures for protective face shieldsCredit: UBCO Acting like an invisible force field, a new ...
‘Blinking” crystals may convert CO2 into fuels
Unusual nanoparticles could benefit the quest to build a quantum computerCredit: Tewodros Asefa and Eliska Mikmekova Imagine tiny crystals that ...
New NMR method enables monitoring of chemical reactions in metal containers
Analysis of heterogeneous samples in metal containers using zero- to ultralow-field NMR spectroscopyCredit: ill./©: John W. Blanchard Nuclear magnetic resonance ...
Scientists open new window into the nanoworld
Credit: Kapteyn/Murnane Group/JILA University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials ...
Designing DNA from scratch: Engineering the functions of micrometer-sized DNA droplets
Credit: Tokyo Tech In living organisms, DNA is the storage unit of all genetic information. It is with this information ...
