Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: Padture Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study reveals good news for the possibility of using ...

Two UH chemists are named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows

Brgoch, Wu honored for their work in fundamental chemistryCredit: University of Houston Two chemists from the University of Houston have ...

University of Liverpool spin out secures £300k to develop indoor air pollution technology

Credit: University of Liverpool A new University of Liverpool spin out company, CageCapture, has secured £300k funding from Innovate UK ...

First electrically-driven ‘topological’ laser developed by Singapore and UK scientists

Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists and engineers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the University of Leeds in the ...

Lane change in the cytoskeleton

Transport proteins can switch between microtubule network and actin networkCredit: Fabian Vogl / TUM Many amphibians and fish are able ...

Modified clay can remove herbicide from water

Credit: Feng Yan et al. By creating neatly spaced slits in a clay mineral, University of Groningen Professor of Experimental ...

Something from nothing: Using waste heat to power electronics

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba develop an improved energy-harvesting device that can convert heat to electricityCredit: University of Tsukuba ...

Injectable drug for faster healing of bone fractures prepares for clinical trials

Credit: Novosteo/Philip S. Low WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - One in three adults aged 60 and over suffering from a hip ...

Researchers look to fungus to shed light on cancer

Credit: Bruce Palmer/FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A fungus that attacks almond and peach trees may be key to ...

Simulations show effects of buoyancy on drift in Florida Current

Using data from GPS-equipped buoys, a new use for a widely used approach for fluid dynamics provides clues for ocean ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy diagnosis improved by simple accelerometers

As the most common form of the disease, early diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is key to survivalCredit: Image courtesy ...

New synthesis methods enhance 3D chemical space for drug discovery

Credit: Davies Lab/Emory University After helping develop a new approach for organic synthesis -- carbon-hydrogen functionalization -- scientists at Emory ...

Dancing matter: New form of movement of cyclic macromolecules discovered

Physicists show unique polymer behavior using computer simulationsCredit: © Maximilian Liebetreu Polymers are long molecules made from periodically connected molecular ...

Lupus patients who take their medications lower their diabetes risk

Credit: UBC Patients with lupus who take their medications as prescribed have much lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, ...

A novel formulation to explain heat propagation

Credit: EPFL Researchers at EPFL and MARVEL have developed a novel formulation that describes how heat spreads within crystalline materials. ...

Blasting ‘forever’ chemicals out of water with a vortex of cold plasma

Drexel University researchers show how cold plasma can eliminate PFAS in waterCredit: Drexel University Researchers from Drexel University have found ...

New threads: Nanowires made of tellurium and nanotubes hold promise for wearable tech

Credit: Purdue University/Pai-Ying Liao Wearable tech and electronic cloth may be the way of the future, but to get there ...

Harnessing the domino effect for deployable structures

Researchers use models and experiments to guide and harness transition waves in multi-stable mechanical structuresCredit: Bertoldi Lab/Harvard SEAS If you've ...

There’s a twist in the story of volcanism & mass extinctions, say CCNY researchers

Credit: Photo credit: B. Black and L.T. Elkins-Tanton An emerging scientific consensus is that gases--in particular carbon gases--released by volcanic ...

APS tip sheet: Predicting epidemics’ speed