Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: J-PARC(KEK/JAEA) A team of researchers from Tohoku University, J-PARC, and Tokyo Institute of Technology conducted an in-depth study of ...

New biomaterials inspired by nature’s stickiest creatures are on the horizon

NYU Tandon's Jin Kim Montclare wins Department of Defense funding for her work with wet adhesion BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, ...

Bleach-induced transformation for humidity-durable air filters

Credit: DGIST Adding hydroquinone, a skin-bleaching ingredient, to a well-known 'metal organic framework' changes its copper ions in a way ...

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists announces 2019 National Laureates

An ecologist from Stony Brook University, a theoretical physicist from University of Colorado Boulder and a chemical biologist from Harvard ...

Natural ingredients in supplements, nutraceuticals get a new type of barcode

Increasingly, shoppers are choosing nutraceuticals, cosmetics and herbal remedies with natural ingredients, and these products are readily available in many ...

Making music from proteins (video)

Credit: Video Credit - American Chemical Society Composers string notes of different pitch and duration together to create music. Similarly, ...

‘Flying salt shakers of death:’ Fungal-infected zombie cicadas, explained by WVU research

Credit: Matt Kasson MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- If cicadas made horror movies, they'd probably study the actions of their counterparts plagued ...

Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene

Findings shed new light on the nature of electron interactions in quantum systems and establishing a potential new platform for ...

Algorithm designed to map universe, solve mysteries

ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University researchers have developed an algorithm designed to visualize models of the universe in order to ...

The making of ‘warm ice’

Development of ice controlling technology using pressureCredit: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) Can water freeze at room ...

A new ‘golden’ age for electronics?

Materials that shrink when heated -- changing colour from black to golden -- could save expensive electronics from heat damageCredit: ...

Biochip advances enable next-generation sequencing technologies

A review of advances in biochip technology shows it's playing a fundamental role promoting the use of next-generation DNA sequencing ...

Researchers create first portable tech for detecting cyanotoxins in water

Credit: Qingshan Wei, NC State University North Carolina State University researchers have developed the first portable technology that can test ...

Microscopic glass blowing used to make tiny optical lenses

Wafer-level process would allow easy integration into biomedical imaging instruments WASHINGTON -- Inserting air into hot glass to form a ...

Solving a condensation mystery

What appeared to be erratic movement of water droplets in LIS dropwise condensation is the result of capillary forcesCredit: (Animation: ...

Which climates are best for passive cooling technologies?

If you guessed locations with drier atmospheres and frequent clear skies, you're rightCredit: Carlos Coimbra WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2019 ...

Finding missing network links could help develop new drugs, stop disease, ease traffic

Sex, drugs and traffic: Search for missing links in networks could help uncover new cancer treatments, build more efficient traffic ...

New membrane efficiently separates mirrored molecules

Credit: Image by CUI Jie Prof. LIU Bo and colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) ...

A further step towards reliable quantum computation

Physicists develop new method to prove quantum entanglement Quantum computation has been drawing the attention of many scientists because of ...

Review emphasizes the power of simple physical models for complex protein machines