Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Two-photon polymerization of PEGda hydrogel microstructure with low threshold power with green laser

Credit: by Haoyi Yu, Haibo Ding, Qiming Zhang, Zhongze Gu, and Min Gu Three-dimensional (3D) direct laser writing (DLW) based ...

Fighting respiratory virus outbreaks through ‘nano-popcorn’ sensor-based rapid detection

Researchers develop novel sensor for the improved detection of influenza A viruses, with high reproducibilityCredit: Arek Socha from Pixabay Viral ...

Teamwork in a molecule

Chemists at University of Jena (Germany) harness synergy effect of galliumCredit: Jens Meyer/University of Jena "Such reactions are usually carried ...

Gold nanoparticles more stable by putting rings on them

Credit: Yubo Wang, Takuya Yamamoto Hokkaido University scientists have found a way to prevent gold nanoparticles from clumping, which could ...

Do simulations represent the real world at the atomic scale?

Credit: Emmanuel Gygi, University of California, San Diego Computer simulations hold tremendous promise to accelerate the molecular engineering of green ...

Fastener with microscopic mushroom design holds promise

The design could be a quieter version of velcro with uses ranging from diapers to roboticsCredit: Preeti Sharma WASHINGTON, January ...

Light-controlled Higgs modes found in superconductors; potential sensor, computing uses

Credit: Illustration courtesy of Jigang Wang/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Even if you weren't a physics major, you've probably ...

Claudia Benitez-Nelson selected for TOS Mentoring Award

Presented for excellence and/or innovation in mentoring the next generation of ocean scientistsCredit: Julia Benitez-Nelson The Oceanography Society (TOS) congratulates ...

New insights into wound healing process

For the first time, scientists watch fibroblasts, key cell type involved in wound healing, coordinate closure of damaged vascularized tissueCredit: ...

Light-induced twisting of Weyl nodes switches on giant electron current

Credit: U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and collaborators at Brookhaven ...

Solar activity reconstructed over a millennium

Credit: ETH Zürich What goes on in the sun can only be observed indirectly. Sunspots, for instance, reveal the degree ...

A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers

Rice model may lead to better materials for aerospace, automotive, medical applicationsCredit: Illustration by Evgeni Penev/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. ...

Decoding breast milk to make better baby formula (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2020 -- What makes breast milk so good for babies? In this ...

Benvitimod cream: a new topical treatment for plaque psoriasis

New non-steroidal topical drug benvitimod proven to be safe and effective for plaque psoriasis in a phase III clinical trial ...

Clocking electron movements inside an atom

New technique delivers resolution improvement in ultrafast processesCredit: Daniel Haynes / Jörg Harms An international consortium of scientists, initiated by ...

Experimental evidence of an intermediate state of matter between a crystal and a liquid

Credit: Scientific Reports Scientists from the Joint Institute for High Temperatures Russian Academy of Sciences (JIHT RAS) and Moscow Institute ...

Fishing out the bad apples: Novel quantitative method to assess the safety of food

Scientists from Korea develop an effective yet simple strategy to quantify histamine levels in fish samplesCredit: Unsplash Consumers of purchased ...

DNA origami enables fabricating superconducting nanowires

Fabricating nanoelectronic circuits of the future just got a lot more interesting, thanks to DNA origamiCredit: Lior Shani, Philip Tinnefeld, ...

Rethinking spin chemistry from a quantum perspective