How heavy elements come about in the universe
An experiment at GSI simulates how heavy elements capture protonsCredit: Mario Weigand FRANKFURT. Heavy elements are produced during stellar explosion ...
Tag: Molecular Physics
Can an antifreeze protein also promote ice formation?
New research shows that some antifreeze proteins can do bothCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Antifreeze is life's means of surviving ...
Duplicate or mirror?
Laser light determines chirality of molecules "In pharmaceutics, being able to transition a molecule from one chirality to the other ...
Research paves the way for next generation of optical tweezers
Credit: David Phillips / University of Exeter Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique that could pave the way for ...
Researchers improve description of defective oxides with first principles calculation
Team develops site-dependent +U correction parametersCredit: Ulrich Aschauer Some perovskite oxides, for example, have shown a wide spectrum of technologically ...
Chad A. Mirkin wins Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry 2019
The Research Center for Functional Molecular Systems presents the Netherlands Awards for Supramolecular Chemistry 2019. This year's laureates, Chad A. ...
At the limits of detectability
New approach facilitates spectroscopy on individual moleculesCredit: Andreas Battenberg While spectroscopic measurements are normally averaged over myriad molecules, a new ...
When semiconductors stick together, materials go quantum
A new study led by Berkeley Lab reveals how aligned layers of atomically thin semiconductors can yield an exotic new ...
A study by the UC3M researches the limits of topological insulators using sound waves
Credit: UC3M In these kinds structures, sound signals remain robust and insensitive to noise caused by impurities and defects in ...
Swimming microbes steer themselves into mathematical order
Credit: Video courtesy of Saverio Spagnolie MADISON, Wis. -- Freeing thousands of microorganisms to swim in random directions in an ...
Scientists develop printable water sensor
X-ray investigation reveals functioning of highly versatile copper-based compoundCredit: UAM, Verónica García Vegas A new, versatile plastic-composite sensor can detect ...
Gotcha! Scientists fingerprint proteins using their vibrations
Researchers show that they can quickly measure a protein's microscopic movements, opening new possibilities in medical researchCredit: Credit: Mengyang Xu, ...
Chemists ‘print’ sensors for nano-objects
Young scientists from ITMO University proposed a new type of optical nano-sensors. Their operating principle is based on the interaction ...
Drying without dying: How resurrection plants survive without water
Aquaphotomics sheds light on how plants control their water structure to surviveCredit: Kobe University A small group of plants known ...