White wine drinkers help pinpoint what's missing in no- and low-alcohol drinks
Researchers at The University of Queensland are on a quest to identify key aroma compounds that could make no- and low-alcohol (NOLO) wine more attractive to drinkers.
New way of detecting date-rape drug use found in Switzerland
Swiss researchers have found a new way of detecting the notorious date-rape drug GHB in urine for up to 72 hours after ingestion, in a possible boon to sexual assault investigatio…
How potentials and electric fields together control reactions on catalyst surfaces
Researchers at the Interface Science Department (ISC) have shown that electrochemical reactions at solid-solution interfaces can be impacted by two closely related, yet, distinct …
Superconducting vortices provide experimental evidence that clogging is a phase transition
Clogging is a phenomenon in which moving particles get stuck, slowing or blocking the flow, but how this transition occurs has remained experimentally unproven. Researchers from S…
A lingering blue glow and unexpected energy levels hint at new ways to control light in advanced materials
Scientists from the Physics Department and Organic Electroactive Materials research group at Durham University have made significant advances in understanding how materials absorb…
Biodegradable bubble moves away from lactic acid without a motor—a step toward artificial cells
A tiny biodegradable bubble can move away from a chemical on its own, without a motor. Living cells need complex molecular machinery to do this. This discovery by researchers led …
Moon dust and recycled materials—providing insulation for future lunar habitats
People living on the moon may seem like science fiction, but major U.S. labs and agencies are actively working toward building lunar habitats. Making those habitats livable will r…
Beyond food: Bran-based gels show potential for targeted drug delivery
When it comes to colon health, the benefits of wheat and rye bran in whole-grain foods are well known. Now researchers in Sweden have shown how these fibers may have a therapeutic…
New strategy boosts iron-based single-atom catalysts for Fenton-like reactions
Researchers at the Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (XTIPC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed a core-shell confined iron-based single-at…
The faces of iridium: One metal, many reactions
The same metal can have many faces, and each tells a different chemical story. At the atomic scale, those different faces can push the same reaction along very different paths.
III-nitride device integrates sensing and memory for in-sensor computing
A new study published in Nature Materials reports that researchers have developed an aluminum gallium nitride device that combines light detection, memory and basic processing by …
A standard shortcut, used since the 1970s, hides a magneto-optic effect in ordinary glass fiber
For more than 50 years, engineers have described light in optical fiber using a convenient shortcut, one that works so well it is rarely questioned. Engineers at the University of…
New algorithm improves phase readout for space-based gravitational wave detection
In a study published in Optics Communications, a research group led by Yu Tao from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) of the Chinese Academy of …
Finding new life in old chemicals for pharmaceuticals using light-driven chemistry
Drug companies maintain large libraries of chemical compounds that can be screened for potential use in the development of new pharmaceuticals. One class of these compounds, sulfo…
New organic iron-sulfur framework boosts photosynthesis and carbon fixation
Iron-sulfur clusters are ancient protein cofactors that are essential for electron transport, enzyme catalysis and photosynthesis. However, their sensitivity to oxygen and inheren…
Where AI can aid chemistry research and where reliability falls short
Researchers from the Skoltech AI Center, together with colleagues from the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ITMO University and other in…
Gamma radiation transforms brittle bioplastic into 'superstructure' hydrogel
Biomaterials engineers have created a "superstructure" hydrogel that could be an eco-friendly tool used in medical technologies and as a recovery aid for surgical procedures. The …
Water molecules turn out to be secret messengers for magnetism
Water is not usually thought of as a magnetic material. But a new study led by researchers at Tohoku University's Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, i…
Harnessing laser nuisance achieves record resolution for atomic measurements
A shoebox-sized color detection device could enable precise measurements at record resolution, according to new research led by Adelaide University. An international team exploite…
AI-generated molecular fingerprints help identify existing compounds with therapeutic potential
Health care researchers have long sought to harness the power of computing to design molecules that bind to specific receptors and can be used as targeted treatments for diseases.…
By carefully arranging molecules, scientists can control how a material responds to light, heat and physical force
University of Missouri researchers have created a single solid material that responds differently depending on what it's exposed to. Shine light on it, and it changes from yellow …
Scientists discover new way to control magnetic waves for future quantum technologies
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames National Laboratory have discovered a way to control the handedness of magnons, tiny magnetic waves that can carry inform…
Classical–quantum light interactions could make complex quantum behavior easier to simulate
An international collaboration demonstrates that classical nonlinear dynamics can drive single- and two-photon states to thermalize, opening new avenues for simulating complex qua…
New approach boosts plastic-eating enzyme's activity nearly tenfold
Researchers from King's College London and Rutgers University in New Jersey created a modified enzyme (a protein that speeds up chemical reactions) that breaks down polyethylene t…