A new spin on electronics

Columbia engineers find strong feedbacks between the atmosphere and vegetation that explain up to 30% of precipitation and surface radiation variance; study reveals large potential for improving seasonal weather predictions

Variations of anti-tumor agents prove effective in the lab against even drug-resistant cancers

A recent study examining how fungal infections affect the aroma of wine reveals they do in fact change the aroma of wine, due to changes in chemical aroma substance composition

Using atom probe tomography, researchers were able to accurately date such events in baddeleyite, a relatively common but small uranium-bearing mineral in planetary igneous rocks

Water plays a major role in DNA’s structure and function, and its hydration shell has been the subject of much study

This reaction is used for making everything from vegetable oils to petrochemical products to vitamins

Nagoya University-based research team develops new highly efficient catalyst for breaking resistant chemical bonds, paving the way for easier recycling of plastic waste

Experiments at Berkeley Lab show scientists how pumice can remain buoyant for years

The zinc batteries could be used to power everything from wearable sensors to solar cells and other kinds of electronics

Sheets of gelatin transform into 3-D shapes when dunked in water; could save food shipping costs

“The method allows us for the first time to spectroscopically map entropy and enthalpy around solutes, which are crucial parameters to characterize molecular recognition,” researcher says