Tag: chemistry
Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but...
Olivia Harper Wilkins, Dickinson College
Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres of neighboring planets,...
Oil isn’t just fuel: Iran conflict could disrupt markets for everything...
André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Tensions in the Middle East often trigger concerns about rising gasoline prices....
An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator −...
Mahesh Nepal, Binghamton University, State University of New York
When your winter jacket slows heat escaping your body or...
Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Washington University in St. Louis
Modern beer production is a US$117 billion business in the United...
Our engineering team is making versatile, tiny sensors from the Nobel-winning...
Jie Huang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Bohong Zhang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Chen Zhu, Missouri University of Science...
Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains...
Amy J. Williams, University of Florida
As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars’ Jezero Crater...
The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as...
Luke Keller, Ithaca College
For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like....
Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is...
André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology
When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds,...
EXPLORING NATURE
Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...
Caitlin Grady, George Washington University and Sachi Nandurkar, George Washington University
Formula 1 auto racing is one of the...
