The calculations allow the electron densities and the changes after excitation to be determined with high spatial and temporal resolution. Here, the example of the lithium hydride molecule shows the shift of electron density from cyanide (red) to lithium (green) during a laser pulse. Credit: F. Langkabel / HZBScientists have examined the capacity of...
Honey - ancient liquid goldA multitude of factors-- its acidity, lack of water, and the existence of hydrogen peroxide-- function in absolute harmony, allowing honey to last forever.Modern archeologists excavating ancient Egyptian tombs have often discovered something unpredictable among the tombs' artifacts: pots of honey, thousands of years old and yet still completely preserved....
In a first for astrochemistry, astronomers have discovered dimethyl ether in a planet-forming disc. A precursor of larger organic molecules that can spur life, dimethyl ether is the largest molecule identified yet in a protoplanetary disc-- a rotating cloud of gas, dust, and ice that develops around a recently developing star and ultimately forms...
Graphene. Credit: Christoph Hohmann, MCQST ClusterAn international research team led by the University of Göttingen has detected unique quantum effects in high-precision researches of natural double-layer graphene and has interpreted them together with the College of Texas at Dallas utilizing their academic work.This research offers new insights into the interaction of the charge carriers...
Will graphene (shown) be replaced by graphyne? Credit: Forance / Adobe StockGraphene is a "wonder material" entirely made of carbon atoms with tremendous potential in the semiconductor industry. A related molecule referred to as graphyne might be even better. Graphyne, however, is challenging to create. Now, chemists have found a way to produce it...
University of Cincinnati computational chemist Yu Shi. Credit: Andrew Higley, University of CincinnatiA chemist at the College of Cincinnati has come up with a unique means to examine the thermodynamic properties of molten salts that are utilized in numerous nuclear and solar power applications.UC College of Arts and Sciences research join and computational chemist...
Bacteria culture. Credit: John WilkinsonEngineering enzymes to execute reactions not found in nature can address longstanding challenges in synthetic chemistry, such as transforming plant-based oils into helpful biochemicals.A team of scientists has developed an easy yet effective strategy for developing new enzymes with novel reactivity that can generate beneficial chemical compounds. Consequently, improving their...
Astronomers find 'gold standard' star in Milky Way. Credit: Carnegie ScienceThere is a relatively bright star in our sun's neighborhood of the Milky Way Galaxy. Inside of it, astronomers have been able to identify the widest variety of elements in a star more than our solar system yet.The research, led by University of Michigan...
Testing of new pharmaceutical products. Credit: Freepik.What do gunpowder, penicillin, and Teflon all share? They were innovations that took the globe by storm, but they were all developed by pure accident.In a new research study announced in the journal Science, researchers used electrical power to establish equipment that can make it less complicated...
Argon that is specially sourced could potentially uncover mysteries about the universe's dark matter in the near future. Credit: nautil.University of Houston Researchers Create Facility for Mining Exceptionally Pure Argon from Colorado SiteA deposit of practically pure argon that has been left untouched since Earth's formation will help physicists know more about the universe.The...
