/ en-us ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Conifers, such as pines, spruces, and firs, produce sticky resins that protect the trees from insects and pathogens. Important components of this resin are diterpenes, special natural substances that repel bark beetles and fungi. The enzymes that produce these compounds are called diterpene synthases. /news/2025-09-recipe-eras-conifers-ward-enemies.html Evolution Ecology Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:00:06 EDT news677770441 The artificial intelligence models that turn text into images are also useful for generating new materials. Over the last few years, generative materials models from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta have drawn on their training data to help researchers design tens of millions of new materials. /news/2025-09-tool-ai-materials-exotic-quantum.html Condensed Matter Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:35:05 EDT news677763302 Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear batteries and reactors, but it also has complicated electronic behavior that causes some intriguing effects. Its electron structure contributes to unconventional entropic properties at low temperatures, multiple phase transitions before melting, and complex bonding patterns. /news/2025-09-covalent-bonds-alpha-plutonium-unusual.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:00:03 EDT news677761046 Despite being one of the most familiar substances on Earth, water holds many secrets that scientists are still working to understand. When confined to extremely small spaces—such as within certain proteins, minerals, or artificial nanomaterials—water behaves in ways that are drastically different from its bulk liquid form. /news/2025-09-deep-unique-behavior-confined.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:45:04 EDT news677749502 A Johns Hopkins University engineer has developed a specialized AI tool that could do for materials scientists what ChatGPT has done for coders and writers. The new system, called ChatGPT Materials Explorer, or CME, could speed the discovery of everything from advanced batteries to tougher alloys, according to findings published in Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation. /news/2025-09-ai-lab-material-properties-seconds.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:15:05 EDT news677747702 The discovery of "hidden orders," organization patterns in materials that cannot be detected using conventional measurement tools, can yield valuable insight, which can in turn support the design of new materials with advantageous properties and characteristics. The hidden orders that condensed matter physicists hope to uncover lie within so-called charge density waves (CDWs). /news/2025-09-rare-earth-tritellurides-reveal-hidden.html Condensed Matter Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:30:01 EDT news677159756 The collision and merger of two neutron stars—the incredibly dense remnants of collapsed stars—are some of the most energetic events in the universe, producing a variety of signals that can be observed on Earth. /news/2025-09-neutrinos-colliding-neutron-stars-merger.html Astronomy Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:40:02 EDT news677507921 The universe is a slow-changing place. While it's mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look largely the same across an average human lifetime, there are dramatic examples that defy this trend. /news/2025-09-planetary-nebula-years-evolution.html Astronomy Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:10:01 EDT news677167591 Excitons, bound states between an electron (i.e., a negatively charged particle) and a hole (i.e., the absence of an electron) in materials, are a key focus of condensed matter physics studies. These bound states can give rise to interesting and uncommon quantum physical effects, which could be leveraged to develop optoelectronic and quantum technologies. /news/2025-09-hybridization-interlayer-excitons-bilayer-semiconductor.html Condensed Matter Optics & Photonics Sat, 20 Sep 2025 09:20:02 EDT news677331161 Recent research has found a new way to make graphene that adds structural defects to improve the performance of the material that could have benefits across a range of applications—from sensors and batteries, to electronics. /news/2025-09-method-graphene-defects.html Nanomaterials Sat, 20 Sep 2025 02:40:46 EDT news677554837 A new trick for modeling molecules with quantum accuracy takes a step toward revealing the equation at the center of a popular simulation approach, which is used in fundamental chemistry and materials science studies. /news/2025-09-approach-accuracy-quantum-chemistry-simulations.html Materials Science Other Sat, 20 Sep 2025 02:30:38 EDT news677554223 When model cell membranes bind to biomaterials, it is not the binding strength but the speed of the receptors in the membranes that is crucial. This was discovered by an international research team led by chemist Professor Dr. Shikha Dhiman from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. /news/2025-09-molecular-movement-cell-membranes-biomaterials.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:37:59 EDT news677507873 In a collaboration showing the power of innovation and teamwork, physicists and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a mobile muon detector that promises to enhance monitoring for spent nuclear fuel and help address a critical challenge for quantum computing. /news/2025-09-neutron-detector-mobilizes-muons-nuclear.html General ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:01:05 EDT news677505662 Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, together with international collaborators, have developed a new electron microscopy method that has enabled the first-ever imaging of vibrations, or phonons, in specific directions at the atomic scale. /news/2025-09-image-atomic-vibrations.html Condensed Matter Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:11:57 EDT news677502711 Researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, have successfully grown large tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, both rich in nutrients, in tightly controlled environments where the light source was energy-efficient LEDs. Such methods were often limited by the types or sizes of plants that could thrive in such conditions. /news/2025-09-efficient-tomato-cultivation.html Biotechnology Agriculture Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:01:15 EDT news677502066 Trying to assess the effects of research and innovation is a recurring topic in science worldwide. A macroeconomic impact study by Fraunhofer IPK and Fraunhofer ISI now confirms that a national research network in Brazil contributes to 0.66% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). /news/2025-09-brazilian-network-generates-national-gdp.html Economics & Business Education Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:40:03 EDT news677500801 Researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed for the first time how gas flows from vast distances toward the disk surrounding a nascent massive star in the process of star formation. /news/2025-09-scientists-reveal-gas-accretion-massive.html Astronomy Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:24:26 EDT news677499856 As the volume of scientific literature continues to grow, researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to sift through millions of research papers and uncover insights that can accelerate the discovery of new materials. /news/2025-09-materials-ai-powered-lab.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:52:52 EDT news677497966 Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, yet is predicted to account for most of the universe's mass. As it cannot be detected and studied using conventional experimental techniques, the nature and composition of dark matter have not yet been uncovered. /news/2025-09-plasmon-effects-neutron-star-magnetospheres.html Astronomy Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:10:32 EDT news677495428 A black hole is growing at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a team of astronomers. This discovery from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may help explain how some black holes can reach enormous masses relatively quickly after the Big Bang. /news/2025-09-chandra-black-hole-eddington-limit.html Astronomy Fri, 19 Sep 2025 08:50:27 EDT news677490621 A team of researchers from Japan wondered if painting cows with zebra-like stripes would prevent flies from biting them. Another group from Africa and Europe pondered the types of pizza lizards preferred to eat. /news/2025-09-cows-stripes-fly-ig-nobel.html Other Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:09:39 EDT news677473764 A research team from the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague) and the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague) has created and described a new type of photoswitch. The molecule, a thienyl-based acylhydrazone, undergoes an unprecedented "closed-to-open-shell" transformation, where light converts it into a stable diradical. /news/2025-09-chemists-switchable-magnets-hours.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:30:01 EDT news677345764 A Rutgers-led team of scientists has uncovered evidence of how galaxies expand by tracing the invisible scaffolding of the universe created by a mysterious substance known as dark matter. /news/2025-09-galaxies-reveal-hidden-dark-early.html Astronomy Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:13:04 EDT news677430781 Every year, as the presses churn and the sweet smell of cider fills the autumn air, more than 4 million tons of apple byproducts are hauled off as animal feed, compost or landfill waste. But a new Cornell study offers apple skins, seeds, cores and pulp a different ending. /news/2025-09-apple-profit-protein.html Biotechnology Agriculture Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:47:04 EDT news677429221 A new type of catalyst—a material that speeds up chemical reactions—that could make the production of clean hydrogen fuel more efficient and long-lasting has been developed by a team led by City University of Hong Kong, including researchers from Hong Kong, mainland China, and Japan. /news/2025-09-catalyst-green-hydrogen-production-efficient.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:33:04 EDT news677428381 Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a joint research team has become the first in the world to elucidate the reconstruction mechanism of copper alloy catalysts during electrochemical COâ‚‚ conversion reactions. /news/2025-09-copper-alloy-catalysts-surface-conversion.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:31:04 EDT news677428261 The growing global demand for clean energy and rising concerns over climate change have intensified the search for sustainable alternatives. Hydrogen emerges as a promising solution due to its high energy density and zero-carbon emissions. /news/2025-09-chloride-resistant-ru-nanocatalysts-sustainable.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:28:04 EDT news677428082 Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and emerging viruses are a rapidly increasing threat to the global health care system. About 5 million deaths each year are linked to antibiotic-resistant germs, and more than 20 million people died during the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Empa researchers are therefore working on new, urgently needed strategies to combat such pathogens. One of the goals is to prevent the spread of resistant pathogens and novel viruses with smart materials and technologies. /news/2025-09-antibiotic-resistance-surface-coating-germs.html Biotechnology Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:53:03 EDT news677425981 A Cincinnati brewing company will unveil a new beer this fall that is out of this world. /news/2025-09-brewery-beer-yeast-rocket.html Space Exploration Astrobiology Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:39:04 EDT news677421541 When German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays in the late 1800s while experimenting with cathode ray tubes, it was a breakthrough that transformed science and medicine. So much so that the basic concept remains in use today. But a team of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories believes they've found a better way, harnessing different metals and the colors of light they emit. /news/2025-09-ray-imaging-clearer-material-tissue.html Optics & Photonics Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:23:45 EDT news677420619