New research shows that sprayed urine originates only from bladder urine without any secretions, but it can effectively emit volatile organic compounds when smeared on vertical objects due to its...
https://www.sci.news/biology/sprayed-cat-urine-pungent-odor-12847.html
Planetary scientists have long speculated about the potential habitability of Venus, not at its hot surface, but in the cloud layers located at 48-60 km altitudes, where temperatures match thos...
https://www.sci.news/space/venus-clouds-habitability-12782.html
The distribution of ions at the air/water interface plays a decisive role in many natural processes. The post Water Molecules at Salt Water’s Surface Organized Differently than Previously Tho...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/chemistry/salt-water-organization-12611.html
In new research, Los Alamos National Laboratory theoretical physicist Matthew Mumpower and his colleagues analyzed r-process element abundances previously observed in stars. The post Ancient St...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/ancient-star-fission-12521.html
In a new study, scientists at Northwestern University show that their synthetic melanin, mimicking the natural melanin in human skin, can be applied topically to injured skin, where it accelerate...
https://www.sci.news/medicine/synthetic-melanin-cream-12416.html
In new research, a team of scientists led by Aalto University used a specially-designed reactor to create a liquid-like layer of molecules, called self-assembled monolayers, on top of a silicon s...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/materials/omniphobic-liquid-like-surfaces-12379.html
How aliphatic organic compounds originated on the dwarf planet Ceres has been the subject of intensive research since their discovery by NASA’s Dawn mission in 2017. The post Planetary Resear...
https://www.sci.news/space/ceres-aliphatic-organics-12360.html
Scientists have found a singular mixture of strongly saponified oil with high lead content and a lead white pigment in a microsample from the ground layer of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Th...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/chemistry/leonardo-da-vincis-mona-lisa-toxic-pigments-12348.html
Boron monoxide, a binary compound of boron and oxygen, was first reported in the 1940s. The post Chemists Finally Determine Structure of Boron Monoxide appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Sci...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/chemistry/boron-monoxide-structure-12107.html
The vital role of a carbon molecule called methyl cation (CH3+) in interstellar carbon chemistry was predicted in the 1970s, but the unique capabilities of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Teles...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/webb-methyl-cation-protoplanetary-disk-12036.html
Scientists have examined the contributions of galactic cosmic rays and solar energetic particles associated with superflares from the young Sun to the formation of amino acids and carboxylic acid...
A team of chemists from Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and China has synthesized the potassium nitrogen compound K9N56 under high pressures and temperature. The post Chemists Form First Kn...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/chemistry/aromatic-nitrogen-rings-11719.html
Lewis superacids are very special catalysts that can be used to break strong chemical bonds in non-biodegradable fluorinated hydrocarbons and climate-damaging greenhouse gases. The post Chemist...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/chemistry/lewis-superacids-11693.html
Scientists explain the origin of a form of highly localized penetrating corrosion in a nickel-chromium alloy attacked by molten fluoride salt. The post New Form of Corrosion Discovered: One Dim...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/chemistry/one-dimensional-wormhole-corrosion-11687.html
University of Washington researcher Baptiste Journaux and colleagues believe the newly-created substances could form at the surface and bottom of deep oceans on Jupiter’s icy moons Europa and G...
Scientists have found lead(II) formate -- a compound very unusual for paintings -- in several areas of The Night Watch, Rembrandt’s most famous work. The post Unusual Lead Compound Detected i...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/chemistry/rembrandt-night-watch-lead-formate-11609.html
Researchers have demonstrated a method of producing high purity hydrogen from the air by using hygroscopic electrolyte soaked in a porous medium as the moisture absorbent. The post Scientists D...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/chemistry/direct-air-electrolysis-11170.html
Hydroxyl radicals are highly reactive chemical species that attack most of the organic molecules. The post Human Body’s Exposure to Ozone Generates Highly Reactive Hydroxyl Radicals, Study Sh...
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/chemistry/human-body-ozone-hydroxyl-radicals-11159.html
Rydberg atoms — atoms with a highly excited electron — can form unusual types of molecular bonds. These bonds differ from the well-known ionic and covalent bonds not only by their binding mec...
https://www.sci.news/physics/rydberg-atom-ion-molecule-10978.html
When a space body enters Earth’s atmosphere, its surface is exposed to high pressure and temperatures. The airflow tears off small droplets from the meteoroid forming a cloud of dust. Can new m...
https://www.sci.news/physics/exotic-carbon-microcrystals-chelyabinsk-meteoritic-dust-10946.html