Job insecurity and financial concerns increased mental stress during pandemic
Health

Job insecurity and financial concerns increased mental stress during pandemic

Job insecurity and financial concerns increased mental stress during a pandemic The epidemic of Coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) has had a negative effect on…
The University Discovers Its Library Books Hold a Deadly Secret
Chemistry

The University Discovers Its Library Books Hold a Deadly Secret

Poisoned library books may sound like part of a murder mystery plot or perhaps an elaborate plan to get out of college work, but for…
The Scientists Separate Robert Burns’ Original Manuscripts from Fakes Using Revolutionary Technique
Chemistry

The Scientists Separate Robert Burns’ Original Manuscripts from Fakes Using Revolutionary Technique

Original manuscripts of Robert Burns’ poems sold for £90,000 (£120,000), attracting a deceptively attractive prospect. Analytical chemistry has long provided a way to detect infallible nets…
The Scientists Give Terminator-Like Liquid Metal a “Heartbeat”
Chemistry

The Scientists Give Terminator-Like Liquid Metal a “Heartbeat”

Gallium – sometimes known as the terminator metal for its resemblance to the conversion cyborg killer in conversations among other strange features, this metal can harden…
The Molecular Hinge Discovery Could Supercharge Computer Memories and Enable New Drug Designs
Chemistry

The Molecular Hinge Discovery Could Supercharge Computer Memories and Enable New Drug Designs

A system for controlling the shape of molecules can open up new fields of chemistry, including applications in computer use in pharmaceuticals. The authors describe…
The Scientists Can Now Suck Yellowcake Uranium Out Of Seawater
Chemistry

The Scientists Can Now Suck Yellowcake Uranium Out Of Seawater

Scientists, like modern alchemy, have found a way to extract yellowcake uranium from seawater. A yellowcake is a refined form of uranium ore. After it’s…
The Proposed Super atoms Could Make Better Batteries and Microchips
Chemistry

The Proposed Super atoms Could Make Better Batteries and Microchips

Researchers are looking at ways to transfer more than one electron at a time, and some believe that the key is superatoms. Most modern technologies…
The New Form of Lab-Made Gold Is Better and Golder than Nature’s Pathetic Version
Chemistry

The New Form of Lab-Made Gold Is Better and Golder than Nature’s Pathetic Version

Gold is surprisingly strange. As a matter of fact, it is now thought to have largely come after the collision of two super-dense neutron stars.…
The Brand New Space Mineral Might Be As Tough As Diamonds
Chemistry

The Brand New Space Mineral Might Be As Tough As Diamonds

The researchers have discovered a disturbing mineral in the interior of an iron meteorite that fell in Russia two years ago. Although only microscopic crystals…
An Idaho University Lost Track of a Piece of Weapons-Grade Plutonium
Chemistry

An Idaho University Lost Track of a Piece of Weapons-Grade Plutonium

Even elite scientists can be the victims of the absence. Case in point: Idaho State University late last year when they realized they had misplaced…
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