UH physicist named to National Academy of Inventors
Seamus Curran launched nanotech company to market protective coatingsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston physics professor has been ...
Month: December 2019
Medicine against bone disease found in the leaves of saussurea
Bacterial bone infections are quite resistant to antibiotics and require new therapeutic approachesCredit: Larisa Litvinova Saussurea controversa is a perennial ...
Electron correlations in carbon nanostructures
Physicists from Kiel and Copenhagen elucidate the behaviour of electrons in graphene nanoribbonsCredit: Copyright: Jan-Philip Joost, AG Bonitz New materials ...
Dartmouth Engineering professor named NAI Fellow
Keith Paulsen receives the highest distinction for academic inventorsCredit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H. - December 3, ...
Dramatic transition in Streptomyces life cycle explained in new discovery
Credit: John Innes Centre Streptomyces bacteria are our primary source of antibiotics, which are produced in the transition from vegetative ...
Meteorite-loving microorganism
Archaeon can crunch meteorite and feed on itCredit: Tetyana Milojevic Chemolithotrophic microorganisms derive their energy from inorganic sources. Research into ...
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution
Credit: Marys_Photos; Pixabay Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel ...
Co-combustion of wood and oil-shale reduces carbon emissions
Credit: TalTech Utilization of fossil fuels, which represents an increasing environmental risk, can be made more environmentally friendly by adding ...
An alloy that retains its memory at high temperatures
Material researchCredit: © RUB, Marquard Using computer simulation, Alberto Ferrari calculated a design proposal for a shape memory alloy that ...
Towards high quality ZnO quantum dots prospective for biomedical applications
Credit: IPC PAS, G.Krzyzewski Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) is currently one of the most commonly used semiconductor metal oxide nanomaterials ...
Data management in the construction sector by means of artificial intelligence
KIT and partners win innovation competition with an AI platform for the construction sector -- BMWi funds SDaC project with ...
Diamonds in your devices: Powering the next generation of energy storage
Using conductive nanodiamond as electrode material in a water-based cell significantly increases its energy storage capacity, scientists findCredit: Tokyo University ...
Purdue apple innovator elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Credit: Jules Janick/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Jules Janick, a distinguished horticulture professor in Purdue University's College of Agriculture, ...
Citizen scientists deserve more credit, researchers argue
Academic journal rules are penalising citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge, say US and Australian scientists.Credit: Wikimedia Commons Citizen scientists should ...
Genomic gymnastics help sorghum plant survive drought
Understanding how sorghum survives harsh conditions could help researchers design crops that are more resilient to climate changeCredit: UC Berkeley ...
Social media could be a force for good in tackling depression but for privacy concerns
Credit: Brighton and Sussex Medical School Social media has been identified by a number of studies as being a significant ...
Laws help reduce pollution and do not affect competitiveness, study finds
Credit: UGR Divulga The United Nations Climate Change (COP25) World Climate Summit, which starts today in Madrid, is the latest ...
Finnish rivers transport carbon to the Baltic Sea at an increasing rate
Credit: Pirjo Ferrin The amount of carbon transported via Finnish rivers to the Baltic Sea has risen substantially in the ...
Two chiral catalysts working hand in hand
Chemists develop a synthetic method providing access to different stereoisomers of a molecule: Study published in 'Nature Catalysis'Credit: Barsu Nagaraju/MPI ...
A Freiburg research team deciphers how stem cells decide their identity
Credit: Source: Carsten Schwan/ Jelena Tosic A research team headed by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Arnold and Jelena Tosic from the ...
