Scientists develop gentle, microscopic hands to study tiny, soft materials
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Handling very soft, delicate items without damaging them is hard enough ...
Month: December 2019
Scientists create thin films with tantalizing electronic properties
As predicted by theorists, experiments show that barium zirconium sulfide thin films hold great promise for solar cells, LEDsCredit: Credit: ...
Climate change not the only threat to vulnerable species, habitat matters
UMass Amherst ecologist and team: Madagascar's rainforest could be lost this century, threatening endangered lemursCredit: Andrea Baden/Hunter College AMHERST, Mass. ...
Buckyballs release electron-positron pairs in forward directions
Theoretical calculations reveal that when impacted by positrons of particular energies, spherical nanoparticles release unstable electron-positron pairs, with signals dominating ...
Overuse of herbicides costing UK economy £400 million per year
Widespread use of herbicides leading to resistant black-grass is costing UK millions in profitCredit: Helen Hicks Scientists from international conservation ...
Capturing CO2 from trucks and reducing their emissions by 90%
Credit: EPFL / François Maréchal In Europe, transport is responsible for nearly 30% of the total CO2 emissions, of which ...
Where do baby sea turtles go? New research technique may provide answers
Credit: G. Stahelin A team of Florida researchers and their collaborators created a first-of-its-kind computer model that tracks where sea ...
Computing with molecules: A big step in molecular spintronics
International research team lead by Kiel University developed more stable spin statesCredit: © Jan-Simon von Glasenapp and Rainer Herges Spintronics ...
Gone fishin’ — for proteins
Credit: Amélie Robert (IRCM) Using a new microscopic "fishing" technique, scientists at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and Université ...
A new tomato ideal for urban gardens and even outer space
Credit: Lippman lab/CSHL, 2019 Farmers could soon be growing tomatoes bunched like grapes in a storage unit, on the roof ...
Could higher magnesium intake reduce fatal coronary heart disease risk in women?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 23, 2019--A new prospective study based on data from the ...
Plant-rich diet protects mice against foodborne infection, UTSW researchers find
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Dec. 23, 2019 - Mice fed a plant-rich diet are less susceptible to gastrointestinal (GI) infection ...
Injection of virus-delivered gene silencer blocks ALS degeneration, saves motor function
Novel spinal therapy/delivery approach prevented disease onset in neurodegenerative ALS disease model in adult mice and blocked progression in animals ...
Home for the holidays — But will grandpa remember me?
Now there's hope; Hebrew University team finds TB vaccine lowers rates of Alzheimer's disease in cancer patientsCredit: Lior Mizrahi Holidays ...
Researchers to develop a theory of transients in graphene
The research considers behavior of graphene in the moment of its transition from the state of thermal equilibrium and the ...
Asian black bears’ smart strategy for seasonal energy balance
Energy balance of Asian black bearsCredit: Shinsuke Koike/TUAT A collaboration led by scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology ...
New polymer material may help batteries become self-healing, recyclable
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Lithium-ion batteries are notorious for developing internal electrical shorts that can ...
Measuring mutations in sperm may reveal risk for autism in future children
Spontaneous mutations in paternal sperm are linked to autism spectrum disorder; researchers have developed way to quantify those mutations and ...
Electronics at the speed of light
Credit: University of Konstanz Contemporary electronic components, which are traditionally based on silicon semiconductor technology, can be switched on or ...
Benefits of electrification don’t accrue equally for women, finds survey of homes in India
Credit: Nature Sustainability Increasing access to clean and affordable energy and improving gender equality are two major sustainable development goals ...
