Designer-defect clamping of ferroelectric domain walls for more-stable nanoelectronics
Improved stability a significant step forward for domain-wall nanoelectronic data storageCredit: FLEET A UNSW study published today in Nature Communications ...
Month: January 2020
IKBFU scientists developed capsule composition for enzyme against intellectual disability
IKBFU scientists developed the composition of the capsule shell for the enzyme needed in the treatment of a hereditary disease ...
Fat cells can sense sunlight — not getting enough increases metabolic syndrome risk
Eye-opening study from Cincinnati Children's suggests that lack of sun can lead to problems beyond seasonal affective disorderCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...
New image analysis method for time-lapse microscopy shows how giant viruses infect amoeba
Scientists at Tokyo University of Science, Japan, devised a new method that reveals how amoebae react to infection by giant ...
Zika inhibits the proliferation of prostate cancer cells
Experiments performed by Brazilian scientists showed that Zika virus inhibits tumor cell proliferation even when inactivated by high temperature; the ...
Light-up wheels: Unique organic light-emitting molecular emitters
Researchers at Osaka Univ. design and synthesize highly efficient carbon-based 3rd-generation OLED molecular emitters by linking the donor and acceptor ...
Cardiac and visual degeneration arrested by a food supplement
UNIGE researchers have discovered a new gene that causes blindness and cardiomyopathy; they have also managed to halt the progression ...
Insecticides are becoming more toxic to honey bees
Researchers discover that neonicotinoid seed treatments are driving a dramatic increase in insecticide toxicity in U.S. agricultural landscapes, despite evidence ...
Transformative ‘green’ accelerator achieves world’s first 8-pass full energy recovery
Successful demonstration paves the way for unprecedented applications in science, industry, and medicineCredit: Cornell University ITHACA, NY--Scientists from Cornell University ...
How diarrhea pathogens switch into attack mode at body temperature
MicrobiologyCredit: RUB, Kramer Many bacterial pathogens excrete toxins as soon as they have entered the host in order to suppress ...
Let the europium shine brighter
Credit: WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido University A stacked nanocarbon antenna makes a rare earth element shine 5 times more brightly than previous ...
Maternal depression on rise in poor countries
Little attention for antenatal services, studyCredit: Courtesy AF Dadi Women in low and medium-income countries struggle with many health issues ...
Advancing the application of genomic sequences through ‘Kmasker plants’
Joint press release of IPK, IPB & Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergCredit: Chris Ulpinnis / IPB Halle & Pixabay Gatersleben, 20.01.2020 ...
Researchers solve protein structures to fight asthma
Credit: Anastasiia Gusach et al./Nature Communications Biophysicists from the MIPT Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have ...
Novel composite antimicrobial film could take a bite out of foodborne illnesses
Credit: Penn State A novel composite film -- created by the bonding of an antimicrobial layer to conventional, clear polyethylene ...
Glutamate in the brain has unexpected qualities, researchers show with new analysis method
Credit: Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University in Sweden have achieved something long ...
Scientists show we don’t need horses to treat diphtheria
Research funded by PETA Science Group breaks new ground with animal-free antibodiesCredit: PETA India London - A project taking the ...
Avatar worms help to identify factors that modify genetic diseases
IDIBELL researchers have used gene-editing technology in C. elegans to reproduce human mutations that cause retinitis pigmentaria. With this method, ...
New self-assembled monolayer is resistant to air
Buckyballs can pave the way for molecular electronicsCredit: Xinkai Qiu, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen Organic self-assembled monolayers ...
Sanitary care by social ants shapes disease outcome
Social interactions of ants affect pathogen competition -- study published in Ecology LettersCredit: Gert Brovad Who wins in a competition ...
