Orbital engineering of quantum confinement in high-Al-content AlGaN quantum well
Credit: by Li Chen, Wei Lin, Huiqiong Wang, Jinchai Li, Junyong Kang Deep ultraviolet (DUV) optoelectronic devices ( To understand ...
Month: July 2020
Optical shaping of polarization anisotropy in a laterally-coupled-quantum-dot dimer
Credit: by Kwangseuk Kyhm Coupled quantum dots can be an important building block in the development of scalable quantum devices ...
Black phosphorus-based van der Waals heterostructures for mid-infrared light-emission applications
Credit: by Xinrong Zong, Huamin Hu, Gang Ouyang, Jingwei Wang, Run Shi, Le Zhang, Qingsheng Zeng, Chao Zhu, Shouheng Chen, ...
Age-related features of facial anatomy for increase safety during plastic surgery
Credit: Victor Gombolevskiy et al. / Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2020 Researchers from the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine together with ...
Building surge ICU capacity during COVID-19
Medical University of South Carolina team is one of nine chosen by U.S. Army to build a prototype for increasing ...
A balancing act between immunity and longevity
Changes in the immune system can promote healthy ageingCredit: Raymond Laboy As we age, the immune system gradually becomes impaired. ...
Fat cell hormone boosts potential of stem cell therapy
A team of researchers led by Osaka University find that adiponectin, a hormone derived from fat cells, improves the efficacy ...
Microscopy technique reveals nanoscale detail of coatings as they dry
In paper published in Scientific Reports, Lehigh University researchers studying in situ drying behavior of thin film coatings visualize interactions ...
Basel study: Why lopinavir and hydroxychloroquine do not work on COVID-19
Credit: University Hospital Basel, Fabian Fiechter Lopinavir is a drug against HIV, hydroxychloroquine is used to treat malaria and rheumatism. ...
Viral dark matter exposed: Metagenome database detects phage-derived antibacterial enzyme
Scientists demonstrate that the information about host bacteria-bacteriophage (phage) associations derived from world`s first metagenome analysis is useful for the ...
New biomarker for dementia diagnosis
Promising results warrants further investigationCredit: Flinders University Medical researchers in the UK and Australia have identified a new marker which ...
Day in, day out: Targeting the daily magnesium “rhythm” can optimize crop yield
Scientists study the 24-hour pattern of magnesium intake in a rice plant to see if the photosynthetic efficiency of the ...
Sobering reminder about liver disease
Alcohol fuels surge in chronic liver diseaseCredit: Flinders University Alcohol's popularity and its central place in socialising in Australia obscures ...
T-ray camera speed boosted a hundred times over
Scientists are a step closer to developing a fast and cost effective camera that utilizes terahertz radiation, potentially opening the ...
An early morning whey protein snack increases morning blood sugar level in healthy people
Credit: James Betts, the University of Bath Consuming protein at night increases blood sugar level in the morning for healthy ...
Robust high-performance data storage through magnetic anisotropy
Credit: M. Bargheer/ Uni Potsdam In thermal equilibrium, iron-platinum (FePt) belongs to the class of invar materials, which hardly expand ...
Mom and baby share ‘good bacteria’ through breast milk
The process of pumping, storing and bottle-feeding breast milk may reduce the transfer of bacteria from mom to babyCredit: Kevin ...
Discovery of a novel drug candidate to develop effective treatments for brain disorders
The study published in Chem is fundamental to develop pharmacological drugs for the treatment of core symptoms in Down syndrome, ...
Understanding the love-hate relationship of halide perovskites with the sun
New research by scientists at TU/e and universities in China and the US sheds light on the causes of perovskite ...
Satellite data show severity of drought summers in 2018 and 2019
Credit: Eva Boergens, GFZ The GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Follow-On) satellites launched in May 2018 are able to quantify ...
