New techniques probe vital and elusive proteins
Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University The number of proteins in the human ...
Month: October 2020
Colorectal cancer treatment: the winning combinations
A technique developed by scientists from UNIGE and HUG has made it possible to identify in vitro and validate in ...
Birds risk starvation trying to “keep pace” with climate change
30-year data set shows that birds are breeding earlier, at a costCredit: David Winkler Surviving on a warming planet can ...
Energy-harvesting plastics pass the acid test
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A polymer previously used to protect solar cells may find new applications in consumer electronics, reveals ...
Hydrogen embrittlement creates complications for clean energy storage, transportation
Methods reveal understanding of the location of hydrogen in ferritic steelsCredit: O. Sobol, G. Holzlechner, G. Nolze, T. Wirth, D. ...
Astronomers turn up the heavy metal to shed light on star formation
Credit: Credit: GAMA Survey Team, ICRAR/UWA. Astronomers from The University of Western Australia's node of the International Centre for Radio ...
Tohoku University teaches old spectroscope new tricks
Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have improved a method for probing semiconducting crystals with light to detect defects and ...
UTA research to provide real-time data on gas leaks
UTA civil engineer developing data network to monitor, quantify gas leaksCredit: UT Arlington An associate professor of civil engineering at ...
RUDN University Chemist created a niobium-silica catalyst to boost petrochemical reactions
Credit: RUDN University Alkylation reactions are used in the petrochemical industry to obtain high-octane number components for gasolines. A chemist ...
Could megatesla magnetic fields be realized on Earth?
A team of researchers led by Osaka University discovers "microtube implosion," a novel mechanism that demonstrates the generation of megatesla-order ...
Nearing a treatment for farsightedness
UH professor developing new technology to detect lens elasticityCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston biomedical researcher is developing ...
Aging-US: ‘From Causes of Aging to Death from COVID-19’ by Mikhail V. Blagosklonny
A review published in Aging-US titled "From Causes of Aging to Death from COVID-19" by Mikhail V. BlagosklonnyCredit: CORRESPONDING AUTHOR ...
Best materials for border molding in complete dentures fabrication
Credit: Dobromira Shopova, PhD Edentulous jaw is a condition where either the upper (maxilla) or the lower (mandible) jaw is ...
RTL1 gene a likely culprit behind temple and Kagami-Ogata syndromes
Credit: Department of Epigenetics,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a gene associated with symptoms of two ...
The first human settlers on islands caused extinctions
Fossil records depict devastating effect of humans on birds in the BahamasCredit: (Kamella Boullé/Macaulay Library) Though some believe prehistoric humans ...
Evolution in action: New Plant species in the Swiss Alps
Credit: UZH, Rie Shimizu-Inatsugi A new plant species named Cardamine insueta appeared in the region of Urnerboden in the Swiss ...
Salk physician-scientist Edward Stites receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(October 6, 2020) Salk Institute Assistant Professor Edward Stites has been named an NIH Director's New ...
UQ tech could offer ‘faster, cheaper and mobile’ COVID-19 diagnosis
Credit: The University of Queensland Technology that helps to quickly extract and analyse genetic material could be used for cheap, ...
Has COVID-19 knocked us onto our backsides?
Kent State researchers study pandemic's effects on physical activity and sedentary behaviorCredit: Photo credit: Kent State University Because of the ...
Yale cancer receives ACGT grant to advance strategies for treating pancreatic cancer
Versatile and highly scalable technology simultaneously targets multiple differences and activates multiple immune system responsesCredit: Yale Cancer Center With a ...
