Shrinking hydrogels enlarge nanofabrication options
Carnegie Mellon University’s Yongxin (Leon) Zhao and the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Shih-Chi Chen have a big idea for ...
Month: December 2022
Glassfrogs achieve transparency by packing red blood cells into mirror-coated liver
New research shows that glassfrogs—known for their highly transparent undersides and muscles—perform their “disappearing acts” by stowing away nearly all ...
Rewriting the textbook on gene regulation: It’s the big picture that counts
A fundamental principle of molecular biology governs how proteins are made within the cell, which happens in two stages called ...
Lost fish find their way, thanks to their ‘ancient brain’
A zebrafish swims toward its intended target, but strong currents push it off course. Nevertheless, the tiny fish swims back ...
NIH researchers use 3D bioprinting to create eye tissue
Embargoed until Thursday December 22, 2022, 11 a.m. ETCredit: National Eye Institute Embargoed until Thursday December 22, 2022, 11 a.m. ...
New X-ray imaging technique to study the transient phases of quantum materials
The use of light to produce transient phases in quantum materials is fast becoming a novel way to engineer new ...
Physical fitness a demographic watershed
Sedentary behavior, a large waist circumference, and advanced age: These factors are clearly associated with inferior physical fitness among people ...
Found! Lost puzzle piece involved in gene regulation revealed in search that began in water-loving, one-celled organism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Image credit: David Horsey, Johns Hopkins Medicine. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After an intrepid, decade-long search, Johns Hopkins ...
Study identifies new cause of melting Antarctic ice shelves
Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves in the Antarctic.Credit: Karen Alley Researchers ...
Microplastics deposited on the seafloor triple in 20 years
The total amount of microplastics deposited on the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a ...
COVID-19 booster increases durability of antibody response, research shows
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine speaks to the benefits of a COVID-19 booster. Credit: UVA Health ...
Industrial Chemistry & Materials—New RSC partner journal facilitate interdisciplinary academic communication
Recently, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, partnered to publish ...
Cystic fibrosis drug could help treat pneumonia
Pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 and pneumococcus can cause severe pneumonia. If the airways then fill with fluid, the patient risks developing acute ...
Finding hidden regularities in nature: JAIST researchers apply deep learning to X-ray diffraction
Ishikawa, Japan -- X-ray diffraction (XRD) is an experimental technique to discern the atomic structure of a material by irradiating ...
Automated simulation software creates a world map of polymer properties
The team published their method and experimental validation on Nov. 8 in npj Computational Materials.Credit: © The Institute of Statistical ...
Ultrafast and ultra-sensitive protein detection method allows for ultra-early disease diagnoses
Osaka, Japan – Protein detection based on antigen–antibody reaction is vital in early diagnosis of a wide range of diseases. ...
What it would take to discover life on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus
The mystery of whether microbial alien life might inhabit Enceladus, one of Saturn's 83 moons, could be solved by an ...
USDA, APLU and Cooperative Extension Award top honors in extension excellence and diversity
Karen Franck, an associate professor and evaluation specialist with University of Tennessee Extension Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, and ...
TEAM-UP Together awards 31 scholarships to African American students in physics, astronomy
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2022 – TEAM-UP Together is pleased to announce its first cohort of scholars, 31 African American students ...
Heart health tip for older adults in 2023: Step it up a bit
The evidence-based health benefits of walking continue to accumulate, according to ongoing research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst physical ...
