$1M grant to U chemists could accelerate drug development
Michael Grünwald, Ryan Looper and Rodrigo Noriega, of the University of Utah Department of Chemistry, received a $1 million grant ...
Month: January 2023
Fishing in synchrony brings mutual benefits for dolphins and people in Brazil, research shows
NEWPORT, Ore. – By working together, dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil each catch more fish, a rare example of ...
New method to control electron spin paves the way for efficient quantum computers
Quantum science has the potential to revolutionize modern technology with more efficient computers, communication, and sensing devices. Challenges remain in ...
Machine learning identifies drugs that could potentially help smokers quit
HERSHEY, Pa. — Medications like dextromethorphan, used to treat coughs caused by cold and flu, could potentially be repurposed to ...
Marburg vaccine shows promising results in first-in-human study
WHAT: A newly published paper in The Lancet shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and ...
A landmark solid material that “upconverts” visible light photons to UV light photons changes how we utilize sunlight
The importance of solar power as a renewable energy resource is increasing. Sunlight contains high-energy UV light with a wavelength ...
Mixing between species reduces vulnerability to climate change
Genetic diversity is the raw material that enables populations to evolve in response to changes in the environment – essentially, ...
New vaccine platform could ease development, delivery of virus-fighters
To many, EV stands for “electric vehicle.” To researchers at Harvard University and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, it’s shorthand for ...
Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in “magic-angle” graphene
With some careful twisting and stacking, MIT physicists have revealed a new and exotic property in “magic-angle” graphene: superconductivity that ...
New ancient ‘marine crocodile’ discovered on UK’s Jurassic Coast – and it’s one of the oldest specimens of its type ever found
A new study has uncovered a new thalattosuchian – an ancient ‘sister’ of modern-day crocodiles’ ancestors.Credit: Júlia d'Oliveira A new ...
Chemistry under sheer force
Bottle, glass tube and solvent, those are what we usually find in a chemistry lab or industry. Chemistry using solvents, ...
Antioxidants from mitochondria protect cells from dying
Antioxidants are often advertised as a cure-all in nutrition and offered as dietary supplements. However, our body also produces such ...
Breaking the temperature barrier of hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass
Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass—the most abundant renewable feedstock—is a promising method for the production of carbon materials with negative ...
A research led from ITEFI-CSIC achieves inhibition of cancer cell migration in vitro after low intensity ultrasound irradiation, allowing a controlled modification of the tumor cells biodynamics without damage
A study led by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) has demonstrated the efficiency of a therapy based on radiation ...
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the United States
COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths among ...
Researchers can ‘see’ crystals perform their dance moves
HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2023) – Rice University researchers already knew the atoms in perovskites react favorably to light. Now ...
Kory Evans wins NSF CAREER Award
HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2023) – Kory Evans, an assistant professor ofbiosciences at Rice University, has won a prestigious National ...
New monovalent anion permselective membranes for high-efficient mono-/di-valent anion separation
Monovalent anion perm-selective membranes (MAPMs) combined with electrodialysis can simultaneously realize the efficient separation of mono-/di-valent anions and the concentration of ...
Study unravels interplay between sleep, chronic pain and spinal cord stimulation
Often debilitating, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical help. About 65 million adults in ...
Scientists eye role of a fatty acid deficiency in sight-robbing condition
As the number of children born with a vision-impairing condition known as optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) increases, scientists with the Fralin ...
