Discovery of a new law of phase separation
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Institute of Industrial Science at The ...
Lipid epoxides target pain, inflammatory pathways in neurons
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When modified using a process known as epoxidation, two naturally occurring ...
Function identified of ‘mystery protein’ that kills brain cells of people with Parkinson’s
Scientists have made a 'vital step' towards understanding the origins of Parkinson's Disease - the fastest growing neurological condition in ...
Emerging robotics technology may lead to better buildings in less time
Credit: Jiansong Zhang/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Emerging robotics technology may soon help construction companies and contractors create buildings ...
Brazil: Air conditioning equipment days of use will double without climate action
Credit: See the paper Space cooling already accounts for 14% of residential electricity demand in Brazil, and it is expected ...
You don’t need to know nature to love it – study
Research involving farmers in Brazilian Amazon is first of its kind in Global SouthCredit: Photo by Katarzyna Mikolajczak A common ...
Stable armchairlike hexazine N6 ring in tungsten hexanitride
Credit: Nilesh?P. Salke Tungsten hexanitride with armchairlike hexazine N6 ring has been synthesized by a group of scientists led by ...
Research reveals why plant diversity is so important for bee diversity
Delicate balance of energy efficiency and flower morphology are key to co-existence between honey bees and bumble beesCredit: Professor Francis ...
Cataloguing genetic information about yams
Credit: S. Yamanaka Yams are a staple food in West Africa, which produces over 90% of the world's yams each ...
Social distancing in the natural world: Strategies to detect and avoid disease
Credit: Dominik Scythe on Unsplash The notion of social distancing rose to public prominence approximately a year ago, when health ...
Can super-Earth interior dynamics set the table for habitability?
Are super-Earths capable of creating conditions that are hospitable for life to arise and thrive?Credit: Image is courtesy of Yingwei ...
Fermilab scientist Josh Frieman awarded American Astronomical Society Fellowship
Credit: courtesy of Josh Frieman Fermilab scientist and University of Chicago Professor Josh Frieman has been awarded an American Astronomical ...
Scientists create flexible biocompatible cilia that can be controlled by a magnet
Filaments made of polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticles are obtained by exposing the material to a magnetic field under controlled temperature; ...
RUDN University ecologist suggested a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in animal farming
Credit: RUDN University An ecologist from RUDN University suggested a method to evaluate and reduce the effect of animal farms ...
Not a living fossil: How the Coelacanth recently evolved dozens of new genes
Coelacanths gained 62 new genes from traveling DNA that was passed on from other species, new research reveals in a ...
UTEP awarded $1 million NNSA grant to expose minority students to nuclear energy industry
Credit: Norman Love. EL PASO, Texas - Students from The University of Texas at El Paso will have more opportunities ...
Universal access to preventive drugs could reduce HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Gabriel Chamie Universal HIV testing with linkage to treatment and prevention may be a promising approach to accelerate reductions ...
‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production
Plasma processing modifies carbon black powder to catalyze valuable chemicalCredit: Tour Group/Yakobson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2021) ...
Super-Earth atmospheres probed at Sandia’s Z machine
A step in the search for life elsewhere in the galaxyCredit: Artist image by Eric Lundin; Z firing photo by ...
Color is in the eye of the beholder
The evolution of red color vision in lycaenid butterflies linked to coordinated rhodopsin tuningCredit: Image copyright Nanfang Yu (Columbia University). ...