Oxygen breathes new life into solar cell research
A world-first in light conversion has potential future implications for solar photovoltaics, biomedical imaging, drug delivery and photocatalysis.Credit: UNSW Sydney/Exciton...
Scientists strengthen quantum building blocks in milestone critical for scale-up
Credit: Takashi Kobayashi A group of international scientists have substantially lengthened the duration of time that a spin-orbit qubit in...
How immune cells activate the killer mode
Credit: Photo: Laurenz Herr, Anja Schwäble Unraveling a key motif: The T lymphocytes of the immune system work to destroy...
Ultracold mystery: Solved
By manipulating ultracold molecules mid-chemical reaction, researchers crack a molecular disappearing actCredit: Ni Lab/Harvard University In a famous parable, three...
Using a cardiovascular risk screening tool in women during routine gynecology visits
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 20, 2020--A new study has shown that although 86% of...
Formation of quadruple helix DNA tracked in live human cells for the first time
Credit: Ella Maru Studio The formation of four-stranded DNA has been tracked in living human cells, allowing scientists to see...
Plato was right. Earth is made, on average, of cubes
The ancient Greek philosopher was on to something, researchers foundCredit: Courtesy of Gablor Domokos and Douglas Jerolmack Plato, the Greek...
Scientists boost stability and efficiency of next-gen solar tech
Solar modules made from perovskite material gain power to transform the solar tech industryCredit: OIST Researchers from the Okinawa Institute...
A spin-off to develop therapies for leukaemia based on CAR-T, by Josep Carreras Institute
This spin-off, called OneChain Immunotherapeutics (OCI), was founded by the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, ICREA, and Dr. Pablo Menéndez...
A look inside a battery
Chemists at Oldenburg University, Germany, have developed a new technique for observing chemical processes during battery operationCredit: Bastian Krueger What...
High-performance large area electrode system developed for artificial photosynthesis
Coral-type, high-efficiency, silver nano catalyst electrode developed for large areas; basis established for the commercialization of an electrochemical carbon dioxide...
Battery breakthrough gives boost to electric flight and long-range electric cars
New battery technology developed at Berkeley Lab could give flight to electric aircraft and supercharge safe, long-range electric carsCredit: Courtesy...
How smart, ultrathin nanosheets go fishing for proteins
Faster and simpler production of high-resolution, three-dimensional electron microscopy images of biomoleculesCredit: Andrey Turchanin/Zian Tang FRANKFURT/JENA. An interdisciplinary team from...
Immunotherapy safe for patients with COVID-19, cancer
Initial findings from UC study show that immunotherapy for cancer won't worsen complications for patients with the disease and COVID-19Credit:...
Signal transduction in cells: Precise or economical?
A cellular signalling cascade balances information transmission against energy consumptionCredit: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology/Sourjik Cellular signal transmission is...
Arizona rock core sheds light on triassic dark ages
Credit: Cornelia Rasmussen A rock core from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, has given scientists a powerful new tool to...
Cell death in porpoises caused by environmental pollutants
Cells isolated from a stranded dead porpoise predict the threat of pollutants to the porpoise population in the wild.Credit: Reprinted...
A new species of darkling beetle larvae that degrade plastic
Credit: Hyung Joon Cha (POSTECH) There floats an enormous plastic garbage island in the North Pacific that is seven times...
Doctors motivated by both health, malpractice concerns when ordering additional tests
Credit: UCLA FINDINGS A UCLA-led study has found that dermatopathologists, who specialize in diagnosing skin diseases at the microscopic level,...
Music on the brain
A neurological study of classical musicians trained in different stylesCredit: © 2020 Flickr/Wally Gobetz by CC-2.0 A new study looks...
