Researchers use light to remotely control curvature of plastics
Credit: Amber Hubbard Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses light to get two-dimensional (2-D)...
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers
Credit: © Chenfeng Ke Using advanced 3-D printing, Dartmouth College researchers have unlocked the key to transforming microscopic nanorings into...
Metabolites of Resveratrol (Longevinex) pass through blood-ocular barriers in humans
Inability to obtain biopsy specimens from tissues in the brain and eyes of humans had previously thwarted confirmation of resveratrol...
Ultrafast measurements explain quantum dot voltage drop
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 22, 2017--Solar cells and photodetectors could soon be made from new...
The ‘time machine’ that replicates 3 years of weather in 3 days
Montreal, March 22, 2017 -- Climate change is wreaking havoc on the environment. While the main culprit is carbon emissions,...
AMP issues best practice guidelines for next-generation sequencing-based oncology panel validation
BETHESDA, Md. -- March 22, 2017 -- The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, non-profit molecular diagnostics professional...
Making ‘mulch’ ado of ant hills
Credit: Photo courtesy T. Li. Ants can be annoying little insects. In your home, they make army-like lines to any...
Method speeds testing of new networking protocols
The transmission control protocol, or TCP, which manages traffic on the Internet, was first proposed in 1974. Some version of...
Researchers create self-sustaining bacteria-fueled power cell
Loading video... Credit: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - Instead of oil, coal, or even solar energy, self-sustaining bacterial fuel cells...
Neuren’s Phase 2 trofinetide trial shows significant benefit in pediatric Rett syndrome
(Cincinnati, OH) The International Rett Syndrome Foundation, now doing business as Rettsyndrome.org, announces today that Neuren Pharmaceuticals reported that trofinetide...
UMass Amherst polymer scientist wins international research award
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Polymer scientist Alfred Crosby at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is part of a...
‘Super sponge’ promises effective toxic clean-up of lakes and more
Mercury is very toxic and can cause long-term health damage, but removing it from water is challenging. To address this...
Caught on camera — chemical reactions ‘filmed’ at the single-molecule level
Credit: The University of Nottingham Scientists have succeeded in 'filming' inter-molecular chemical reactions - using the electron beam of a...
When green means stop
Credit: IST Austria Optogenetics, the approach to use light to control key processes, has revolutionized how researchers investigate cellular signaling...
NASA taking first steps toward high-speed space ‘internet’
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center NASA is developing a trailblazing, long-term technology demonstration of what could become the high-speed...
Spreading rumors on Twitter and mistaking retweets for truth
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 22, 2017--A new study of the believability of information received...
Sea urchin spines could fix bones
Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society More than 2 million procedures every year take place around the world to heal bone...
Minitablets help medicate picky cats
Credit: Jaana Hautala Of all pets, cats are often considered the most difficult ones to medicate. Very small minitablets with...
Accounting for sex differences in biomedical research
When it comes to health, a person's sex can play a role. More women in the U.S. have autoimmune diseases...
How do metals interact with DNA?
Credit: Copyright: Juan J. Nogueira, University of Vienna To fight cancer, every year thousands of chemical substances are screened for...
