New catalytic converter composite reduces rare earth element usage
Credit: Professor Masato Machida Automobiles are facing increasingly strict emissions regulations in an effort to reduce the amount of harmful...
Observation of the phase transition of liquid crystal defects for the first time
Credit: KAIST KAIST researchers observed the phase transition of topological defects formed by liquid crystal (LC) materials for the first...
Lukoil takes interest in geophysical research at Kazan University
His report was titled "Radiophysical Methods for Geophysical Applications". Dr, Latypov talked about equipment for oil well research and in-situ...
DFG Europa-Preis awarded to six winners of the National ‘Jugend forscht’ Competition
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has awarded its Europa-Preis to six young researchers. They were presented with the...
Configuration and manipulation of soft robotics for on-orbit servicing
Credit: ©Science China Press Traditional rigid-bodied robots have few degrees of freedom and large stiffness, which may bring limitations in...
Bacteria used as factories to produce cancer drugs
Credit: DTU Researchers at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability in Denmark have developed a method of producing P450...
Red light has no effect on bat activity: Less disruption by changing artificial color
Credit: Kamiel Spoelstra / NIOO-KNAW Artificial light at night can have a disruptive effect on bats, but not if the...
Forensic chemical analysis of wood could stop illegal logging
Credit: Image credit: Edgard Espinoza, 2017. Tackling the problem of illegal logging is particularly challenging as it is often nearly...
Queen’s researcher’s ‘miracle material’ discovery could end cracked smart devices
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Currently, most parts of a smart phone are made of silicon and other compounds, which are...
Canadian Institutes of Health Research invests in new brain health research at Baycrest
Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences Baycrest Health Sciences will pursue new avenues in brain health research thanks to support from Canada's...
The part of rice we don’t eat may be highly nutritious
Rice bran, the outer covering of the rice grain, has high nutritional value and is a rich source of proteins,...
Herbs, spices on vegetables may increase their appeal to men, young adults
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Adults who don't routinely eat vegetables for lunch may be more...
New mechanism behind Parkinson’s disease revealed
Credit: RCSB Protein Data Bank Parkinson's disease is a debilitating neurological illness that affects approximately 10 million people worldwide. It...
Census shows which mammals survive in forests surrounded by sugarcane plantations
Credit: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil...
Identify and manage raspberry, blackberry pests with new industry reference
Credit: Courtesy of The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (June 2017)-- Raspberries and blackberries are favorites among consumers--but unfortunately...
ERC Starting Grant for allergy research in the gut
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) The European Research Council (ERC) will be funding the ALLERGUT...
Gene therapy could ‘turn off’ severe allergies
A single treatment giving life-long protection from severe allergies such as asthma could be made possible by immunology research at...
Dairy products a good dietary source of some types of vitamin K
BOSTON (June 2, 2017)--Vitamin K, with its multiple forms, is among the lesser known nutrients. Now, new research from scientists...
Understanding a river’s ‘thermal landscape’ may be the key to saving it
River temperatures have long been an area of study, but until recently, the field has been hampered by technological constraints....
Hotter than a hundred thousand suns
Credit: Hauke Sandmeyer (Bielefeld University) FRANKFURT. The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a new Transregio Collaborative Research Centre (CRC/TR)...
