NSF CAREER Award supports framework for photons as quantum transistors
Physicist Esther Wertz explores potential configuration of device to hold and release photonsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- As ...
Smart scaffolding to monitor tumor growth in real time and controlled environments
CIC biomaGUNE researchers have achieved significant progress in the 4DbioSERS project, funded by the European Research Council to the tune ...
Strong signals show how proteins come and go
Rice University bioscientists develop chromosome-level detectors to track activity in cellsCredit: Segatori Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 9, 2020) ...
Turbulent convection at the heart of stellar activity
By combining modern data analysis techniques with stellar structure modelling for main-sequence and giant stars, researchers shed new light on ...
Homeless Health Research Network releases evidence-based clinical guideline
Substantial changes in the Canadian homeless population require new synergies for intervention and treatmentCredit: Homeless Health Research Network A collaborative ...
Princeton researchers identify factors essential for chronic hepatitis B infection
Virus uses these factors to establish itself permanently in the liverCredit: Image courtesy of Lei Wei and Alexander Ploss, Princeton ...
Uncovering novel relationships between SLCs and cytotoxic drugs in human cells
Credit: © Enrico Girardi / CeMM Solute carriers (SLCs) represent the largest family of transmembrane transporters in the human genome, ...
Clotting problem
UD-led team uncovers a blood disorder's creeping, crawling originCredit: Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase Ouch, you've cut your finger! As ...
Scientists identify new target for Parkinson’s therapies
Credit: University of Leeds A master control region of a protein linked to Parkinson's disease has been identified for the ...
‘Strange’ glimpse into neutron stars and symmetry violation
RHIC measurements of 'hypertriton' and 'antihypertriton' binding energy and mass explore strange-matter interactions and test for 'CPT' violationCredit: Brookhaven National ...
Atomic fingerprint identifies emission sources of uranium
Credit: © M. Martschini, University of Vienna Uranium is not always the same: depending on whether this chemical element is ...
Groovy key to nanotubes in 2D
Why do carbon nanotubes line up? They're in a grooveCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (March 9, 2020) -- Ultrathin ...
UMD researcher establishes a new viable CRISPR-Cas12b system for plant genome engineering
New publication in Nature Plants details the first application of CRISPR-Cas12b in plants, providing gene editing, activation, and repression capabilities ...
Astronomers pinpoint rare binary brown dwarf
Credit: University of Birmingham / Amanda J. Smith. Astronomers working on 'first light' results from a newly commissioned telescope in ...
Scientists create tool to detect genes associated with psychiatric, brain diseases
Led Hyejung Won, Ph.D., researchers created H-MAGMA, a computational tool that improves current technology used to link non-coding genetic variants ...
UNIST and JDC sign MoU for research collaboration
The signing ceremony of MoU between UNIST and Jeju Free International City Development Center took place on January 15, 2020.Credit: ...
NUS invention: Enabling battery-powered silicon chips to work faster and longer
Technological breakthrough enables silicon systems to flexibly adapt to varying performance requirements and power availability, conserving battery life during normal ...
Mosquito-borne viral diseases
European project of the University of Bayreuth studies the influence of biodiversityCredit: Graphic: Nils Tjaden. As a result of climate ...
Providing contraceptive care in the pediatric emergency department
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 9, 2020--A new study found that two-thirds of female adolescents ...
Ship noise leaves crabs too stressed to hide from danger
Credit: Martin Stevens The ocean is getting too loud even for crabs. Normally, shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) can slowly change ...
