Chemistry
Cystic fibrosis patients can benefit from vitamin supplements, Oregon State research shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Cystic fibrosis patients who supplement their diet with vitamin C can also derive greater benefit from another...
Feeding behavior traits may be an indicator of feed efficiency in Holstein cows
Philadelphia, September 28, 2022 – Genetic selection is a powerful tool to improve livestock production, given that genetic gains are...
Full control of a six-qubit quantum processor in silicon
Researchers at QuTech—a collaboration between the Delft University of Technology and TNO—have engineered a record number of six, silicon-based, spin...
Compostable bioleather offers sustainable solutions for the clothing industry and beyond
New York, NY—September TK, 2022—Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, clothing production has been on an unsustainable path. Like...
Optical magic: New flat glass enables optimal visual quality for augmented reality goggles
Columbia engineers invent a flat lens that exclusively focuses light of a selected color—it appears entirely transparent until they shine...
Physicists take self-assembly to new level by mimicking biology
A team of physicists has created a new way to self-assemble particles—an advance that offers new promise for building complex...
Scalable and fully coupled quantum-inspired processor solves optimization problems
Have you ever been faced with a problem where you had to find an optimal solution out of many possible...
Your medical implant or food wrapper could someday be made of CBD
With the legalization of hemp cultivation, products containing cannabidiol (CBD) have become popular. Many of these oils and creams claim...
Salk Institute and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) team up to study museum visitor behavior
LA JOLLA (September 28, 2022)—Clay vessels of innumerable shapes and sizes come to life as they illuminate a rich history...
Engineers discover new process for synthetic material growth, enabling soft robots that grow like plants
An interdisciplinary team of University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientists and engineers has developed a first-of-its-kind, plant-inspired extrusion process that...
Historic $75 million gift from Orlando Corporation will strengthen health care and medical education in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA
An unprecedented $75 million donation from Orlando Corporation aims to strengthen the region’s ability to provide world-class care for the...
The process of waves carrying plasma heat is observed for the first time in the world
In fusion power generation, it is essential that the high-energy particles generated by a fusion reaction in hot plasma heat it...
After wildfires, do microbes exhale potent greenhouse gas?
Laughing gas is no laughing matter — nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas with 300 times the warming potential of...
Global biopharmaceutical leader to usher C-Path in next phase of growth and innovation
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 27, 2022 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today named Daniel M. Jorgensen, M.D., MPH, MBA, its Chief Executive...
Metasurface engineered to create three different images depending on illumination
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a metasurface device that can display three types of images depending on the illumination light....
Researchers identify genes potentially responsible for sugarcane’s resistance to pests, cold and drought
A study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil identified orphan genes in Wild sugarcane, Saccharum spontaneum, a...
Casting shadows on solar cells connected in series
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2022 – Large obstacles, like clouds and buildings, can block sunlight from reaching solar cells, but smaller...
IVI’s 21st International Vaccinology Course highlights breakthroughs in vaccine science and technology
September 27, 2022, SEOUL, Republic of Korea — The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), an international organization with a mission to...
Quantum technology reaches unprecedented control over captured light
Researchers in quantum technology at Chalmers University of Technology have succeeded in developing a technique to control quantum states of...
Being lonely and unhappy accelerates aging more than smoking
Molecular damage accumulates and contributes to the development of aging-related frailty and serious diseases. In some people these molecular processes...
