Chemistry
Potential drug for Alzheimer’s disease prevention found safe and effective in animals
Credit: ©2021 Rynearson et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202560 Researchers at the University of California San...
Researchers detects chiral structures using vortex light
Credit: NI Jin Recently, the Laboratory of Micro and Nano Engineering, School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology...
Plastic solar cells combine high-speed optical communication with indoor energy harvesting
Credit: by Iman Tavakkolnia, Lethy K. Jagadamma, Rui Bian, Pavlos P. Manousiadis, Stefan Videv, Graham A. Turnbull, Ifor D. W....
Vaccine development software shows promise in influenza effort, could help defeat coronavirus
Korber's Epigraph algorithm used for HIV, Ebola, Marburg thus farCredit: Dreamstime LOS ALAMOS, N.M., March 1, 2021-- A novel computer...
Three elder sisters of the Sun with planets
Elder suns with low-mass companionsCredit: Andrzej Romanski/NCU An international team led by Prof. dr habil. Andrzej Niedzielski, an astronomer from...
Common bacteria modified to make designer sugar-based drug
Process paves a road to safe, ethical, and fast drug manufacturingCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Envisioning an animal-free...
Tissue, scaffold technologies provide new options for breast cancer, other diseases
Credit: Sherry Harbin/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New technology from Purdue University innovators may help improve tissue restoration outcomes...
4D bioengineering materials bend, curve like natural tissue
Study published in Advanced ScienceCredit: Aixiang Ding Tissue engineering has long-depended on geometrically static scaffolds seeded with cells in the...
Mechanistic understanding of oxygen-redox processes in lithium-rich battery cathodes
Informing practical strategies towards higher energy density batteriesCredit: Dr Robert House, University of Oxford HARWELL, UK (1 March 2021) Scientists...
Metal whispering: Finding a better way to recover precious metals from electronic waste
Credit: Photo courtesy of Martin Thuo/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa - Inspired by nature's work to build spiky structures in...
Second order optical merons, or light pretending to be a ferromagnet
Credit: Source: Physics UW, M. Krol The scientists have demonstrated how to structure light such that its polarization behaves like...
NAU astronomer receives prestigious 2021 Cottrell Scholar Award
Tyler Robinson recognized for academic leadership, research quality and innovationCredit: Northern Arizona University A Northern Arizona University astronomer who studies...
Vilcek Foundation allocates $150,000 for 2022 prizes honoring immigrant scientists
The Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 to early-career immigrant researchers in biomedical science in 2022Credit: The Vilcek...
TU Graz on the way to becoming Austria’s first climate-neutral university
Climate action minister delighted with ambitious climate protection measuresCredit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Achieving "climate neutrality in Austria by...
Princeton lab profiles histone mutational landscape of human cancers
Researchers complete the first comprehensive analysis of cancer-associated histone mutations in the human genome.Credit: Photo by C. Todd Reichart Researchers...
Story tips: Quantum building blocks, high-pressure diamonds, wildfire ecology and more
Credit: Ondrej Dyck, Andrew Lupini and Jacob Swett/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Materials - Quantum building blocks Oak Ridge National...
Searching for novel targets for new antibiotics
Helper protein controls interactive process of ribosome formationCredit: Nikolay/Charité. Ribosome formation is viewed as a promising potential target for new...
High-performance electrocatalysts to propel development of direct ethanol fuel cells
Credit: YANG Jun Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing Normal...
The missing trillions
Establishing the true cost of the planet's energy and transport systemsCredit: University of Sussex The hidden social, environmental and health...
Staying in the shade: how cells use molecular motors to avoid bright light
Research team led by the University of Tsukuba discover new component of molecular motors that drive cellular movement in response...
