Chemistry
Did early life need long, complex molecules to make cell-like compartments?
Researchers make functional membraneless "protocells" out of short polymersCredit: Fatma Pir Cakmak, Penn State Protocell compartments used as models for...
Remote control of heat nanosources motion and thermal-induced fluid flows by using light forces
Credit: by José A. Rodrigo, Mercedes Angulo and Tatiana Alieva Today, optofluidics is one of the most representative application of...
Breakthrough in studying the enzyme that ultimately produces fish odour syndrome
Credit: Credit: University of Warwick The condition trimethylaminuria, is more commonly known as fish odour syndrome, it currently has no...
Targeting calcium overload could improve stroke outcomes, research suggests
Credit: Courtesy Tvrdik lab Excessive calcium contributes to harmful inflammation in ischemic stroke, and targeting it may provide doctors with...
Understanding frustration could lead to better drugs
Rice scientists' atomic resolution protein models reveal new details about protein bindingCredit: Illustration by Mingchen Chen/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov....
Oil & gas industry commits to new framework to monitor, report and reduce methane emissions
Governments, UN, civil society, companies collaborate on robust new tracking and disclosure systemCredit: CCAC Oil & Gas Methane Partnership Nairobi/Brussels/New...
A chemist from RUDN University synthesized analogs of natural toxins
Credit: RUDN University A chemist from RUDN University suggested a simple and accurate method for the synthesis of analogs of...
Strain engineering of 2D semiconductor and graphene
Credit: by Zhiwei Peng, Xiaolin Chen, Yulong Fan, David J. Srolovitz, Dangyuan Lei Strain engineering usually refers to a kind...
Researchers minimize quantum backaction in thermodynamic systems via entangled measurement
Credit: WU Kangda et al. Led by academician Prof. GUO Guangcan from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Prof. LI...
Contact lenses for diagnostic and therapeutic use
Specially engineered contact lenses use tears to monitor patient healthCredit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - Human bodily fluids and secretions...
Researchers tackle sickle cell disease with CRISPR-based gene editing
$1 million grant will advance personalized medicine using gene editing at ChristianaCare's Gene Editing InstituteCredit: ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute Scientists...
Using strain to control oxynitride properties
A chance discovery leads to a simple process that can introduce 'oxygen-missing layers' into perovskite oxynitrides, changing their properties.Credit: Mindy...
Airflow studies reveal strategies to reduce indoor transmission of COVID-19
Scientists studying the aerodynamics of infectious disease share steps to curb transmission during indoor activities.Credit: Kelby Kramer and Gerald J....
From lab to industry? Ideally ordered porous titania films, made at scale
High-throughput double anodization to make ordered titania through-hole membranesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University...