Chemistry
Primates aren’t quite frogs
Spinal modules in macaques can independently control forelimb force direction and magnitudeCredit: The National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Japan...
Chemists create new crystal form of insecticide, boosting its ability to fight mosquitoes and malaria
Researchers use a simple, inexpensive technique to develop a new fast-acting form of deltamethrin that may help with growing insecticide...
Tetrahedra may explain water ‘s uniqueness
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at...
Mass loss driven shape evolution model unveils formation of flattened ‘snowman’ (486958) Arrokoth
Credit: ZHANG Xuan from PMO The small Kuiper Belt object (486958) Arrokoth, encountered by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft on Jan...
Damaged muscles don’t just die, they regenerate themselves
A new mechanism for muscle stem cell activationSingle myofibers were isolated from mouse muscle tissue in a suspension cell culture....
Sapphires show their true colors: Not water-loving
Credit: ©Science China Press In 1805, Thomas Young took the mechanical equilibrium at the solid/liquid/gas three-phase contact line into consideration...
Skeletal muscle development and regeneration mechanisms vary by gender
The functional importance of estrogen receptor betaCredit: Associate Professor Yusuke Ono Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan generated mice lacking the...
Studying the sun as a star to understand stellar flares and exoplanets
Credit: ISAS/NAOJ New research shows that sunspots and other active regions can change the overall solar emissions. The sunspots cause...
Stacking and twisting graphene unlocks a rare form of magnetism
Twisting a monolayer and a bilayer sheet of graphene into a three-layer structure leads to new quantum mechanical states.Credit: Columbia...
New virtual reality software allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells
Credit: Alexandre Kitching Virtual reality software which allows researchers to 'walk' inside and analyse individual cells could be used to...
Mosquitoes’ taste for blood traced to four types of neurons
Credit: ©Alex Wild, used by permission It's one of the world's deadliest animals, and it has a taste for human...
MHz, multi-beams coherent XUV source by intracavity high-order harmonic generation
Credit: by Natsuki Kanda, Tomohiro Imahoko, Koji Yoshida, Akihiro Tanabashi, A. Amani Eilanlou, Yasuo Nabekawa, Tetsumi Sumiyoshi, Makoto Kuwata-Gonokami, and...
Scientists find neurochemicals have unexpectedly profound roles in the human brain
Dopamine, serotonin involved in sub-second perception, cognitionCredit: Virginia Tech In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of...
ESO telescopes record last moments of star devoured by a black hole
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Using telescopes from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and other organisations around the world, astronomers have spotted...
Improved mobility in frail and elderly adults linked to common gene variant
Credit: Ric Evans/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12, 2020 - Variations in a gene that regulates dopamine levels in the...
UMD astronomers find x-rays lingering years after landmark neutron star collision
New, most complete start-to-finish view of neutron star merger rewrites the way scientists understand these eventsCredit: Image credit: E. Troja...
KIST addressing algal bloom in conventional water treatment facilities
Development of fabricating technology for high-efficiency powdered activated carbon with a fast adsorption rate. Can ensure safety against algal blooms...
For when the chips are down — preserving UK soil microbial biodiversity for agriculture
New UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank to safeguard future research and facilitate sustainable production of UK's six major food cropsCredit: Pixabay...
In the eye of a stellar cyclone
Sydney undergraduate unlocks bizarre secrets of a ticking time-bomb starCredit: European Southern Observatory While on COVID lockdown, a University of...
New NIST project to build nano-thermometers could revolutionize temperature imaging
Cheaper refrigerators? Stronger hip implants? A better understanding of human disease? All of these could be possibleCredit: A. Biacchi/NIST Cheaper...
