Chemistry
Discovery pinpoints new therapeutic target for atopic dermatitis
Credit: Dave Cullen Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a key mechanism underlying bacterial skin colonisation in atopic dermatitis,...
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B volume 10, issue 12 publishes
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B The Journal of the Institute of Materia Medica, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and...
Electrically switchable qubit can tune between storage and fast calculation modes
A tiny germanium; silicon nanowire takes a big step towards a scalable quantum computerCredit: Image: University of Basel, Department of...
Researchers use LRZ HPC resources to perform largest-ever supersonic turbulence simulation
A multi-institution team from Australia and Germany simulates turbulence happening on both sides of the so-called "sonic scale," opening the...
ALMA captures distant colliding galaxy dying out as it loses the ability to form stars
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Galaxies begin to "die" when they stop forming stars, but until now astronomers had never clearly glimpsed...
Core design strategy for fire-resistant batteries
Development of a strategy for reducing 'electrolyte-electrode interface resistance,' which limits the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries; new material design strategy...
Construction of carbon-based cell-like-spheres for robust potassium anode
Credit: @Science China Press With the rapid development of smart portable electronics and electric vehicles, the consumption of lithium resource...
A charge-density-wave topological semimetal
A novel material has been discovered that is characterized by the coupling of a charge density wave with the topology...
Impacts of climate change on our water and energy systems: it’s complicated
A team of researchers from Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Barbara propose a framework for evaluating climate change...
New nanostructured alloy for anode is a big step toward revolutionizing energy storage
Credit: Zhenxing Feng, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed...
Transition metal ‘cocktail’ helps make brand new superconductors
Concept of high entropy alloys provides a discovery platform for new superconductorsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from...
UCF engineering and biology researchers collaborate to aid coral reef restoration
UCF researchers tested how well staghorn coral skeletons withstand the forces of nature and humans in a new study. The...
NIST publishes a beginner’s guide to DNA origami
Credit: K. Dill/NIST In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again...
More than half of people using cannabis for pain experience multiple withdrawal symptoms
Minority experience worsening of symptoms over time, especially younger peopleCredit: University of Michigan More than half of people who use...
Researchers take key step toward cleaner, more sustainable production of hydrogen
Credit: Zhenxing Feng, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality...
Chandra studies extraordinary magnetar
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of West Virginia/H. Blumer; Infrared (Spitzer and Wise): NASA/JPLCalTech/Spitzer In 2020, astronomers added a new member to...
Nanocrystals that eradicate bacteria biofilm
Credit: POSTECH The COVID-19 pandemic is raising fears of new pathogens such as new viruses or drug-resistant bacteria. To this,...
Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers
Credit: Brooke Kuei, Penn State Reactive molecules, such as free radicals, can be produced in the body after exposure to...
Entangling electrons with heat
Quantum entanglement is key for next-generation computing and communications technology, Aalto researchers can now produce it using temperature differencesCredit: Aalto...
High-speed atomic force microscopy visualizes cell protein factories
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Ribosomes are the complexes of ribonucleoproteins at the heart of protein synthesis...