Chemistry
Toxicity of dorsal root ganglia is widely associated with CNS AAV gene therapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—A meta-analysis of non-human primate (NHP) studies showed that...
Continuous and stable lasing achieved from low-cost perovskites at room temperature
Suppression of long-lived energetic states called triplet excitons shown to be key for preventing the "lasing death" that has been...
Hunting for a better biofuel is scope of new UT Austin-led research
Credit: Robert Goodwin, Michigan State University AUSTIN, Texas -- A team of scientists from nine universities and research facilities hope...
Strong fields and ultrafast motions – how to generate and steer electrons in liquid water
Credit: MBI Water molecules undergo ultrafast dithering motions at room temperature and generate extremely strong electric fields in their environment....
Brazilian researcher proposes universal mechanism for ejection of matter by black holes
The process occurs in active-core nuclei. A molecular gas cloud that accumulates in the central region is blown away by...
Zooming in on dark matter
Credit: YU Jingchuan, Beijing Planetarium Most matter in the Universe is dark and completely different in nature from the matter...
Stanford engineers reprogram yeast cells to become microscopic drug factories
By genetically reprogramming the cellular machinery of yeast they created microscopic factories that convert sugars and amino acids into plant-based...
Electromagnetic chirality: From fundamentals to nontraditional chiroptical phenomena
Credit: by Jungho Mun, Minkyung Kim, Younghwan Yang, Trevon Badloe, Jincheng Ni, Yang Chen, Cheng-Wei Qiu, and Junsuk Rho Recent...
Decades-old mystery of lithium-ion battery storage solved
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin For years, researchers have aimed to learn more about a group of metal...
A molecular approach to quantum computing
New research demonstrates how the use of molecules in quantum computing leads to fewer errorsCredit: Caltech The technology behind the...
Brain tumor drug receives rare disease designations from the FDA
The drug treats fast-growing, deadly brain cancers with no effective treatmentCredit: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation The U.S. Food and Drug...
Guilt by dissociation: Study sheds light on serotonin in autism
Leading FAU neuroscientist and collaborators help unravel neurotransmitter puzzleCredit: Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D. Recent estimates indicate a prevalence of autism...
New populations of black holes revealed by gravitational waves
Credit: N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) Collaboration The gravitational...
Scientists detect first-of-its-kind ‘intermediate-mass’ black hole
A quick 'bang' signals the most massive gravitational-wave source yetCredit: N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for...
Development of next-generation zinc ion battery without the risk of explosion or fire
Development of zinc metal surface treatment technology to overcome the limitations of existing zinc ion batteries. Can be manufactured in...
BASF and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill enter research partnership
Scientific collaboration between industry and academia to address global challengesCredit: UNC RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC and CHAPEL HILL, NC, September...
UH Mānoa researchers predict location of novel candidate for mysterious dark energy
Credit: Volker Springel and the Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics Astronomers have known for two decades that the expansion of the universe...
Europe’s largest Solar Telescope GREGOR unveils magnetic details of the Sun
Credit: KIS The Sun is our star and has a profound influence on our planet, life, and civilization. By studying...
Detecting small amounts of virus in early infections
Device could preconcentrate samples from COVID-19 patients in asymptomatic stages of the disease, providing early detection capabilityCredit: Amy Drexelius WASHINGTON,...
Decorating windows for optimal sound transmission
Optically transparent glass material allows sound to propagate efficiently without any airflow.Credit: Xihan Tan WASHINGTON, September 1, 2020 -- Glass...
