Chemistry
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The Annual Review of Environment and Resources and the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science have been converted from...
Removal of synthetic estrogen from water
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 20, 2020--Synthetic estrogens from pharmaceuticals contaminate rivers and threaten the...
UC studies tobacco use, cancer connection
Research shows that tobacco use changes the metabolism of a type of kidney cancer which could lead to individualized treatmentCredit:...
Anti-inflammatory therapy shows promise in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis
Study shows using intranasal delivery method may reduce inflammation in the brainCredit: University of Alberta Intranasal administration of an anti-inflammatory...
New technology could improve LASIK surgery, eye disease detection
University of Houston professor to create ultrafast 3D clinical imaging systemCredit: University of Houston LASIK eye surgery - a laser...
Computational study reveals how Ebola nucleocapsid stabilizes
All-atom simulations of the Ebola virus nucleocapsid reveal how a helical assembly, indispensable for viral infection, stabilizes the virusCredit: Tanya...
Interactions within larger social groups can cause tipping points in contagion flow
The distribution of group interactions in a social network affects the critical point at which explosive jumps in opinion, popularity,...
$1 million grant to study the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in the food supply chain
Credit: Andrew Mann From the delivery of an Amazon package to ordering takeout food, people touch a multitude of surfaces...
Asymmetric optical camouflage: Tuneable reflective color accompanied by optical Janus effect
Credit: Taehyun Kim, Eui-Sang Yu, Young-Gyu Bae, Jongsu Lee, In Soo Kim, Seok Chung, Seung-Yeol Lee, and Yong-Sang Ryu In...
COVID-19 cough clouds in closed spaces
How COVID-19 cough clouds travel in the presence and absence of face masksCredit: Amit Agrawal and Rajneesh Bhardwaj WASHINGTON, October...
Hidden-symmetry-enforced nexus points of nodal lines in layer-stacked dielectric photonic crystals
Credit: by Zhongfei Xiong, Ruo-Yang Zhang2, Rui Yu, C. T. Chan, Yuntian Chen Discovering and synthesizing symmetry-protected topological (SPT) band...
Keeping COVID-19 out of classrooms: Open windows, use glass screens in front of desks
Aerosol spread of virus in classrooms with air conditioning poses issues for students, teachersCredit: Khaled Talaat WASHINGTON, October 20, 2020...
Ultraviolet shines light on origins of the solar system
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team By analyzing the oxygen isotopes (varieties of an element that have some extra neutrons)...
Radiative cooler that cools down even under sunlight
Credit: POSTECH Now that autumn is upon us, there is a large temperature gap between day and night. This is...
New system based on photonic sensors could enable early detection of SARS-CoV-2
Scientists are working on the development of a new equipment, more functional and cheaper, that could be deployed in primary...
This red light means ‘go’ for medical discoveries
Scientists develop a better, redder biosensor for biological researchCredit: Courtesy Ai lab With a little tweak of the color palette,...
The Lemelson-MIT Program and Beyond Benign introduce new Green Chemistry Activity Guide
The JV InvenTeams Green Chemistry Activity Guide encourages students to use green chemistry principles to invent bioplastics.Credit: Lemelson-MIT Program Today...
Evidence of broadside collision with dwarf galaxy discovered in Milky Way
'Shell structures' are first of their kind found in the galaxyCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nearly 3 billion years ago, a...
Gut bacteria could be responsible for side effect of Parkinson’s drug
Credit: University of Groningen Bacteria in the small intestine can deaminate levodopa, the main drug that is used to treat...
Study identifies key enzyme for development of autoimmune diseases
An enzyme associated with energy production in cells also participates in the differentiation of immune cells involved in exacerbated inflammation....
