Chemistry
Genetic rescue of SHANK3 is potential therapy in rare forms of autism spectrum disorder
A mouse model and previous studies suggest that genetic intervention in SHANK3-related ASD may be most effective earlier in developmentCredit:...
The many lifetimes of plastics
Infographics strive to give us a sense of how long plastic goods will last in the environment but is this...
Pitt engineer maintains a laser focus to grow nanocarbons on flexible devices
Mostafa Bedewy will use a $240K NSF award to study a new scalable laser patterning process for directly growing tailored...
Improved gut microbiota with cholesterol-lowering medication
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg There is a clear link between improved gut microbiota and one of our most common...
Melting a crystal topologically
Credit: Huang Ping (Xi'an Jiaotong University) The introduction of topology, a branch of mathematics focusing on the properties of "knots",...
Research reveals how material defects influence melting process
Credit: Ling Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In 1972, physicists J. Michael Kosterlitz and David Thouless published a groundbreaking theory...
Researchers discover what’s behind nature’s perhaps largest erection — which is not that big
In the plant kingdom, the sexual organ of a male pollen grain grows up to a thousand times its own...
Researchers flush out worrying trend of designer drug use
Credit: University of South Australia In a sign that designer drugs are becoming more prevalent in Australia, synthetic cathinones -...
Discovery of graphene switch
Credit: JAIST Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully measured the current-voltage curve of graphene...
One minute simultaneous analysis of pungency components in kimchi
The World Institute of Kimchi has developed a high-sensitivity, simultaneous analysis technique for capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin.Credit: The World Institute of...
Radioactive cloud over Europe had civilian background
Isotope measurements on air filters: researchers investigated undeclared nuclear release / Study in "Nature Communications"Credit: Dorian Zok/LUH A mysterious cloud...
National effort joins forces to build a secure smart home
Research focuses on strengthening trust around the household 'Internet of Things'Credit: David Kotz Hanover, N.H. - June 12, 2020 -...
All that base
BE-Hive, a new machine learning model predicts which base editor performs best to repair thousands of disease-causing mutationsCredit: Courtesy of...
Transient increase in blood pressure promotes some blood vessel growth
Finding has implications for combating tumor growth and diseaseCredit: Daisuke Yoshino, TUAT Blood vessels are the body's transportation system, carrying...
Water bacteria have a green thumb
Microbiologists at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (Germany) identify a new type of planktomycete that produces bioactive natural productsCredit:...
Statistical analyses of plant metabolites allow solid testing of plant defense theories
High-throughput analyses of small substances in Nicotiana attenuata reveal that plants re-organize their metabolism to produce highly-specific defense metabolites after...
Silicones may lead to cell death
Credit: Radboud University Silicone molecules from breast implants can initiate processes in human cells that lead to cell death. Researchers...
Unlocking PNA’s superpowers for self-assembling nanostructures
Credit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for self-assembling nanostructures with...
Minimizing thermal conductivity of crystalline material with optimal nanostructure
Towards application of materials informatics to development of thermal functional materialsCredit: The University of Tokyo Professor Junichiro Shiomi et al....
Scientists report heavy ion transfer in charged vdW cluster for the first time
Credit: IMP Since the discovery of the double helix form of DNA and the hypothesis of DNA mutation induced by...
