Chemistry
Lipid gradient that keeps your eyes wet
Credit: Hokkaido University New understandings of how lipids function within tears could lead to better drugs for treating dry eye...
Leaving its mark: How frailty impacts the blood
Credit: OIST Globally, human society is aging. A side-effect of this is that age-related disorders, such as frailty, are becoming...
A new antiviral drug heading into clinical trials offers hope for COVID-19 treatment
Scientists are hopeful that a new drug -- called EIDD-2801 -- could change the way doctors treat COVID-19Credit: Photo Courtesy...
New therapy could combat persistent joint infections in horses
Credit: Dr, Lauren Schnabel, North Carolina State University A new therapy could combat persistent joint infections in horses, potentially saving...
The Milky Way’s satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation
Credit: Ralf Kaehler/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Just as the sun has planets and the planets have moons, our galaxy has...
Synthesis against the clock
Novel radiopharmaceutical for the diagnosis of tumor-relevant transport proteins developedCredit: HZDR/ Bodo Tiedemann Radiolabeled molecules, so-called radiotracers, help nuclear physicians...
APS tip sheet: First results from the Belle II experiment
The Belle II experiment reports its first measurementsCredit: KEK / Belle II Collaboration At the SuperKEKB Collider, scientists have performed...
X-rays reveal in situ crystal growth of lead-free perovskite solar panel materials
Credit: G. Portale, University of Groningen Lead-based perovskites are very promising materials for the production of solar panels. They efficiently...
Condensed matter: Bethe strings experimentally observed
Long-standing prediction of quantum physics now provenCredit: HZB The regular arrangement of atoms in a crystal allows complex interactions that...
Coffee grounds show promise as wood substitute in producing cellulose nanofibers
Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers at Yokohama National University (YNU) meticulously examined cellulose nanofibers extracted from spent coffee grounds, identifying...
How old are whale sharks? Nuclear bomb legacy reveals their age
Cold War testing radioactivity used to determine longevity of largest fish on EarthCredit: NOAA Nuclear bomb tests during the Cold...
Magnetoacoustic waves: Towards a new paradigm of on-chip communication
Credit: B. Casals et al. Researchers have observed directly and for the first time magnetoacoustic waves (sound-driven spin waves), which...
Penn launches trial to evaluate hydroxychloroquine to treat, prevent COVID-19
Study will evaluate therapy for current patients, prophylaxis in health care workersCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A new trial led...
Nanopore reveals shape-shifting enzyme linked to catalysis
Credit: Giovanni Maglia, University of Groningen University of Groningen scientists observed the characteristics of a single enzyme inside a nanopore....
Making biofuels cheaper by putting plants to work
Berkeley Lab researchers describe how biofuels can achieve cost parity with petroleum fuelsCredit: Marilyn Sargent /Berkeley Lab Biofuels are an...
Cold War nuclear bomb tests reveal true age of whale sharks
The radioactive legacy of the arms race solves a mystery about the world's largest fishCredit: Paul Fanning, Pakistan node of...
Using sponges to wipe out cancer
The natural product manzamine A, derived from Indo-Pacific marine sponges, exhibits anti-cancer properties in a preclinical study, report researchers at...
Study identifies new temperature sensing mechanism in plants
Phytochrome foci have different behaviors at different temperatures and types of lightCredit: Stan Lim/UC Riverside A protein called phytochrome B,...
New laser technique will allow more powerful — and smaller — particle accelerators
Credit: (H. Palmer and K. Palmisano) By observing electrons that have been accelerated to extremely high energies, scientists are able...
Making plant protein look and feel more like whole meat
UMass Amherst food scientists awarded grant for innovative approach to improving sensory qualities of plant-based foodCredit: UMass Amherst A team...
