Chemistry
BPA replacement hinders heart function, study reveals
Credit: (University of Guelph) BPA's counterpart replacement BPS can hinder heart function within minutes of a single exposure, according to...
Stellar heavy metals can trace history of galaxies
Credit: University of Tokyo, NAOJ Astronomers have cataloged signs of 9 heavy metals in the infrared light from supergiant and...
Getting to the heart of heart beats: Cardiac thin filament structure and function revealed
Researchers use CryoEM to visualize the most detailed images of cardiac muscle thin filaments to date, revealing for the first...
Ultrasound can make stronger 3D-printed alloys
Credit: RMIT University Researchers have used sound vibrations to shake metal alloy grains into tighter formation during 3D printing. A...
How bacterial evolution of antibiotic arsenals is providing new drug blueprints
Credit: Martin Caffrey, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that two very different species of bacteria...
MDI biological scientists identify pathways that extend lifespan by 500%
Discovery of cellular mechanisms could open door to more effective anti-aging therapiesCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE — Scientists...
NEID exoplanet instrument sees first light
New extreme-precision instrument on track to find and 'weigh' exoplanetsCredit: NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/KPNO/NSF/AURA The new NEID instrument,...
Neurons’ energy organelle protected from damage linked to ALS, Alzheimer’s
Potential medications to protect mitochondria found with novel screening strategyCredit: Ronald Davis Lab at Scripps Research JUPITER, FL -- Jan....
UNH researchers solve protein structure associated with inherited retinal diseases
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have reported the first structural model for a...
Two projects receive NIH grant for breast cancer research
UC Riverside research is supported by a four-year grant worth more than $1.2 millionCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif....
Study: How US sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater
New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensiveCredit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki Stanford, CA-- Corals depend...
Towards sustainability — from a by-product of the biodiesel industry to a valuable chemical
Credit: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Tokyo Tech Although governments, academia, and organizations all around the world have been emphasizing the...
Planet WASP-12b is on a death spiral, say Princeton scientists
A Princeton-led team of astrophysicists has shown that this exoplanet is spiraling in toward its host star, heading toward certain...
APS Tip Sheet: Improving quantum information processing
A new protocol compares the closeness of quantum states in information sent from different devicesCredit: Credit: APS Journals January 6,...
APS Tip Sheet: Trudging until take-off
Allowing slower airplane passengers to board first decreases total boarding timeCredit: Credit: APS Journals December 27, 2019 - With packed...
APS tip sheet: Spaghetti’s impastable behavior
How noodles' mechanical properties control the way they softenCredit: APS Journals January 2, 2020 - Boiling water turns spaghetti from...
Virus surfaces help MTU engineers study vaccine and gene therapy applications
Credit: Jess Brassard/Michigan Tech Viruses are not easy to characterize. But we need to because being able to quickly predict...
Are some antidepressants less risky for pregnant women?
A research team at INRS studies the effects of antidepressants on the placentaCredit: Cathy Vaillancourt laboratory (INRS) Montreal, January 8...
Catalytic protocells get zingy
Credit: Dr. Pierangelo Gobbo and Dr. B. Pavan Kumar, University of Bristol Artificial cells capable of oxygen gas production and...
Milestone in Advanced Light Source upgrade project will bring in a new ring
Construction of innovative accumulator ring as part of ALS-U project will keep Berkeley Lab at the forefront of synchrotron light...
