Chemistry
Scientists now know what DNA’s chaperone looks like
Credit: Liu et al. 2019 It's long been known that the proteins that package DNA, like students at a high...
Scientists find new way to identify, manipulate topological metals for spintronics
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory / Ellen Weiss Topological materials have become a hot topic in quantum materials research, as they...
Material for safer football helmets may reduce head injuries
Credit: HRL Laboratories, LLC. Scientists at the University of California Santa Barbara, HRL Laboratories LLC, and the U.S. Army Research...
Laboratory-evolved bacteria switch to consuming CO2 for growth
Credit: Gleizer et al. Over the course of several months, researchers in Israel created Escherichia coli strains that consume CO2...
Ultrahigh temperature superfluidity made possible in atomic gases via mixed dimensions
Credit: ©Science China Press A new study proposed a scheme to achieve ultrahigh reduced transition temperature, up to Tc/TF ~...
Glass from a 3D printer
Credit: Photo: Group for Complex Materials / ETH Zurich Producing glass objects using 3D printing is not easy. Only a...
Patient’s place of residence matters when choosing cost-effective anticoagulation therapy
Credit: Mikko Pyykönen Appropriately selected anticoagulation therapy can help to reduce the medical costs of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation....
Atomic-scale manufacturing method could enable ultra-efficient computers
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07637 As computers continue to infiltrate almost every aspect of modern life, their...
Researchers create ‘smart’ surfaces to help blood-vessel grafts knit better, more safely
Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Nov. 27, 2019 - Researchers at McMaster University have created a new coating...
Discovering hidden plant medicines on your doorstep
Credit: Earlham Institute (EI) EI is part of the global effort to sequence the DNA all of the known species...
A record-setting transistor
Engineering professor designs transistor that could enable cheaper, faster wireless communicationsCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson Many of the technologies...
Once hidden cellular structures emerge in fight against viruses
A University of Arizona researcher describes how a cellular structure that was once lost to science combats attacks waged in...
December’s SLAS Discovery special issue now available
'Membrane Proteins: New Approaches to Probes, Technologies and Drug Design' now accessible through December 20Credit: David James Group Oak Brook,...
Image release: Giant magnetic ropes in a galaxy’s halo
VLA observations reveal details of magnetic structureCredit: Composite image by Jayanne English of the University of Manitoba, with NRAO VLA...
December’s SLAS technology feature article now available
'Automated System for Small-Population Single-Particle Processing Enabled by Exclusive Liquid Repellency' now accessible through December 20Credit: David James Group December's...
Virginia Tech faculty named American Association for Advancement of Science fellows
Credit: Virginia Tech Five scientists from Virginia Tech were named as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of...
Hydrogen from natural gas without CO2 emissions
KIT and Wintershall Dea launch collaboration on climate-friendly industrial-scale methane pyrolysisCredit: Graphics: Leon Kühner, KIT Methane pyrolysis will allow for...
Chemical herders could impact oil spill cleanup
Chemical herders, which are used to concentrate oil spills for cleanup via burning, are shown to have effect on wave...
What keeps cells in shape? New research points to 2 types of motion
Credit: Christina M. Caragine and Alexandra Zidovska, New York University. The health of cells is maintained, in part, by two...
Award-winning soprano and neuroscience research advocate Renée Fleming to be honored
Recipient of Isadore Rosenfeld Award for impact on public opinion at Research!America Advocacy Awards DinnerCredit: Andrew Eccles ARLINGTON, Va.-- November...
