Chemistry
Color-changing bandages sense and treat bacterial infections
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01104 According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of...
Researchers generalize Fourier’s heat equation, explaining hydrodynamic heat propagatio
Theory is in striking agreement with pioneering experimental results in graphite published last yearCredit: @Michele Simoncelli, EPFL Fourier's well-known heat...
A better building block for creating new materials
Credit: Felice Macera When chemists or engineers want to make a new type of material, they head to the laboratory...
Senior Chemist Mark Beno receives posthumous AAAS fellow distinction
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Mark Beno, a senior chemist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has...
Artificial intelligence predicts treatment outcome for diabetes-related vision loss
New algorithm poised to help doctors individualize treatment for diabetic macular edemaCredit: Sina Farsiu, Duke University WASHINGTON -- A new...
Press registration now open for 2020 American Physical Society March Meeting
Largest physics meeting of the year to be held in DenverCredit: American Physical Society COLLEGE PARK, MD - Denver will...
Research offers promise for treating schizophrenia
Credit: UGA Research by a University of Georgia psychologist shows that targeting one particular symptom of schizophrenia has a positive...
New mathematical model for amyloid formation
Equations describe chemical reactions responsible for the formation of protein aggregates associated with illnesses like Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Alexander J. Dear...
Instant hydrogen production for powering fuel cells
Researchers develop a method for on-demand hydrogen production, which has potential for use in portable hydrogen fuel cellsCredit: Jing Liu...
Tiny magnetic structures enhance medical science
Researchers review promising new nanomaterials that can be used in cancer diagnosis and as MRI contrast agentsCredit: Celia Sousa WASHINGTON,...
Non-invasive electrostimulation leads to improved memory in mice
The study, led by the Neuropharmacology Laboratory-NeuroPhar, is the result of the collaboration between groups at the DCEXS and the...
Most prestigious German technology prize awarded to Jens Frahm
The physicist Jens Frahm has revolutionized MRI technology -- even to the point of realizing videos of beating hearts --...
Research leads to life changing improvement for some people living with depression
UCalgary deep brain stimulation study targets people with treatment-resistant depressionCredit: Photo by Kelly Johnston, Cumming School of Medicine. Beth MacKay...
Method detects defects in 2D materials for future electronics, sensors
Credit: MRI/Penn State To further shrink electronic devices and to lower energy consumption, the semiconductor industry is interested in using...
Nanoparticle chomps away plaques that cause heart attacks
Credit: Bryan Smith, Michigan State University Michigan State University and Stanford University scientists have invented a nanoparticle that eats away...
Histamine: an unexpected defender against heart and kidney damage
University of Tsukuba study shows that a histamine agonist drug prevents further damage in a mouse model of cardiorenal dysfunctionCredit:...
APS tip sheet: Network dynamics of online polarization
Interaction dynamics reveals the mechanisms behind online polarization and social media echo chambersCredit: Baumann et al., Physical Review Letters (2020)...
A sustainable alternative to crude oil
The synthesis of bio-based high-performance polyamide from biogenic residuesCredit: Cordt Zollfrank / TUM A research team from the Fraunhofer Society...
Seeing inside a battery while it’s working
Thin radio-frequency detector monitors capacity of commercial lithium-ion batteryCredit: Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A new paper-thin radio-frequency detector designed...
How to take a picture of a light pulse
Until now, complex experimental equipment was required to measure the shape of a light pulse; a team from TU Wien...