Chemistry
Colloidal gel properties under the microscope
Tokyo, Japan - The term colloidal gel might not be one that is immediately familiar to everybody. However, most people...
Hubble sees a galaxy bucking the trend
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Cote This luminous orb is the galaxy NGC 4621, better known as Messier 59. As...
Flexible generators turn movement into energy
Rice University's laser-induced graphene nanogenerators could power future wearablesCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 31, 2019) - Wearable devices...
Antibiotics that dentists prescribe are unnecessary 81% of the time, research shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Antibiotics prescribed by dentists as a preemptive strike against infection are unnecessary 81% of the time, according...
Organic laser diodes move from dream to reality
Thorough characterization demonstrates lasing by direct electrical stimulation of an organic film is possible, KOALA Tech Inc. founded to further...
Experiments and calculations allow examination of boron’s complicated dance
Credit: Ellen Weiss/Argonne National Laboratory Work opens a path to precise calculations of the structure of other nuclei. In a...
Research deepens understanding of gut bacteria’s connections to human health, disease
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important advance in understanding the roles that gut bacteria...
Human contact plays big role in spread of some hospital infections, but not others
Findings suggest hand hygiene is key, but more methods needed to fight multidrug-resistant infectionCredit: David Dorward; Ph.D.; National Institute of...
Are hormones a ‘female problem’ for animal research?
Women, but not men, are often still described as "hormonal" or "emotional," an outdated stereotype that poses a critical problem...
NIST physicists ‘teleport’ logic operation between separated ions
Credit: NIST Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have teleported a computer circuit instruction known as...
ASCO: Entrectinib gets edge over crizotinib against ROS1+ lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Crizotinib and entrectinib are both active against ROS1+ non-small cell lung cancer. But which...
NICER’s night moves trace the X-ray sky
Credit: NASA/NICER In this image, numerous sweeping arcs seem to congregate at various bright regions. You may wonder: What is...
Scientists design organic cathode for high performance batteries
The new, sulfur-based material is more energy-dense, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly than traditional cathodes in lithium batteriesCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory...
Media advisory: ‘Opioids: Conflicts & Controversies’
WASHINGTON (May 30, 2019) - PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center project that advances evidence-based prescribing and educates health care...
Swapping water for CO2 could make fracking greener and more effective
Credit: Xuehang Song Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Petroleum (Beijing) have demonstrated that CO2...
Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer
Death risk increases the longer such drugs are used Extended use of popular drugs to treat heartburn, ulcers and acid...
Simulators for the lower jaw have been developed in Samara Polytech
The device is intended for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)Credit: @SamaraPolytech Today, according to...
The most complete study of battery failure sees the light
Credit: ESRF, the European Synchrotron An international team of researchers just published in Advanced Energy Materials the widest study on...
Uncovering microgel mysteries
Videography of hydrogel microspheres using temperature-controlled high-speed atomic force microscopy reveals hypothesized structural differencesCredit: Nishizawa et al., Angewandte Chemie International...
Concussion symptoms reversed by magnetic therapy
Credit: James Shewaga, University of Saskatchewan Concussion symptoms--such as loss of balance, hazy comprehension, sleep disturbance and ability to walk...