Chemistry
Filming how our immune system kill bacteria
To kill bacteria in the blood, our immune system relies on nanomachines that can open deadly holes in their targets....
Hopping bacteria
New look at behavior upends common assumptions about bacteriaCredit: Courtesy of the researchers Current biological models assume that many bacteria...
Index that tracks impact of pharmaceuticals worldwide to relaunch, focus on more diseases
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Global Health Impact Index, developed by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York to...
Missing molecule hobbles cell movement
Cell motility is essential to proper development and to cancer metastasis; now researchers propose a target to control it Cells...
New holographic technique opens the way for quantum computation
Credit: F. Carbone/EPFL Photography measures how much light of different color hits the photographic film. However, light is also a...
Bottom-up approach can synthesize microscopic diamonds for bioimaging, quantum computing
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Scientists are excited about diamonds -- not the types that adorn jewelry, but the microscopic...
First demonstration of antimatter wave interferometry
Credit: © LHEP / AEC, University of Bern Matter waves constitute a crucial feature of quantum mechanics, where particles have...
Nanoscale thermometers from diamond sparkles
A novel, non-invasive technique that uses quantum light to measure temperature at the nanoscale has been developed Being able to...
‘Gut-on-a-chip’ research aims to find personalized treatment for Crohn’s disease
Thanks to a new $1.8 million grant from The Helmsley Charitable Trust, UT Austin Engineer Hyun Jung Kim will apply...
New approach for solving protein structures from tiny crystals
Technique opens door for studies of countless hard-to-crystallize proteins involved in health and diseaseCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Using x-rays...
Hubble spots a stunning spiral galaxy
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Ho et al. Few of the universe's residents are as iconic as the spiral galaxy....
Quantum sensor for photons
Sensor measures light particles non-destructivelyCredit: Klemens Schüppert Physicist Tracy Northup is currently researching the development of quantum internet at the...
Crowd oil — Fuels from air-conditioning systems
Researchers want to use air-conditioning and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels -- Publication in Nature Communications...
Andrea Alù receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
The Defense Department's most prestigious single-investigator award will provide $3 million to support Alù's effort to engineer highly innovative materials...
Blood pressure drug shows no benefit in Parkinson’s disease
PHILADELPHIA - A study of a blood pressure drug does not show any benefit for people with Parkinson's disease, according...
Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air
Bioengineers clear major hurdle on path to 3D printing replacement organsCredit: Photo by Jordan Miller/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 2,...
When it comes to planetary habitability, it’s what’s inside that counts
Can the geologic and dynamic features that make our home planet habitable can be produced on planets with different compositions?Credit:...
Study suggests earthquakes are triggered well beyond fluid injection zones
Computer model and field experiment data suggest a new link between subsurface injections and earthquake swarmsCredit: USGS MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May...
Running may have made dinosaurs’ wings flap before they evolved to fly
New evidence suggests that passive wing flapping may have arisen earlier than gliding flightCredit: Talori et al. Before they evolved...
Controlling primate neural activity using artwork from artificial neural networks
By showing macaques images generated by an artificial neural network, researchers were able to control the activity of specific neurons...