Chemistry
Cause of hardening of the arteries — and potential treatment — identified
Credit: Melinda Duer/Cathy Shanahan A team of UK scientists have identified the mechanism behind hardening of the arteries, and shown...
Holistic view of planning energy self-sufficient communities
If sustainable energy communities are going to grow, power fluctuations need to be managed, perhaps in a centralized mannerCredit: National...
Beewolves use a gas to preserve food
European beewolf eggs produce nitric oxide which prevents the larvae's food from getting moldyCredit: Gudrun Herzner Food stored in warm...
EMBO elects 56 new members
Heidelberg, 11 June 2019 - EMBO announces today that 56 life scientists have been elected to its membership, joining a...
Hybrid device may help doctors treat strokes more quickly
Cheap and compact instrument based on two near-infrared light techniques diagnoses poor blood flow quickly and noninvasivelyCredit: Hua Feng WASHINGTON,...
Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy
Findings could help seamlessly integrate prostheticsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston engineer is reporting in eNeuro that a...
New energy-efficient algorithm keeps UAV swarms helping longer
In a twist on survival of the fittest, new research in UAV swarms applies genetic algorithms to maximize not individual...
New look at old data leads to cleaner engines
Work unlocks new avenue for research at Sandia's Combustion Research FacilityCredit: Dino Vournas LIVERMORE, Calif. -- New insights about how...
New family on the block: A novel group of glycosidic enzymes
Scientists discover a candidate for a potential new 'family' of enzymes that break down carbohydratesCredit: Tokyo University of Science A...
Citizen scientists re-tune Hubble’s galaxy classification
Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC, SSC, and STScI Hundreds of thousands of volunteers have helped to overturn almost a century of...
An innovative electron microscope overturning common knowledge of 88 years history
Direct atom-resolved imaging of magnetic materialsCredit: JST Under the JST-SENTAN program (Development of System and Technology for Advanced Measurement and...
Plot twist: Straightening single-molecule conductors improves their performance
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - A team at Osaka University has created single-molecule nanowires, complete with an insulation layer,...
Learning from nature’s bounty: New libraries for drug discovery
Credit: Image: University of Basel, Basilius Sauter | CC BY-SA 3.0 Natural products, or their close derivatives, make some of...
LED-ing the way: A clean and convenient method to oxidize plastic surfaces for industry
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Polypropylene (PP) is everywhere, being one of the most widely used plastics in human...
Tiny light box opens new doors into the nanoworld
Credit: Denis Baranov/Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a completely new way...
Light-powered nano-organisms consume CO2, create eco-friendly plastics and fuels
Credit: Casey A. Cass University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and...
Stanford researchers synthesize healing compounds in scorpion venom
Credit: Edson N. Carcamo-Noriega A scorpion native to Eastern Mexico may have more than just toxin in its sting. Researchers...
Rendering toxic explosives harmless
A UA-led team of engineers and scientists are researching new methods, including 'magic' microbes and chemical processes, to remove insensitive...
Trailblazing findings on the properties of daguerreotypes discovered by The Met and UNM
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) and The University of New Mexico (UNM)...
The mantis shrimp’s perfect shield
How it's inspiring a new class of lightweight, impact-resistant materialsCredit: Roy Caldwell/UC Berkeley How do you protect yourself from the...
