Chemistry
New portable DNA sequencer quickly and accurately diagnoses wheat viruses
Credit: John P. Fellers, Christian Webb, Madison C. Fellers, Jessica Shoup Rupp, and Erick De Wolf New Portable DNA Sequencer...
Svetlana Jitomirskaya wins 2020 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
The award recognizes outstanding publications in the field of mathematical physicsCredit: Svetlana Jitomirskaya WASHINGTON, D.C., October 22, 2019 -- The...
Theorist takes aim at the makeup of matter
As the Nathan Isgur Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Theory, Nobuo Sato will apply theory to experimental data to ask how...
Single mutation dramatically changes structure and function of bacteria’s transporter proteins
Study of E. coli bacteria may provide clues about drug resistanceCredit: Nathaniel Traaseth and Ampon Sae Her (CC BY 4.0)...
Lead isotopes a new tool for tracking coal ash
Tracer will help scientists monitor exposure risks of people near coal ash ponds and landfills or sites where ash is...
Scientists discovered mechanisms that protect tapeworms from being digested by their host
Credit: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute A team of scientists from Tyumen together with colleagues found and described previously...
3D printing, bioinks create implantable blood vessels
A modified triple-coaxial 3D cell printing technique allows fabrication of multilayer blood vessels that have the unique biomolecules needed to...
NUS innovation paves the way for sensor interfaces that are 30 times smaller
A new class of sensor interfaces cuts down the design effort from months to hours, reduces circuit complexity by at...
Deuteron-like heavy dibaryons — a step towards finding exotic nuclei
Credit: Nilmani Mathur Have you ever wondered how the Sun creates the energy that we get from it every day...
Ionic channels in carbon electrodes for efficient electrochemical energy storage
Credit: ©Science China Press The rapid development of electronic devices and power equipment, such as new-energy vehicles and robots, has...
NTU Singapore and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore to jointly explore next-gen memory technology
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the world's leading specialty foundry, will be jointly...
Mix master: Modeling magnetic reconnection in partially ionized plasma
New simulations of interstellar magnetic fields open new chapter in understanding star formationCredit: Jongsoo Yoo Fort Lauderdale, Fla.--Many of the...
Low temperature district heating: New plants for eight European cities
Eurac Research is leading a €15 million European project that will build innovative district heating networks and study business models...
Neural network technique identifies mechanisms of ferroelectric switching
Credit: Joshua C. Agar and Joshua Willey Innovations in material science are as essential to modern life as indoor plumbing...
$2.3 million DOE grant to advance ethanol fuel research
Grant supports mathematical modeling of biomass movement in large fermentation facilitiesCredit: Purdue University/Michael Ladisch WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Imagine trying...
Replacing coal with gas or renewables saves billions of gallons of water
Switch to natural gas would save 12,000 billion gallons a year by 2030; switching to solar or wind power would...
SwRI-led Lucy mission completes critical design review
NASA mission to the Trojan asteroids enters construction phaseCredit: NASA/Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 21, 2019 -- The...
Pinpointing biomolecules with nanometer accuracy
Credit: Tokyo Tech It would be impossible to understand life without having a firm grasp on the microscopic interactions between...
Protein in blood protects against neuronal damage after brain hemorrhage
Credit: Dominik Schaer, UZH/USZ Patients who survive a cerebral hemorrhage may suffer delayed severe brain damage caused by free hemoglobin,...
JILA team demonstrates model system for distribution of more accurate time signals
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST JILA physicists and collaborators have demonstrated the first next-generation "time scale" -- a system that incorporates data...
