Chemistry
Scientists synthesize new nanowires to improve high-speed communication
Credit: HAN Ning Chinese scientists have synthesized new nanowires with high carrier mobility and fast infrared light (IR) response, which...
CSI meets conservation
Scant amounts of DNA reveal conservation clues, Stanford University researchers and their colleagues foundCredit: Prasenjeet Yadav The key to solving...
Industrial 3D printing goes skateboarding
Credit: Nathan Shaiyen/Michigan Tech Kayak paddles, snowshoes, skateboards. Outdoor sporting goods used to be a tough market for 3D printing...
Measurement of semiconductor material quality is now 100,000 times more sensitive
The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than any current technologies will...
3D Ultrasound gives clinicians clearer picture to treat gynaecological cancer
Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University New technology developed at Western University is providing an improved way for radiation...
Physics tip sheet: APS April Meeting
Press tips for the upcoming 2019 American Physical Society April Meeting in Denver -- a major international meeting featuring advances...
Researchers explain signals of CpG ‘traffic lights’ in DNA
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office A research team featuring bioinformaticians from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has identified...
A significant supercomputing grant for investigations of atomically precise nanocatalysts
The project of Nanoscience Center of University of Jyvaskyla focuses on chemical reactions catalysed by ligand-stabilized metal nanoclustersCredit: University of...
Life could be evolving right now on nearest exoplanets
ITHACA, N.Y. - Rocky, Earth-like planets orbiting our closest stars could host life, according to a new study that raises...
Using bacteria to protect roads from deicer deterioration
Drexel researchers test bacteria-laden concrete mix to prevent potholes caused by road saltCredit: Drexel University Tiny bacteria could soon be...
NASA launches two rockets studying auroras
Credit: NASA/Lee Wingfield NASA successfully launched the Auroral Zone Upwelling Rocket Experiment or AZURE mission on April 5 from the...
The research of Samara scientists will help to explain how building material for planets appears in the universe
The team of scientists proposed a sequence of transformations starting from a chemical compound -- a triphenylene molecule -- to...
Shining lasers on mouse brains sheds light on cells central to Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia
Technique that can turn on one of the brain's most abundant inhibitory cells shows their role in curbing blood flow...
A new way of finding compounds that prevent aging
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new method for identifying compounds that prevent ageing. The method is...
Cell death may be triggered by ‘hit-and-run’ interaction
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A 'hit-and-run' interaction between two proteins could be an important trigger for cell...
Greener, more efficient natural gas filtration
Novel membrane material removes more impurities, without the need for toxic solvents CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Natural gas and biogas have...
Nature could provide the answer for blindness caused by diabetes, say experts
Mother Nature could have the answer to treating several causes of blindness, according to a ground-breaking study involving scientists from...
Study shows potential for Earth-friendly plastic replacement
New biodegradable 'plastic' is tough, flexibleCredit: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - The quest to keep plastic out of landfills...
Engineers develop concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks
Long-haul trucks with electric motors combined with gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases. Heavy-duty trucks, such as...
‘Electron shuttle’ protein plays key role in plant cell-wall construction
Controlling the flow of electrons by targeting shuttle proteins could be a new strategy for guiding plants to make desired...