Chemistry
Photons trained for optical fibre obstacle course will deliver stronger cyber security
Researchers from the NUS-Singtel Cyber Security Research & Development Laboratory in Singapore demonstrate a way to improve quantum key distribution...
That’s ‘sew’ smart! Scientists invent threads to detect gases when woven into clothing
Equipment- and training-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military and rescue applicationsCredit: Rachel Owyeung, Tufts...
Researchers have invented a quieter airplane toilet
Now you can truly feel free to move about the cabin Airplane toilets are loud. For some, they are downright...
Study: Protein key to charcot-marie-tooth, other nerve diseases
Finding in laboratory mice also may shed light on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and related disordersCredit: National Institute of Mental Health, National...
Scientists pioneer new low-temperature chemical conversion process
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Chemists spend a great deal of time and energy trying to get chemical reactions to begin...
Patent-pending probiotic could disrupt Crohn’s disease biofilms
Probiotic found to help weaken stubborn microbial biofilm communities in the gut that can worsen symptomsCredit: Case Western Reserve University...
Computational model of a human kinase may provide insights for cancer treatment
Credit: Kimberly Sabsay Researchers have developed a computational model for human MEK1, a protein with potential as a drug target...
New family of glass good for lenses
Credit: Penn State EMS A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens...
Unpaired 1 — A new candidate gene to contribute to lifespan regulation
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - Alexey Moskalev, Ph.D., Head of the Laboratory of Geroprotective and Radioprotective technologies,...
It’s a one-way street for sound waves in this new technology
Credit: Harris Lab/Yale University New Haven, Conn. - Imagine being able to hear people whispering in the next room, while...
Scientists decipher 3D structure of a promising molecular target for cancer treatment
Columbia University discovery could be a major step in developing therapies for cancer, controlling cholesterolCredit: Nimbus Therapeutics; Liang Tong, Columbia...
UCI scientists are first to observe, image all-important molecular vibrations
Using light focused to size of an atom, they push resolution of microscopy to new levelCredit: Steve Zylius / UCI...
Optical tweezers achieve new feats of capturing atoms
Credit: Mark Brown Trapping single atoms is a bit like herding cats, which makes researchers at the University of Colorado...
First clinical trial of reformulated epileptic drug to treat medically refractory epilepsy
AURORA, Colo. (April 3, 2019) - A currently approved epileptic drug to treat seizures has been modified by a University...
Creating blood vessels on demand
Credit: Photo: AG Shastri When organs or tissues are damaged, new blood vessels must form as they play a vital...
Russian Science Foundation grant winners for 2019 announced
19 winning bids are from Kazan University Every project is to receive from 4 to 6 million rubles during the...
Amplifier for terahertz lattice vibrations in a semiconductor crystal
Credit: MBI Berlin In analogy to the amplification of light in a laser, vibrations of a semiconductor crystal, so called...
High-tech material in a salt crust
Jülich researchers simplify the production of MAX phases and high-performance materialsCredit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Apurv Dash MAX phases are...
Highly economical LED street lights tested in practice
Special interconnection of many LEDs -- implementation in series under way -- far reduced costs of public lightingCredit: Photo: Tanja...
Tipping the scales
Labeling proteins with ubiquitin paves new road to cell regulation researchCredit: K. Lang / TUM Human cells have a sophisticated...