Chemistry
Broad Institute researchers use novel field-ready CRISPR platform to detect plant genes
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2019--SHERLOCK technology is a new CRISPR-based platform that...
Calibration method improves scientific research performed with smartphone cameras
Easy-to-perform approaches could boost use of consumer cameras for citizen science and pollution monitoring WASHINGTON -- Although smartphones and other...
Settling the debate on serotonin’s role in sleep
The brain chemical is necessary to get enough sleepCredit: Caltech Serotonin is a multipurpose molecule found throughout the brain, playing...
Opioid overdose more likely if family member has opioid prescription
Bottom Line: Having a family member who was previously dispensed prescription opioids was associated with higher odds of overdose for...
45% of American adults doubt vaccine safety, according to survey
Americans cite online articles, past secrets/wrongdoing by pharmaceutical industry and information from medical experts as top sources of suspicionCredit: American...
£3.54m boost for Liverpool based antimicrobial resistance research
Credit: LSTM The University of Liverpool (UoL) and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have been awarded £3.54m for...
Galaxy clusters caught in a first kiss
For the first time, astronomers have found two giant clusters of galaxies that are just about to collide. This observation...
Targeting individual atoms
Credit: ETH Zurich / Jan Rhensius, Kristian Cujia Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy - NMR spectroscopy for short - is one...
Carnegie Mellon physicist Rachel Mandelbaum named 2019 Simons Investigator
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University physicist Rachel Mandelbaum has been named a 2019 Simons Investigator by the Simons...
Resonance-enhanced tunneling induces F+H2 reaction in interstellar clouds
Credit: T. A. Rector & B. A. Wolpa, NOAO, AURA Scientists from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of...
Chemists discover structure of glucagon fibrils
Study may be a step toward shelf-stable versions of the hormone, which is used to control diabetes. Patients with type...
Researchers unveil how soft materials react to deformation at molecular level
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Before designing the next generation of soft materials, researchers must first...
Novel Chinese nanogenerator takes cue from electric eels
Credit: TAN Puchuan Researchers from the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences...
Award for Nicolas Plumeré
ChemistryCredit: RUB, Kramer Bochum-based chemist Professor Nicolas Plumeré has been awarded the Luigi Galvani Prize by the Bioelectrochemical Society. The...
How to bend waves to arrive at the right place
Waves do not always spread uniformly into all directions, but can form a remarkable 'branched flow'. At TU Wien (Vienna)...
‘Bathtub rings’ around Titan’s lakes might be made of alien crystals
New research presented at the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference in Bellevue, Wa.Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute BELLEVUE,...
A wearable vibration sensor for accurate voice recognition
The research group led by Professor Kilwon Cho and Professor Yoonyoung Chung developed a skin-attachable vibration sensor for voice recognitionCredit:...
Shedding light on rhodopsin dynamics in the retina
Credit: Kobe University Photoreceptor cells in our eyes can adjust to both weak and strong light levels, but we still...
Surrey researchers clear runway for tin based perovskite solar cells
Researchers at the University of Surrey believe their tin based perovskite solar cell could clear the runway for solar panel...
Immunotherapy and HDAC inhibition are anti-cancer besties
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Immunotherapies have revolutionized the care of many cancers, teaching the body's own immune cells...
