Chemistry
Biopsy alternative: ‘Wearable’ device captures cancer cells from blood
Credit: Tae Hyun Kim ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live...
Gastrointestinal complaints in children could signal future mental health problem
A Columbia-led study finds adversity-induced disruptions in the body's gut microbes influence are linked to changes in brain function A...
Supercomputers help supercharge protein assembly
XSEDE allocations on Stampede2 and Comet speed simulation of protein oligomersCredit: Taylor et al. Red blood cells are amazing. They...
Making waves: Researchers shed light on how cilia work
They also find a surprise about cilia synchronization -- or lack thereofCredit: Philip Bayly Human bodies have some built-in systems...
New methodology enable solid state lighting to measure and self-adjust based on conditions
Reported in the SPIE journal Optical Engineering, two computational methods combine to enable high spectral fidelity and short computational processing...
Hubble spots flock of cosmic ducks
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Dobbie et al. This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open...
How to free the trapped radicals from the carboxyl?
USTC young scientists creates a cheap and simple visible light catalytic systemCredit: Jie Cui, USTC News Center, The removal of...
MSU lands $1.8 million NIH grant to improve brain implants
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University has landed a $1.8 million National Institutes for Health...
Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles
Physicians develop new method Tightly focused laser beams can act as optical "tweezers" to trap and manipulate tiny objects, from...
A new accurate computational method designed to enhance drug target stability
Credit: Petr Popov et al./Current Opinion in Structural Biology Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the...
The mystery of touch and how we feel about it
Credit: Yoshihiro Tanaka Ph.D., Associate Professor, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Touch is one of five basic senses, yet the...
Low-loss, all-fiber system for strong and efficient coupling between distant atoms
A step closer to realizing distributed quantum computersCredit: Aoki Laboratory, Waseda University A team of scientists from Waseda University, the...
Researchers discovered a new targetable vulnerability in breast cancer cells
Credit: M Varjosalo & Lehti Group Uncontrolled growth of cancer arises from the imbalanced regulation of cell division and programmed...
New way of optical visualization of nano objects proposed
A paper appeared in Nanoscale in March 2019Credit: Kazan Federal University High-resolution optical microscopy methods promise breakthroughs in materials science,...
Quantum physics and origami for the ultimate get-well card
Scientists have combined the simplicity of paper with the complexity of quantum physics for point-of-care testing in low-resource environmentsCredit: Prof....
FEFU scientists conduct research of quark-gluon plasma for the Russian NICA collider
Credit: Roman Savin, FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) won the Megascience-NICA competition of the Russian...
ORNL investigates complex uranium oxides with help from CADES resources
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working to understand...
Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions
In its first run, ABRACADABRA detects no signal of the hypothetical dark matter particle within a specific mass range. Physicists...
3D printed tissues may keep athletes in action
Rice University bioengineers lead effort to print scaffolds to heal bone and cartilageCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 28,...
MIT receives $30 million to help address energy challenges in Egypt
Award from USAID will support research collaborations through new Center of Excellence in Energy at Ain Shams University in Cairo....