Chemistry
GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging
Cutting-edge VLTI instrument reveals details of a storm-wracked exoplanet using optical interferometryCredit: ESO/L. Calçada The GRAVITY instrument on ESO's Very...
People ‘hear’ flashes due to disinhibited flow of signals around the brain, suggests study
Study sheds light on why some people hear the 'skipping pylon' and other 'noisy GIFs' A synaesthesia-like effect in which...
Microgels let medical implants fight off bacteria
Implants coated in microgel flecks could be key to reducing surgical infections Joint replacements are among the most common elective...
Layered liquids arrange nanoparticles into useful configurations
Theoretical approach for assembling nanoparticles uses an idea similar to separated vinaigrettesCredit: Gaurav Arya, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Materials...
Droughts could hit aging power plants hard
Warmer, lower rivers from climate change might leave some US power plants high and dryCredit: Creative Commons DURHAM, N.C. --...
Researchers unlock the biomechanics of how the Ebola virus attaches to its host cell
Lehigh University engineers, working with microbiologists at the University of Iowa, have developed a simple model for virus-host cell interaction...
Bacteria could become a future source of electricity
In recent years, researchers have tried to capture the electrical current that bacteria generate through their own metabolism. So far,...
Technique uses well-known dye to watch amyloid plaques in the brain
Researchers have demonstrated a way to use Thioflavin T, a dye used to study amyloid for nearly a century, as...
BridgIT, a new tool for orphan and novel enzyme reactions
Credit: EPFL Effective protein engineering can give us control over the generated products inside a cell. However, for many of...
Tracing the process of nitrous oxide formation in the ocean
First hydroxylamine measurements in the open ocean conducted by GEOMAR team Just like oxygen, nitrogen is of fundamental importance for...
‘Aneurysm Number’ may help surgeons make treatment decisions
Simple parameter that depends on geometry and flow waveform can classify the flow mode into sidewall or bifurcation aneurysmsCredit: Hafez...
Ultra-sharp images make old stars look absolutely marvelous!
Credit: Composite image produced by Mattia Libralato of Space Telescope Science Institute Using high-resolution adaptive optics imaging from the Gemini...
First explanation for mechanism behind magnetism-driven NTE derived in 40 years
A step closer to developing more durable and less heat-sensitive machine partsCredit: Waseda University If you have tried dismantling your...
Dartmouth’s Xia Zhou Wins 2019 ACM SIGMOBILE RockStar Award
Credit: Dartmouth College/Eli Burakian HANOVER, N.H. -- March 26, 2019 -- Xia Zhou, an associate professor of computer science at...
Seeds inherit memories from their mother
UNIGE researchers demonstrate that maternal and environmental control of seed dormancy is carried out through novel epigenetic mechanismsCredit: © UNIGE...
Peking University makes progress in Materials Genome project by modifying the size of atoms
Credit: ©Science China Press Since the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) was proposed by the United States, Chinese government has launched...
New structural phase transition may broaden the applicability of photo-responsive solids
Scientists discover possibility of remotely controlling next-generation actuators by lightCredit: Waseda University A team of scientists from Waseda University in...
Discovery of life-extension pathway in worms demonstrates new way to study aging
New method could enable faster study of strategies to combat age-related diseases LA JOLLA, CA - March 25, 2019 -...
New VaxArray neuraminidase potency test for N9
InDevR launches first-in-class reagent kit for rapid quantification of N9 in 'pandemic' influenza vaccinesCredit: InDevR BOULDER COLORADO (3/26/19) -- InDevR...
Syracuse University physicist discovers new class of pentaquarks
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Tomasz Skwarnicki, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, has uncovered...