Chemistry
Type 2 diabetes screening in community pharmacies could increase early diagnosis
Community pharmacies are well placed to screen patients for type 2 diabetes, which could increase early diagnosis and significantly reduce...
Optical toric code platform sets new record
Credit: LIU Chang Anyons form the basis for topological quantum computation and error correction, where the topological aspect of anyonic...
UBC researchers develop new heart valve aimed at high-risk patients
Nanocomposites replace animal tissue in new valve designCredit: UBCO Researchers at UBC have created the first-ever nanocomposite biomaterial heart-valve developed...
Catalyst advance removes pollutants at low temperatures
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Researchers at Washington State University, University of New Mexico, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Pacific...
Like mountaineers, nerves need expert guidance to find their way
Salk scientists discover that motor neurons receive a multitude of cues to successfully navigate to their destinations in the bodyCredit:...
Danish biotech company announce the completion of a 5.5 million seed investment
The big Chinese fine chemical company Zhejiang NHU invest €5.5 million in the biotech start-up CysBio to develop new and...
Radioactive material detected remotely using laser-induced electron avalanche breakdown
New method developed by UMD researchers could be scaled up to improve security at ports of entryCredit: R. Schwartz/H. Milchberg/U....
Scaling forward
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Argonne scientist's approach to molecular modeling may accelerate the development of new organic materials for electronics....
Montana State professor wins NSF CAREER award for biosensor diagnostics
Credit: MSU photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- One day, a technician in a small, rural hospital may be able...
Scientists argue for more comprehensive studies of Cascade volcanoes
Credit: Jeff Basinger CORVALLIS, Ore. - The string of volcanoes in the Cascades Arc, ranging from California's Mt. Lassen in...
Dr. Johan Auwerx to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, March 22, 2019 - Today Insilico Medicine, an artificial intelligence company developing the end-to-end drug discovery...
Brookhaven Lab publishes second edition of nuclear nonproliferation textbook
Updating the 2013 edition, the new release describes important changes that have since been implemented in the International Atomic Energy...
Novel MD simulation sheds light on mystery of hydrated electron’s structure
Credit: Vladimir Rybkin The e-aq species is difficult to observe directly because it is short-lived and cannot be separated or...
New research shows highest energy density all-solid-state batteries now possible
Credit: Sangryun Kim and Shin-ichi Orimo Scientists from Tohoku University and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization have developed a...
Optical ‘tweezers’ combine with X-rays to enable analysis of crystals in liquids
Credit: Robert Horn/Argonne National Laboratory Understanding how chemical reactions happen on tiny crystals in liquid solutions is central to a...
A first glimpse deep beneath an ultraslow-spreading mid-ocean ridge
Technology allows researchers to make images from 120 km below a mid-ocean ridgeCredit: Illustration: NTNU More than 100 years ago,...
When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work
Altered neuron growth and gene expression may be related to why some depressed individuals do not respond to SSRIsCredit: Salk...
‘Tremendous contributions’
Professor Otger Campàs receives 2019 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award from the Society for Developmental Biology How do we...
Dynamic hydrogel used to make ‘soft robot’ components and LEGO-like building blocks
Credit: Wong Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Using a new type of dual polymer material capable of responding...
Hundreds of bubble streams link biology, seismology off Washington’s coast
Credit: Brendan Philip /University of Washington Off the coast of Washington, columns of bubbles rise from the seafloor, as if...