Chemistry

Credit: University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at Dallas scientists have demonstrated that the growth rate of the...

Researchers reveal how bacteria can adapt to resist treatment by antibiotics

Credit: Ditlev E. Brodersen/AU In a joint collaboration, researchers from Denmark and Switzerland have shown that bacteria produce a specific...

Sodium-ion batteries: From materials development to technology innovation

Within the TRANSITION Project, KIT, HIU and partners will develop powerful sodium-ion battery prototypes for future application in electro-mobility and...

Some women could be more susceptible to PTSD than others, according to new study

Researchers propose a model that offers a biological explanation for why childhood trauma is linked to PTSD in some --...

Simple and fast method for radiolabelling antibodies against breast cancer

Radioactive antibodies that target cancer cells are used for medical diagnostics with PET imaging or for targeted radioimmunotherapy. Researchers from...

The scientists developed a new method for improving the efficiency of air purifiers

Credit: Sergei Preis, TalTech Clean air is something that we are continuously proud of in our little Estonia, and it...

Nanocomponent is a quantum leap for Danish physicists

Credit: Ola Jakup QUANTUM PHYSICS: University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information....

Quantum gas turns supersolid

Credit: Uni Innsbruck Supersolidity is a paradoxical state where the matter is both crystallized and superfluid. Predicted 50 years ago,...

Thiazide diuretics reduced the risk of fractures in people with Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: Raija Törrönen The use of thiazide diuretics was associated with a decreased risk of low energy fractures in people...

Multiple myeloma: DNA rearrangement may predict poor outcomes

Ig lambda translocations = sign of lenalidomide resistance A certain type of DNA marker predicts poor outcomes in multiple myeloma,...

Proofreading the book of life: Gene editing made safer

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at ASU The advance of science is something like the wandering of an explorer through an...

Dengue mosquito is Queensland’s biggest threat for spreading Zika virus

Credit: QIMR Berghofer Researchers at QUT and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that the dengue fever mosquito common...

Defying the laws of physics? Columbia engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand

New study is first to show how two types of sand can behave like liquids, shedding light on geological processes...

Wristband samplers show similar chemical exposure across three continents

CORVALLIS, Ore. - To assess differences and trends in personal chemical exposure, Oregon State University researchers deployed chemical-sampling wristbands to...

Study highlights anti-tumor activity of curcumin on stomach cancer

A review article authored by Brazilian researchers evaluated several compounds with therapeutic potential against gastric tumors Curcumin is widely used...

OSA Foundation names first recipient of the Milton and Rosalind Chang Pivoting Fellowship

Araceli Venegas-Gomez will use her stipend to become a 'global ambassador' for quantum technologies WASHINGTON--The OSA Foundation (OSAF) is pleased...

Snake-inspired robot slithers even better than predecessor

Programmable kirigami metamaterials enable responsive surfaces and smart skinsCredit: Harvard SEAS Bad news for ophiophobes: Researchers from the Harvard John...

Heterogeneous catalyst goes enzymatic