Chemistry
Uncovering microgel mysteries
Videography of hydrogel microspheres using temperature-controlled high-speed atomic force microscopy reveals hypothesized structural differencesCredit: Nishizawa et al., Angewandte Chemie International...
Concussion symptoms reversed by magnetic therapy
Credit: James Shewaga, University of Saskatchewan Concussion symptoms--such as loss of balance, hazy comprehension, sleep disturbance and ability to walk...
Beyond 1 and 0: Engineers boost potential for creating successor to shrinking transistors
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas photo Computers and similar electronic devices have gotten faster and smaller over the decades...
Genetic analysis of cannabis is here
WSU researchers tease out genetic differences between cannabis strains PULLMAN, Wash. - Research from Washington State University could provide government...
Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds
Credit: Stephen Durham The diamond on your finger is most likely made of recycled seabed cooked deep in the Earth....
Experimental drug completely effective against Nipah virus infection in monkeys
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The experimental antiviral drug remdesivir completely protected four African green monkeys from a lethal dose of Nipah...
Potential novel biomarker for alcohol dependence
(Boston)--Specific molecules (small noncoding microRNAs or miRNAs) found in saliva may be able to predict alcohol dependence as biomarkers. This...
Quantum information gets a boost from thin-film breakthrough
Method opens new path to all-optical quantum computers, other technologiesCredit: Image by Michael Pettes Los Alamos National Laboratory image LOS...
Scientists offer designer ‘big atoms’ on demand
Credit: Smalyukh lab In the not-so-distant future, researchers may be able to build atoms to your specifications with the click...
Fuels out of thin air: New path to capturing and upgrading CO2
Engineering researchers offer a promising technique for converting atmospheric CO2 into commercially valuable productsCredit: Marit Mitchell A research team from...
How to quell a cytokine storm: New ways to dampen an overactive immune system
Penn Medicine, University of Leeds findings have implications for new drug targets for lupus, other autoimmune disordersCredit: Miriam Walden, Leeds...
‘Fettuccine’ may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report
Credit: Photo by Tom Murphy CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A rover scanning the surface of Mars for evidence of life might...
Russian scientists investigate new materials for Li-ion batteries of miniature sensors
Researchers are developing new materials for solid-state thin-film Li-ion batteries for micro and nanodevicesCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University...
ACS selects Naomi Halas to represent Americas at ChinaNano
Rice U. pioneer wins 2019 ACS Nano Lectureship Award for the AmericasCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Rice University nanoscientist Naomi Halas...
Farmers and food companies hit the dirt to improve soil health
Big food brands, such as Kellogg, Campbell, Mars Wrigley and General Mills, have started investing in their ingredients by helping...
Kratom’s reputed pain-relief benefits could come from one of its metabolites
Kratom is a Southeast Asian tree with a long history of use in traditional medicine. In the region, the plant's...
New substance can form in the OA process of crystal growth, new study reveals
Credit: LIU Yongfei and YANG Yong Chinese scientists have revealed that a new substance can form during the oriented attachment...
Texas A&M chemists develop nanoscale bioabsorbable wound dressing
New material holds vast potential to save lives of soldiers and civiliansCredit: Texas A&M University Scientists at Texas A&M University...
Leader in organic functional materials recognised
Professor Liu Bin, Head of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty...
HGF-inhibitory macrocyclic peptide — mechanisms and potential cancer theranostics
Credit: Kanazawa University Background Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF)*1) is a protein that acts as a cell growth factor. By binding...
