Chemistry
Konstanz researcher Iain Couzin wins the 2019 Lagrange Prize
Credit: University of Konstanz Iain Couzin, a leader in the study of collective animal behaviour, is the recipient of the...
New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteria
New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteriaCredit: Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research With the aid of...
New standard of reference for assessing solar forecast proposed
Combined method draws together oft-cited climatology and persistence methods of forecasting to better compare forecaster performance for predicting conditions for...
New Mersey designs show tidal barriers bring more benefits than producing clean energy
An ambitious new Mersey barrage concept shows how tidal energy projects can offer many benefits to society in addition to...
Safe solution to mop up oil spills: QUT research breakthrough
Queensland University of TechnologyCredit: Photo: Anthony Weate/QUT Marketing & Communication QUT researchers have come up with a new, safe way...
Non-viral gene therapy to speed up cancer research
A new treatment method promises to speed up gene therapy research and could bring new, patient friendly cancer treatments to...
Battery with a twist
Credit: ETH Zurich Today's electronics industry is increasingly focusing on computers or smartphones with screens that can be folded or...
Hook-on drugs: New delivery strategy for K-Ras disruption
Credit: Junko Ohkanda Ph.D., Professor of Academic Assembly, Institute of Agriculture, Shinshu University "The strategy was to design the drug...
Scientists observe how acoustic interactions change materials at the atomic level
Credit: Mark Lopez/Argonne National Laboratory When exposed to stress and strain, materials can display a wide range of different properties....
Crystal growth kinetics and its link to evolution
New findings about biomineralization in molluscan shellsCredit: © Igor Zlotnikov (B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden,...
Scientists enlist tiny biomagnets for faster drug discovery
A new platform brings together genome editing with magnetic cell sorting to reveal new drug targets for cancer and regenerative...
New gene therapy research at Neuroscience 2019
Live-streamed press conference offers breaking researchCredit: Society for Neuroscience Gene therapy shows promise as a way to treat and cure...
Illinois researchers create first three-photon color-entangled W state
Credit: University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have constructed a quantum-mechanical...
‘Valley states’ in this 2D material could potentially be used for quantum computing
Physicists manipulate energy valleys in tungsten disulfide, with potential applications in quantum computingCredit: Credit: Douglas Levere / University at Buffalo...