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Global partners meet to develop sustainable cooling solutions that won’t over-heat the planet
Experts from the University of Birmingham are working with the World Bank Group and the UK Department of Business Energy...
Let’s not make big waves
A team of researchers generates ultra-short spin waves in an astoundingly simple materialCredit: HZDR / Juniks Due to its potential...
Stand up to Cancer funded research to be presented March 30-April 3 at AACR Annual Meeting
Research focused on immunotherapy; tumor organoids, precision therapies and cancer interception; pancreatic, breast, ovarian, lung, brain, colorectal, and pediatric cancers--Credit:...
Fluorine: Toxic and aggressive, but widely used
Investigations with neutrons settle scientific dispute about the structure of solid fluorineCredit: Markus Hoelzel / TUM In toothpaste, Teflon, LEDs...
Researchers optimize aptamer with enhanced myelin-binding properties for MS treatment
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2019--A new study has demonstrated the enhanced ability of...
3D printer threads electronic fibers onto fabrics
Credit: Yingying Zhang The potential for wearable electronics goes far beyond smart watches, but our current options for battery packs...
Cannabis during pregnancy bumps psychosis risk in offspring
With marijuana use rising among pregnant women, study raises new concernsCredit: Courtesy of Jeremy Fine. Pregnant women who use cannabis...
Drug shortages: Limited warnings, followed by rationing and hoarding
Hospital pharmacy managers call for more efficient allocation systemsCredit: The University of Chicago Medicine Despite ongoing efforts to develop efficient,...
Glowing tumors show scientists where cancer drugs are working
The glow could someday help us use cancer drugs more efficientlyCredit: Sridhar Nimmagadda Experimenting with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report...
Fullerenes bridge conductive gap in organic photovoltaics
Efficient cathode interlayers made of ionene polymers refined with pendant fullerenes Organic photovoltaics have achieved remarkably high efficiencies, but finding...
Two new Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Groups at Charité
Credit: Photo: Klose/Charité How can we further improve deep brain stimulation and its use in the treatment of neurological disorders?...
Laser physics: Downsizing the particle accelerator
The plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) technique is regarded as a highly promising route to the next generation of particle accelerators....
New medication gives mice bigger muscles
Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, have studied a new group of medicinal products which increase the muscle- and bone mass...
Russian physicists obtained data on particles self-organization in ultracold dusty plasma
It is for the first time that physicists investigated the behavior of particles in a dusty plasma at a temperature...
Common medication used in pregnancy may lead to obesity in children
Metformin can help mothers with PCOS but can increase the risk of obesity in their children Metformin is often used...
NUST MISIS scientists managed to increase rocket fuel burning rate by almost 5 times
Credit: ©Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS Due to the unique catalysts based on metal nanopowders scientists of the National University of Science...
The regeneration of a cell depends on where it is positioned
Credit: Minoru Kubo A simple tissue sample from a plant, like a branch or leaf, can grow into a whole...
Tumor-promoting enzymes USP25 and USP28: Substantial differences identified
Credit: Picture: Rudolf Virchow Center of experimental biomedicine / University of Wuerzburg The permanent interplay of protein production and degradation...
How nerve cells control misfolded proteins
Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers have identified a protein complex that marks misfolded proteins, stops them from interacting with other proteins...
Harvesting water energy using slippery surfaces
Credit: ©Science China Press The continuous prosperity and economic growth in humankind demands new strategies to combat the grand energy...
