Trash to treasure – researchers turn metal waste into catalyst for hydrogen
Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen...
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Discovery of bacterial proteins that induce asexual reproduction in insects
From microbes in the human gut to symbiotic algae in coral reefs, research in recent decades has increasingly revealed the pivotal roles that microorganisms (or...
Plastic pollution can kill variety of ocean embryos
High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows.Credit: Dr Eva Jimenez-Guri High levels of...
An enzyme makes mushrooms “magical”
The psychoactive substance psilocybin is the most important natural product of so-called “magic mushrooms” of the genus Psilocybe, which makes these mushrooms a popular drug....
Older males out-compete young males when it comes to extra-marital breeding
Young male blue tits are less successful in fathering offspring outside their breeding pair, not because of a lack of experience, but because they are...
Analyzing isotopes for nitrate in sake for combating beverage fraud in Japan
The demand for sake—a Japanese alcoholic drink—has increased globally. However, the rise in the popularity of sake has the potential for related beverage fraud. To...
NASA’s Fermi mission sees no gamma rays from nearby supernova
A nearby supernova in 2023 offered astrophysicists an excellent opportunity to test ideas about how these types of explosions boost particles, called cosmic rays, to near light-speed. But...
Electrical control of magnetism by electric field and current-induced torques
In a recent review article published in Reviews of Modern Physics, Fèlix Casanova from the Nanodevices group at CIC nanoGUNE, Prof. Albert Fert, Nobel Prize...
Quantum electronics: Charge travels like light in bilayer graphene
An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has demonstrated experimentally that electrons in naturally occurring double-layer graphene move like particles without any...
Oregon State researchers advance pigment chemistry with moon-inspired reddish magentas
CORVALLIS, Oregon – An Oregon State University researcher who made color history in 2009 with a vivid blue pigment has developed durable, reddish magentas inspired...
Novel therapeutic bispecific antibodies for B-cell lymphoma
“Our results indicate that IgM-dependent bispecific antibodies are potent therapeutic agents for B-cell malignancies.”Credit: 2024 Ohashi et al. “Our results indicate that IgM-dependent bispecific antibodies...
EuBiologics’ simplified OCV achieves WHO PQ
- Euvichol-S, developed jointly by EuBiologics and IVI, improves productivity by approximately 40% over Euvichol-Plus®Credit: EuBiologics - Euvichol-S, developed jointly by EuBiologics and IVI, improves...
Florida Wildlife Corridor eases worst impacts of climate change
From rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns to intense weather events such as hurricanes, Florida is experiencing significant climate-related challenges in tandem with skyrocketing insurance...
A nematode gel to protect crops in Africa and Asia
The fall armyworm is a destructive corn pest, which recently arrived in Africa and Asia from the Americas and began causing major yield losses and...
Breakthrough in benzofuran synthesis: New method enables complex molecule creation
In the field of organic chemistry, scientists are always looking out for new types of reactions to unlock synthesis routes for challenging compounds. Most of...
