How does a “reverse sprinkler” work? Researchers solve decades-old physics puzzle
For decades scientists have been trying to solve Feynman’s Sprinkler Problem: How does a sprinkler running in reverse—in which the water flows into the device...
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EPB, ORNL announce plans for research collaborative focused on energy resilience, quantum technology
Building on $180 million in joint energy-related research, EPB and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) marked 10 years of collaboration Friday with the announcement of...
New tool helps predict progression of Alzheimer’s
About 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. The most common form is Alzheimer’s disease, an incurable condition...
USC Stem Cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice
As people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-19....
Study: Stars travel more slowly at Milky Way’s edge
By clocking the speed of stars throughout the Milky Way galaxy, MIT physicists have found that stars further out in the galactic disk are traveling...
Orchestrating plant organ symmetry in style
Credit: Credit – Dr Yuxiang Jiang Journal Nature Plants DOI 10.1038/s41477-023-01617-4 Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Cells Article Title O-glycosylation of the...
Opportunities for ionic liquid-based electrolytes in rechargeable lithium batteries
This work is led by Prof. Heng Zhang and Prof. Zhibin Zhou (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology).Credit: ©Science...
Boosting the sodium storage performance of Prussian blue analogues via effective etching
This study is led by Prof. Yuliang Cao and Prof. Yongjin Fang (College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University). The experiments were performed by...
New paper explores how quantum computing can unlock understanding of aging and disease
In a new paper in WIREs Computational Molecular Science, researchers from clinical stage artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) demonstrate how quantum...
Engineered battery chemistry for fast charging capabilities
UPTON, NY—On a mission to build better electric vehicle batteries, chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have used an electrolyte...
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded $160 million 10-year US National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines grant
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, January 26, 2024 – The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) is the recipient of an inaugural U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)...
Puffed-up MOFs for improved drug delivery
The spongelike structure of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) allows these polymers to possibly carry and deliver a range of therapeutic compounds. Now, researchers reporting in...
Cultivated meat production costs could fall significantly with new cells created at Tufts University
Cellular agriculture – the production of meat from cells grown in bioreactors rather than harvested from farm animals – is taking leaps in technology that...
Genomic “butterfly effect” explains risk for autism spectrum disorder
Researchers in the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) examined the genetics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by analyzing mutations in the genomes of individuals...
Prime editing: Current advances and therapeutic opportunities in human diseases
This study is led by Prof. Xianqun Fan (Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Ninth People’s Hospital).Credit: ©Science China Press...
