New professor to boost Aston University’s photonics expertise
Credit: Professor Richard Hogg Professor Richard Hogg will be joining Aston Institute of Photonics Technologies It is a leading photonics research centre, with a successful...
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Blind dating in bacteria evolution
Proteins are the key players for virtually all molecular processes within the cell. To fulfil their diverse functions, they have to interact with other proteins....
MSU to refurbish world’s first superconducting cyclotron for chip testing
Michigan State University (MSU) will build on its 60-year track record in accelerator-based nuclear physics leadership by refurbishing the history-making K500 cyclotron and installing it...
New software marketplace expands licensing opportunities
Idaho National Laboratory’s software marketplace is officially open for business. Credit: Idaho National Laboratory Idaho National Laboratory’s software marketplace is officially open for business. The marketplace...
Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response
In mice with melanoma, probiotic bacteria travel from the gut and establish in tumors, where they directly stimulate immune cells to make cancer immunotherapy more...
How to overcome noise in quantum computations
Researchers Ludovico Lami (QuSoft, University of Amsterdam) and Mark M. Wilde (Cornell) have made significant progress in quantum computing by deriving a formula that predicts...
Researchers create embryo-like structures from monkey embryonic stem cells for the first time
Human embryo development and early organ formation remain largely unexplored due to ethical issues surrounding the use of embryos for research as well as limited...
Fiery response: “Siglec-14” receptors on human macrophages detect carbon nanotubes and provoke inflammation, finds study
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have become a mainstay of the field of nanotechnology. Finding innovative applications across materials science, electronics, and medicine, CNTs have garnered a...
Simple, environmentally friendly coating can improve battery performance
Lithium-ion batteries are currently the gold standard of battery technology, but as the demand for safe and effective batteries increases, researchers are racing to find...
Predictably synthesizing a library of white-light-emitting perovskites
This study is led by Prof. Jun Xing (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology) and Prof. Weigao Xu (School...
UWS joins National Science Alliance
The Chemistry academics from UWS have been invited to join ScotCHEM – a partnership representing chemical sciences research across universities, government, industry and the public.Credit:...
New study reveals design clues for silver-based superatomic molecules
In the past few decades, metal nanoclusters composed of noble metal elements such as gold (Au) and silver (Ag) have gained attention as superatoms for...
Studying consciousness without affecting it
Studies of consciousness often run into a common conundrum of science—it’s hard to measure a system without the measurement affecting the system. Researchers assessing consciousness,...
Binghamton University receives $9.3 million in federal funding to train school-based mental health professionals
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Economically disadvantaged students face food scarcity, unreliable access to services and other stressors, which can have a huge impact on their mental health....
New pesticide exposure test developed to protect inexperienced cannabis farmers
A chemical analyst and expert in micro-extraction at The University of Toledo created a more reliable, robust and efficient way to monitor pesticide exposure and...
