NJIT Chemist wins Wallace H. Coulter Award for Career Achievements
NJIT Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Wunmi Sadik has recently been honored with the prestigious Wallace H. Coulter Lectureship during a guest appearance at one of...
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New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change
In a new study, researchers have used the fossil record to better understand what factors make animals more vulnerable to extinction from climate change. The...
How does a virus hijack insect sperm to control disease vectors and pests?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their sperm,...
Mapping chemical footprints in European streams
Many pesticides, industrial chemicals, and pharmaceuticals as well as their degradation products end up in streams and rivers after use. A team of environmental chemists...
The Malaria parasite generates genetic diversity using an evolutionary ‘copy-paste’ tactic
By dissecting the genetic diversity of the most deadly human malaria parasite – Plasmodium falciparum – researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have identified...
Optically trapped quantum droplets of light can bind together to form macroscopic complexes
Scientists from CNR Nanotec in Lecce and the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw used a new generation of semiconductor photonic gratings to...
Lack of functional eyes does not affect biological clock in zebrafish
Functional eyes are not required for a working circadian clock in zebrafish, as a research team1 including CNRS scientists has now shown.Credit: © Elise Cau...
Forbes ranks the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical campus among America’s best employers
The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is listed as one of Forbes America’s Best Large Employers for 2024.Credit: Forbes The University of...
New research unveils effective STEM program models for high school students from historically marginalized communities
An Institute for Systems Biology (ISB)-led study has unveiled important insights and actionable protocols into providing equitable STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) experiences for...
Study elucidates the regulation mechanism for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction
A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Haimin from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of Chinese Academy of...
Veteran PTSD fishing treatment project nets $1.3m in funding
A “game-changing” $1.3m cash injection has been awarded to researchers exploring if doctors can prescribe fishing to treat PTSD. Credit: University of Essex A “game-changing” $1.3m cash injection...
Nanoscale CL thermometry with lanthanide-doped heavy-metal oxide in TEM
A groundbreaking method for measuring the temperature of nanometer-sized samples within a transmission electron microscope (TEM) has been developed by Professor Oh-Hoon Kwon and his...
Eight new deep-sea species of marine sponges discovered
Despite marine sponges being widespread on our planet, their biodiversity and distribution is still poorly known. Even though the Mediterranean Sea is the most explored...
Pinging pipes could help to identify lead water lines without excavation
As any percussionist or fidgety pen-tapper can tell you, different materials make different noises when you hit them. Researchers at Drexel University hope this foundational...
A new manganese-fluorine catalyst with exceptional oxidizing power
A research team, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a cutting-edge catalyst with exceptional oxidizing power, capable of extracting electrons from compounds. Anticipated to revolutionize various fields,...
