Energy switching decisions could widen social inequalities
Credit: Piqsels (creative commons) New energy tariffs could leave people on bad deals even worse off despite the potential benefits for everyone, research has found....
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Development of a multidimensional vibrational circular dichroism system with a quantum cascade laser
A system with a scanning function was applied for peptides containing D-amino acid residuesCredit: Hisako Sato, Ehime University Currently, the roles of free D-amino acids...
Saarbruecken chemists develop variety of industrially important synthetic process
Credit: Saarland University/Oliver Dietze The formation of double bonds between two carbon atoms (C=C) is of central significance in natural organisms. The vast majority of...
University launches isolated power supply chip with new design
Credit: PAN Dongfang Recently, research group led by Professor CHENG Lin from School of Microelectronics, University of science and technology of China has made significant...
SwRI researchers test natural gas foam’s ability to reduce water use in fracking
Engineers created test facility to show natural gas foam can be created on-site to reduce waste of natural resourcesCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- March 2,...
TPU scientists develop efficient method to create high-strength materials for flexible electronics
Credit: TPU researchers Raul David Rodriguez Contreras and Evgeniya Sheremet TPU researchers jointly with their colleagues from foreign universities have developed a method that allows...
Gold-phosphorus nanosheets catalyzes nature gas to greener energy selectively
Credit: LUO Laihao Advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have enabled discovery of large reserves of natural gas which primarily contains methane, which is mainly burned...
Sniffing in the name of science
Detection dogs help generate important data for research and conservationCredit: Daniel Peter The lists of Earth's endangered animals and plants are getting increasingly longer. But...
Ultra-fast electron measurement provides important findings for the solar industry
Processes in a model system for organic solar cells analyzed at the femtosecond scale for the first timeCredit: DESY / Heiner Mueller-Elsner The key are...
‘A Bluetooth mouse’–you can wirelessly read a mouse’s mind
A lightweight, compact, wireless Bluetooth-low-energy neuronal recording system for miceCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview: A research team at the...
A mechanism by which cells build ‘mini-muscles’ underneath their nucleus identified
Researchers identified a mechanism by which cells build 'mini-muscles' underneath their nucleusCredit: Jaakko Lehtomäki Research groups at the University of Helsinki uncovered how motor protein...
Potential drug for Alzheimer’s disease prevention found safe and effective in animals
Credit: ©2021 Rynearson et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202560 Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and...
Scientists develop elements for the future electronics
Researchers are developing thin films, the elements for biomolecular electronics.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Modern electronics is approaching the limit of its capabilities,...
Researchers detects chiral structures using vortex light
Credit: NI Jin Recently, the Laboratory of Micro and Nano Engineering, School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has made...
Coronavirus-like particles could ensure reliability of simpler, faster COVID-19 tests
Credit: Soo Khim Chan Rapid COVID-19 tests are on the rise to deliver results faster to more people, and scientists need an easy, foolproof way...
