Carbon monoxide reduced to valuable liquid fuels
Rice engineers' reactor converts gas directly into acetic acidCredit: Wang Group/Senftle Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, 2021) - A sweet new process is making...
NEWS INDEX
Good results for groin hernia operations not performed by doctors in Sierra Leone
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. In countries with a severe shortage of surgeons it is common for some operations to be carried out by medical staff with...
Researchers develop new one-step process for creating self-assembled metamaterials
Credit: Credit: Jalan Group, University of Minnesota A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has discovered a groundbreaking one-step process for creating...
Laser harmony
Credit: IPC PAS/Grzegorz Krzyzewski Would you like to capture a chemical transformation inside a cell live? Or maybe revolutionize microchips' production by printing paths in...
Rice model offers help for new hips
Unique study incorporates fluid dynamics and more to evaluate, enhance future implantsCredit: Wikipedia HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, 2021) - Rice University engineers hope to make...
NYUAD scientists uncover the genomic differences of marine and freshwater microalgae
Credit: image adapted from James L. Van Etten and David D. Dunigan, doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005751.g001) Fast facts: This study describes essential differences between marine and freshwater species...
A safer, less expensive and fast charging aqueous battery
New anode for aqueous batteries allows use of cheap, plentiful seawater as an electrolyteCredit: University of Houston Lithium-ion batteries are critical for modern life, from...
To understand periodontal disease, researchers examine the surprising behavior of T cells
Credit: Matthew Modoono/Forsyth Institute In diseases characterized by bone loss -such as periodontitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis- there is a lot that scientists still don't...
Youth with family history of suicide attempts have worse neurocognitive functioning
Largest study of its kind points to need for more screening in youth with family history of suicide attemptsCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, January...
Measurements of pulsar acceleration reveal Milky Way’s dark side
Credit: IAS; Dana Berry It is well known that the expansion of the universe is accelerating due to a mysterious dark energy. Within galaxies, stars...
Chloroplasts on the move
How different plants can share their genetic material with each otherCredit: MPI-MP, Nature 511 The genetic material of plants, animals and humans is well protected...
Material for future electronics: New method makes graphene nanoribbons easier to produce
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Russian researchers have proposed a new method for synthesizing high-quality graphene nanoribbons -- a material with potential for applications in...
Pillar-like molecules as biosensors for metabolites
Credit: Kanazawa University Metabolites are organic molecules that take part in or are created during the biochemical reactions constantly taking place in an organism. For...
Bacterium produces pharmaceutical all-purpose weapon
Study should significantly facilitate research into the promising substanceCredit: © AG Crüsemann / University of Bonn For some years, an active substance from the leaves...
Research shapes safe dentistry during Covid-19
Credit: Newcastle University, UK Leading research at Newcastle University has been used to shape how dentistry can be carried out safely during the Covid-19 pandemic...
