Evolution of a killer: How African Salmonella made the leap from gut to bloodstream
Credit: Dr Sian Owen and Dr Rocio Canals University of Liverpool scientists have exploited the combined power of genomics and epidemiology to understand how a...
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Excellent research on actinide bonds and on energy-efficient communication technology
Tonya Vitova and Laurent Schmalen, KIT, are awarded ERC Consolidator Grants for their projectsCredit: Markus Breig, KIT Private For their projects, two researchers of Karlsruhe...
NUS researchers develop foldable tent for safe dental care during the pandemic
Credit: National University of Singapore Dental treatments are performed at close proximity to the mouths and noses of the patients, and the procedures are often...
Speeding toward improved hydrogen fuel production
A new nanomaterial helps obtain hydrogen from a liquid energy carrier, in a key step toward a stable and clean fuel sourceCredit: Jeff Urban/Berkeley Lab...
Blood alcohol levels much lower than the legal limit impair hand-eye coordination
Credit: Credit: NASA In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) approaching the legal limit for driving (0.08%...
Scientists develop an efficient way to produce low-cost heatsinks
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS NUST MISIS scientists found a way to reduce the cost of industrial and electronics heatsinks production up to 10 times. Consequently,...
New catalytic approach to accessing key intermediate carbocation
IBS chemists have developed a novel multifaceted catalyst to access carbocation intermediates and convert them into useful ring-shaped molecules for pharma and chemical industriesCredit: IBS...
Despite same treatment, obese women face more risks for postpartum hemorrhage complications
USF Health-Tampa General Hospital study suggests different management protocols may be needed for obese vs. nonobese patients to improve maternal outcomesCredit: Photo courtesy of USF...
SARS-CoV-2 induces inflammation, cytokine storm and stress in infected lung cells
Scientific Reports publicationCredit: WruckW /AdjayeJ, HHU Duesseldorf, Germany The researchers Wasco Wruck and Prof. James Adjaye from the Institute of Stem Cell Research and Regenerative...
How cancers hurt themselves to hurt immune cells more
A study of melanoma cells explains a puzzling response they exhibit to ward off T cell attacksCredit: the Weizmann Institute of Science Cancers like melanoma...
Medical oddity reveals unheard-of ‘immunity gene’ mutations and new way to screen them
Researchers baffled by an infant's rare encephalitis case unusual in children found unheard-of mutations and a new way to examine the 'immunity gene'Credit: Satoshi Okada...
Goldilocks and the three quantum dots: Just right for peak solar panel performance
A new algorithm will calculate the ideal size and density of quantum dots for use as light sensitizers in solar photovoltaics, enabling photochemical upconversion and...
Performance breakthrough by topological-insulator into a waveguide-resonator system
Credit: @Science China Press Waveguides and resonators are core components in electronics, photonics, and phononics, both in existing and future scenarios. In certain situations (space...
Regulating off-centering distortion maximizes photoluminescence in halide perovskites
Credit: Xujie Lü In work published in the National Science Review (nwaa288), a team at HPSTAR led by Dr. Xujie Lü applied high pressure to...
Seeking answers in ferroelectric patterning
Understanding the changing patterns in ferroelectric filmsCredit: FLEET Why do some ferroelectric materials display bubble-shaped patterning, while others display complex, labyrinthine patterns? A FLEET study...
