New semiconductor coating may pave way for future green fuels
Credit: Sascha Ott Hydrogen gas and methanol for fuel cells or as raw materials for the chemicals industry, for example, could be produced more sustainably...
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Astronomers’ success: seven new cosmic masers
Credit: Andrzej Roma?ski The publication is the result of many months of observations of radiation coming from the plane of the Milky Way, namely from...
Fostering creativity in researchers: how automation can revolutionize materials research
Credit: Tokyo Tech At the heart of many past scientific breakthroughs lies the discovery of novel materials. However, the cycle of synthesizing, testing, and optimizing...
Super-resolution “street view” microscopy hits the SPOT
Advanced microscopy technique opens up inner working of cellsCredit: From Nature Communications Karl Zhanghao et al 2020 (doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19747-0) The ability to "see" the inner workings...
Largest number of highly cited scientists in Singapore comes from NTU for 3 straight years
Credit: NTU Singapore Thirty-eight scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have been recognised for their research influence - the highest number among institutions...
The ultimate conditions to get the most out of high-nickel batteries
Credit: WMG, University of Warwick The automotive industry has become increasingly interested in the use of high-Ni (nickel) batteries for electric vehicles. However high-Ni cathodes,...
Blood biomarkers for detecting brain injury in COVID-19 patients
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 17, 2020--COVID-19 can directly cause neurologic symptoms and long-term neurological disease. Elevations of blood biomarkers...
Lovestruck by oxytocin! Novel roles of the hormone in controlling male sexual function
Researchers from Okayama University in Japan decode the mechanisms behind oxytocin controlled male sexual functions and behaviorsCredit: 2020 Okayama University Hormones are key players of...
Gold nanoparticles turn the spotlight on drug candidates in cells
Osaka University researchers report a combination of alkyne tags and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) microscopy for following the dynamics of small-molecule drugs in cellsCredit: Osaka...
Faster detection of photocatalyst-generated oxygen has big implications for clean energy
New method is 1000 times faster and could be used to illuminate reaction mechanisms behind artificial photosynthesisCredit: (TOC graphic from the ACS Catalyst journal paper)....
Antibiotic resistance genes in three Puerto Rican watersheds after Hurricane Maria
Credit: Maria Virginia Riquelme In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a category 5 hurricane that made landfall in September 2017, flooding and power outages caused...
Diabetes, hypertension may increase risk of COVID-19 brain complications
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of neurological complications like bleeding in the...
Tackling food allergies at the source
Credit: Eliot Herman Food allergies are a big problem. About 7% of children and 2% of adults in the U.S. suffer from some kind of...
New electronic chip delivers smarter, light-powered AI
Prototype tech shrinks AI to deliver brain-like functionality in one powerful deviceCredit: RMIT University Researchers have developed artificial intelligence technology that brings together imaging, processing,...
Machine learning innovation to develop chemical library
One-step multicomponent reaction with interpretable machine learning innovation to develop chemical library for drug discoveryCredit: Purdue University/Gaurav Chopra WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Machine learning has...
