Taking a shine to polymers: Fluorescent molecule betrays the breakdown of polymer materials
Credit: Tokyo Tech Nylon, rubber, silicone, Teflon, PVC - these are all examples of man-made polymers - long chains of repeated molecular units that we...
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Animal-free method predicts nanoparticle toxicity for safer industrial materials
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München Our lungs are exposed to a multitude of hazardous airborne particles on a daily basis. Nanoparticles, due to their small size,...
Stable catalysts for new energy
Crucial new technologies such as hydrogen production or carbon capture require new catalysts. Experiments show: It's not just the material that matters, but also its...
Lung-on-chip provides new insight on body’s response to early tuberculosis infection
Findings reveal the early events that take place during tuberculosis infection, and provide a model for future research into respiratory and other infectionsCredit: Vivek Thacker...
Predi-COVID preliminary results
The Luxembourgish cohort study shows encouraging participation rates and sees its protocol published in international peer-reviewed journalCredit: @LIH The study goals Predi-COVID was launched with...
Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian named 2020 AAAS Fellows
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(November 24, 2020) Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian have been named 2020 Fellows of the American Association for the...
AAAS announces leading scientists elected as 2020 fellows (contd.)
Credit: Courtesy of AAAS For Part 1 of this announcement, click here. SECTION ON GENERAL INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Nan Broadbent Seismological Society of...
Miniscule robots of metal and plastic
Credit: (Visualisations: Alcântara et al. Nature Communications 2020) Robots so tiny that they can manoeuvre through our blood vessels and deliver medications to certain points...
Creating higher energy density lithium-ion batteries for renewable energy applications
Improving lithium-ion battery performance, cell lifetime with graphene-coated nickel, cobalt, aluminum nanoparticle cathodesCredit: Jin-Myoung Lim and Norman S. Luu, Northwestern University WASHINGTON, November 24, 2020...
New light on polar explorer’s last hours
The Denmark Expedition set out to explore unknown Inuit land in 1906. Three members died.Credit: wikipedia Jørgen Brønlund was one of the participants in the...
IOP Publishing unveils new open access environmental journal series
Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability is the first of a new series of OA titles building on IOPP's established environmental journalsCredit: IOP Publishing IOP Publishing...
8 Berkeley Lab Scientists Named 2020 AAAS Fellows
New Fellows honored for contributions in fields ranging from astrophysics and science philanthropy to the noncoding genome and high-performance computingCredit: Berkeley Lab The American Association...
Understanding the utility of plasmas for medical applications
Researchers aim to better explain the way plasmas interact with biological materials to help pave the way for plasma use in wound healing and cancer...
COVID-19 virus survives on surfaces within thin film
A nanofilm of liquid persists for hours on surfaces contaminated with droplets containing COVID-19, helping the virus surviveCredit: R. Bhardwaj and A. Agrawal WASHINGTON, November...
Largest clinical trial in Africa to treat mild COVID-19 cases launched in 13 countries
Will test a number of promising treatments in urgently needed focus on mild and moderate casesCredit: Kenny Mbala-DNDi NAIROBI/KINSHASA/GENEVA - 24 NOVEMBER 2020 Thirteen African...
