Levitating droplets allow scientists to perform ‘touchless’ chemical reactions
Credit: Analytical Chemistry 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00929 Levitation has long been a staple of magic tricks and movies. But in the ...
OU researcher receives Department of Energy Early Career Award
Credit: Provided by Dr. Bayram Saparov, University of Oklahoma Bayram Saparov, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and ...
Blood vessels can make you fat, and yet fit
Healthy obesity begins where metabolic disorders emerge: Vascular-adipose interaction enables a selective fat storage in a healthier wayCredit: IBS Can ...
One-time treatment generates new neurons, eliminates Parkinson’s disease in mice
Inhibiting a single gene converts many cell types directly into dopamine-producing neuronsCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Xiang-Dong Fu, PhD, ...
COVID-19: Bacteriophage could decrease mortality
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2020--Bacteriophage can reduce bacterial growth in the lungs, limiting ...
Order out of disorder in ice
Credit: Chuanlong Lin The glass structure of a material is often believed to mimic its corresponding liquid. Polyamorphism between ices ...
Exotic mixtures
X-ray scattering enables closer scrutiny of the interior of planets and starsCredit: HZDR / Sahneweiß Recreating extreme conditions in the ...
Nature-imitating coating makes batteries more durable and efficient
Aalto University's researchers were the first in the world to make use of carbon dioxide in the production of a ...
AI supports assembly specialists
Kimoknow, a startup of KIT, develops digital assembly assistants based on automatic AI-supported object recognitionCredit: Photo: Tanja Meißner, KIT Artificial ...
‘Ironing’ out the differences: Understanding superconductivity in ultrathin FeSe
Credit: Physical Review Letters Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) elucidate the underlying cause behind the different critical ...
Removing toxic chemicals from water — New environmentally-friendly method
Credit: IMPACT/Swansea University Researchers from Swansea University have developed a new environmentally friendly method for removing toxic chemicals from water. ...
Scientists discover cellular structure of poorly understood visual brain region
Virginia Tech scientists find distinct layers of unique cell typesCredit: Virginia Tech Graduate student Ubadah Sabbagh placed a cold glass ...
Researchers develop a ‘quick and easy’ COVID-19 test
The test is intended for population screening with simple meansCredit: ©IMP Global endeavours to fight the Covid-19 pandemic heavily rely ...
In the wild, chimpanzees are more motivated to cooperate than bonobos
When informing about a threat territorial chimpanzees are more motivated to cooperate than less territorial bonobosCredit: Cédric Girard-Buttoz, Taï Chimpanzee ...
Genetic malfunction of brain astrocytes triggers migraine
Credit: (Image: UZH) Migraine is one of the most disabling disorders, affecting one in seven people and causing a tremendous ...
Integrating health and climate agendas
Recommendations for a post-pandemic worldCredit: Nicole de Paula Climate change not only causes problems ranging from heat stress to increased ...
Ion conducting polymer crucial to improving neuromorphic devices
Credit: Shunsuke Yamamoto "Neuromorphic" refers to mimicking the behavior of brain neural cells. When one speaks of neuromorphic computers, they ...
Movers and stayers: Surviving a range shift due to climate change
A new study shows a broad diet helps tropical fish survive a range shift due to climate changeCredit: Jack Hannan ...
Dynamical and allosteric regulation of photoprotection in light harvesting complex II
Credit: ©Science China Press The photosynthetic systems of green plants have developed a dual function of efficient light collection under ...
Economic alien plants more likely to go wild
Credit: Mark van Kleunen Humans have cultivated plants outside their native ranges for thousands of years. But as the world ...
