Uncovering how plants see blue light
Credit: Nitzan Shabek Plants can perceive and react to light across a wide spectrum. New research from Prof. Nitzan Shabek's laboratory in the Department of...
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Sweetened beverage sales bounced back quickly after Cook County tax repealed
Study published in JAMA Network OpenCredit: UIC Following the repeal of the short-lived Cook County, Illinois Sweetened Beverage Tax, sales of sweetened beverages went right...
WVU mycologists receive National Geographic Explorers grant to study fungal diversity of millipedes
Credit: West Virginia University Millipedes represent some of the earliest known terrestrial animals and are highly understudied, but two West Virginia University researchers are working...
Scientists seek faster route to treat depression
The research group used epigenetic modulators to try to 'erase' the damage done by stress to neuroplasticity. The study showed that acute intervention in epigenetic...
First glimpse of polarons forming in a promising next-gen energy material
These fleeting disruptions, seen for the first time in lead hThese fleeting disruptions may help explain why lead hybrid perovskites are exceptionally good at turning...
Chemists succeed in synthesis of aminoalcohols by utilizing light
New method for generating the least accessible form of vicinal aminoalcohols; study published in 'Nature Catalysis'Credit: WWU - Glorius Group Whether in beta-blockers to treat...
Super surfaces
Terahertz waves to help bounce wireless communication into the next generationCredit: Princeton University Assembling tiny chips into unique programmable surfaces, Princeton researchers have created a...
Experiment to precisely measure electrons moves forward
Project approval in hand, the MOLLER experiment moves forward to provide a precise measurement of a well-understood process in hopes of uncovering new physicsCredit: DOE's...
Discussion and de-escalation in social media
International research team awarded funding to develop AI-based, social media 'moderator'Credit: Dr Valentin Gold, University of Göttingen It's a familiar situation: a compelling discussion develops...
Supercapacitors challenge batteries
Powerful graphene hybrid material for highly efficient supercapacitorsCredit: Prof. Dr. J. Kolleboyina / IITJ A team working with Roland Fischer, Professor of Inorganic and Metal-Organic...
Innovative battery chemistry revolutionizes zinc-air battery
International Research Cooperation for Sustainable Batteries of the Future; publication in the Journal 'Science'Credit: WWU - MEET (Judith Kraft) High-performance, eco-friendly, safe and at the...
Prediabetes subtypes identified
Credit: IDM All prediabetes is not the same: in people in the preliminary stages of type 2 diabetes, there are six clearly distinguishable subtypes, which...
Long live the efficient, pure-blue OLED
Novel approach shows promise for overcoming the bottleneck of blue emission in displays using organic light-emitting diodesCredit: Masaki Tanaka, Kyushu University Using a new combination...
Interactive game created by a Lithuanian team won World Summit Awards
An interactive educational game 'Flight Across the Atlantic' featuring the legendary flight of Lithuanian pilots was announced as one of the winners in the global...
Scrambled supersolids
Researchers discovered a soft form of a solidCredit: IQOQI Innsbruck/Harald Ritsch Last year, more than fifty years after initial theoretical proposals, researchers in Pisa, Stuttgart...
