Superconductors with ‘zeitgeist’ — When materials differentiate between past and future
Credit: Copyright: Hans-Henning Klauss What happened yesterday and what will happen tomorrow are usually two different and quite independent matters. ...
Mother roundworms have ultra-protective instincts
New study shows animals pass signals to future offspring to warn them of dangerCredit: Catherine Dvorak, University of Iowa Talk ...
Highly efficient charge-to-spin interconversion in graphene heterostructures
Researchers present a new route for designing a graphene-based active spintronic componentCredit: KAIST KAIST physicists described a route to design ...
Efficient, ‘green’ quantum-dot solar cells exploit defects
Quantum-dot approach shows promise for a new type of toxic-element-free, inexpensive, defect-tolerant solar cellsCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory Novel quantum ...
Riddled with holes: Making flexible thin-film electronics more durable
Scientists explain how perforating flexible electrodes with micrometer-sized holes makes them resistant to bending and foldingCredit: DGIST The prospect of ...
Global study to test malaria drug to protect health workers from COVID-19
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator to fund international trial of chloroquineCredit: Erin Jones/Barnes-Jewish Hospital With $9 million in philanthropic support, an international ...
New study sheds light on IBD patients with COVID
Researchers report findings from international registryCredit: UNC School of Medicine In an upcoming study to be published in Gastroenterology, researchers ...
First screening test for detecting lymph node metastasis in pancreatic cancer patients
A City of Hope molecular researcher has identified a biomarker panel that appears to reveal when pancreatic cancer has spread ...
Notorious cancer protein mutations cooperate to proliferate disease
Credit: Kanazawa University Understanding the genetic mutations and protein changes that take place in the progression of cancer is key ...
New LAT1 inhibitor can boost cancer treatment
Credit: UEF/ Raija Törrönen Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed a new and promising drug compound for ...
SMART researchers receive NMRC grant to develop rapid paper-based tests for COVID-19
Using engineered binder proteins to detect viral proteins or antibodies rather than RNA, the new tests may overcome current challenges ...
‘Like looking for a needle in a haystack’: the global hunt to block COVID-19
Artificial intelligence identifying compoundsCredit: Hospital Research Foundation A molecular biologist from the University of South Australia is working with a ...
Engineers develop low-cost, high-accuracy GPS-like system for flexible medical robots
Credit: David Baillot/University of California San Diego Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy ...
Clinical trial shows ability of stem cell-based topical solution to regrow hair
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - The results of a clinical trial released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine demonstrate ...
Fish feces reveals which species eat crown-of-thorns
Great Barrier Reef research finds the destructive starfish is eaten more often than thoughtCredit: D.Westcott/CSIRO Crown-of-thorns starfish are on the ...
Analysis of bird species reveals how wings adapted to their environment and behavior
Credit: Photo in the public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_Montanus_Kittila_20120306.JPG Bird wings adapted for long-distance flight are linked to their environment and behaviour, ...
Study finds that aging neurons accumulate DNA damage
Reactivating an enzyme that promotes DNA repair can help to reverse age-related cognitive decline in miceCredit: MIT CAMBIDGE, MA -- ...
Double helix of masonry — Researchers discover the secret of Italian renaissance domes
Credit: Vittorio Paris and Attilio Pizzigoni, University of Bergamo; Sigrid Adriaenssens, Princeton University In a collaborative study in this month's ...
Most parents concerned about privacy, body image impact of tweens using health apps
2 in 3 parents worry that their tween might be targeted by ads with inappropriate content, 3 in 4 concerned ...
Pensoft signs with Senckenberg Nature Research Society to publish three journals on ARPHA
Credit: Pensoft and Senckenberg Nature Research Society Recently, the scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft signed with one of the ...
