Why do we love the smell of fall? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2020 -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2020 -- What does fall smell like across the U.S.? (Hint: It's...
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New method identifies adaptive mutations in complex evolving populations
Credit: HKUST A research team co-led by a scientist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a method to study...
N-heterocyclic phosphines: promising catalysts for transfer hydrogenation
Credit: @SCIENCE CHINA PRESS Hydride transfer is a prevailing protocol for reduction of unsaturated compounds, which is traditionally accomplished under the catalysis of transition-metals, particularly...
IPM’s dapivirine ring for women’s HIV prevention receives WHO prequalification
WHO prequalification brings the dapivirine vaginal ring another step closer to introduction, pending country approvals * Confirms that this new HIV prevention method meets global...
Why spending a long time on your phone isn’t bad for mental health
Credit: Lancaster University General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital...
Separating gases using flexible molecular sieves
Credit: University of Liverpool Researchers at the University of Liverpool and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have made reported some exciting findings...
Game changer in thermoelectric materials could unlock body-heat powered personal devices
Conversion efficiency improved by more than 60%Credit: FLEET A new University of Wollongong study overcomes a major challenge of thermoelectric materials, which can convert heat...
Researchers find how stress and the circadian clock affect sleep
The findings could lead to the development of new therapies for sleep disorders caused by stress or a disturbed circadian rhythmCredit: Daisuke Ono A Nagoya...
RUDN University chemists developed a method to synthesize compounds for the pharmaceutics
Credit: RUDN University A team of chemists from RUDN University suggested a universal method to synthesize thienoindolizine derivatives. Because of their special properties, these substances...
Professor Kyoung Mu Lee of Seoul National University has been selected as IEEE Fellow
Credit: Seoul National University SNU College of Engineering (Dean Kookheon Char) announced on November 26 that Professor Kyoung Mu Lee of the Department of Electrical...
Sustainable regenerated isotropic wood
Credit: @SCIENCE CHINA PRESS Since plastic was invented in the late 19th century, it was beginning to change human lives. The invention of plastic gives...
Raman holography
Credit: ICFO/URV Raman spectroscopy is widely used in analytical sciences to identify molecules via their structural fingerprint. In the biological context the Raman response provides...
Holographic fluorescence imaging
Credit: ICFO Holography is best known for its ability to produce 3D images (holograms) by recording an interference pattern of light scattered by an object...
FEFU scientists explain how to storage cipher data in magnetic skyrmions
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with international collaborators propose direct magnetic writing of skyrmions, i.e. magnetic quasiparticles, and skyrmion...
Nanoscopic barcodes set a new science limit
Research provides benchmark to open up potential for engineering smaller nanophotonics devicesCredit: University of Technology Sydney Using barcodes to label and identify everyday items is...
