RUDN University chemists synthesize biodiesel from jatropha curcas plant
Credit: RUDN University RUDN University chemists have proposed a new method of producing fuel from Jatropha Curcas, a poisonous tropical plant. Natural minerals and a...
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Novel microscopy method at UT Southwestern provides look into future of cell biology
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center What if a microscope allowed us to explore the 3D microcosm of blood vessels, nerves, and cancer cells instantaneously in...
Beam steering angle expander with two liquid crystal polymeric diffractive optical elements
Credit: by Ziqian He, Kun Yin, and Shin-Tson Wu Flat optics based on patterned liquid crystals (LCs) has recently received extensive research interest. Comparing with...
A crystal made of electrons
Credit: ETH Zurich Crystals have fascinated people through the ages. Who hasn't admired the complex patterns of a snowflake at some point, or the perfectly...
Extracellular matrix guides growth and function of epithelial cells
Credit: Johanna Englund Scientists at the University of Helsinki have found an essential factor from the extracellular matrix that regulates functionality of the breast tissue...
Catalyzing the conversion of biomass to biofuel
Water in zeolites saves energy in the conversion of biomass into biofuelCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Zeolites are extremely porous materials: Ten grams can have...
Humboldt professorships 2022
The neurobiologist Catherina Becker strengthens CRTD as new research group leaderCredit: privat Regeneration of the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord, has...
Good food in a nice setting: wild bees need diverse agricultural landscapes
Research team investigates influence of different mass-flowering crops on pollinatorsCredit: N Beyer Mass-flowering crops such as oilseed rape or faba bean (also known as broad...
From meadow to plate: The cultured meat that replaces animals with grass
An affordable lab system that uses grass blades to turn cells into cultured meat has been developed at the University of Bath in the UKCredit:...
New approach can add diversity to crop species without breeding GMOs
Genetic technique edits every chloroplast in a plant, but does not change nuclear DNA of offspringCredit: Image by Hiroko Uchida CC BY-SA 4.0, http://uchidahiroko.com/works-s.html Breeding...
An app to help assess the severity of symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome
Credit: UAB/UPC/Vall d'Hebron Chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a disabling disease, in which people have great difficulties in carrying out their daily...
Development of the world’s first digital model of a cancer cell
With the first cancer cell model, researchers at TU Graz were able to launch an essential tool for modern cancer research and drug developmentCredit: ©...
Scientists risk overestimating numbers of wild bonobos
Study warns that changing climate in the Congo Basin is impacting assessment of the endangered apesCredit: MPI of Animal Behavior/ Barbara Fruth There might be...
Striking a balance: Trade-offs shape flower diversity
An international research team led by a researcher from the University of Tsukuba proposes that catering to different visitors has influenced flower evolutionCredit: University of...
Closing the gap on the missing lithium
Researchers account for some of the lithium missing from our universeCredit: ©2021 Hayakawa et al. There is a significant discrepancy between theoretical and observed amounts...