Climate change impact on green energy production
Investigating the impact of temperature on solar and wind energy production in AustraliaCredit: Jing Huang WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 -- As the climate of the...
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Drugs against alpha-ketoglutarate may combat deadly childhood brain tumor
NIH funded pre-clinical study highlights intricate links between brain tumors and cancer cell metabolismCredit: Courtesy of Venneti lab, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor....
100 cool worlds found near the sun
Citizen scientists help locate some of the coolest brown dwarfs ever discoveredCredit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld; acknowledgement: William Pendrill Maunakea, Hawaii - How complete is our census...
Humid air can extend lifetime of virus-laden aerosol droplets
Scientists report a detailed model of aerosol transport through air, considering several environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity and ambient flowCredit: Binbin Wang WASHINGTON, August...
Huddersfield research predicted anti-COVID steroid benefits
Huddersfield researchers publish study that found that dexamethasone could reduce death rates in hospitalised COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic.Credit: University of Huddersfield A study...
New superlattice by CCNY team could lead to sustainable quantum electronics
Credit: Image by Lukas Zhao A team of international physicists led by Lia Krusin-Elbaum of the City College of New York, has created a new...
A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity
Theoretical design for gravitational wave detector has many additional applicationsCredit: R. Marshman et al A group of theoretical physicists, including two physicists from the University...
The easy way to get a square deal
Scientists at Osaka University demonstrate a simple method for inserting high-energy cubane molecules into an existing single-crystal supramolecular framework, work that may lead to next-generation...
Insect wings inspire new ways to fight superbugs
Scientists reveal how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact - by stretching, slicing or tearing them apartCredit: Public domain...
Russian chemists proposed a new design of flow batteries
The new design allows not only to reduce the cost of experiments, but also increases the power of vanadium batteriesCredit: Image courtesy of study authors....
Artificial materials for more efficient electronics
Credit: Bernard Mundet / EPFL We are surrounded by electronic devices. Transistors are used to power telephones, computers, televisions, hi-fi systems and game consoles as...
A new two-dimensional carbon allotrope — semiconducting diamane film synthesized
Credit: Feng Ke Atomically thin diamond, also called diamane, is a two-dimensional carbon allotrope and has attracted considerable scientific interest due to its potential physical...
Further details revealed about a highly-efficient anticancer drug delivery system
Credit: Tohoku University The majority of drug delivery systems use nano carriers to transport drugs due to their small size and ability to distribute drugs...
Low-dose real-time X-ray imaging with nontoxic double perovskite scintillators
Credit: Wenjuan Zhu, Wenbo Ma, Yirong Su, Zeng Chen, Xinya Chen, Yaoguang Ma, Lizhong Bai, Wenge Xiao, Tianyu Liu, Haiming Zhu, Xiaofeng Liu, Huafeng Liu,...
Scan for arterial plaque is better at predicting heart attack than stroke
Study examined predictive value of coronary calcium scores for heart attack and stroke in men and women and among different racesCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center...
