Flatter graphene, faster electrons
Credit: Swiss Nanoscience Institute Bumps on a road slow down our pace, so do corrugations in graphene to travelling electrons. By flattening the corrugations out,...
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Neuronal and neurotransmitter systems dynamic coupling explains the effects of psilocybin
A study led by Gustavo Deco, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, with the participation of Josephine Cruzat, a member of his team,...
Researchers discover treatment for spasticity in mice, following spinal cord injuries
Credit: Kiehn Lab, University of Copenhagen. In experiments with mice, researchers have studied neuronal mechanisms and found a way to by and large prevent spasticity...
Insight into the synapses
Credit: (Picture: Chair Markus Sauer / University of Würzburg) When people think of glutamate, the first thing they remember is the flavour enhancer that is...
IVI, INOVIO, and KNIH partner with CEPI in a Phase I/II trial of INOVIO’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) grants funding $6.9 million to INOVIO and IVI to conduct clinical testing in Korea for INOVIO's COVID-19 vaccine...
SMART and MIT develop nanosensors for real-time plant health monitoring
New nanobionic approach allows scientists to study the communication within plants, providing valuable insights to improve crop yieldsCredit: Felice C. Frankel Sensors can intercept distress...
Guide for COVID-19 remote consultation by primary carers designed by NTU Singapore scientist & peers
Credit: NTU Singapore Primary care health workers now have a guide for conducting remote consultation of suspected COVID-19 patients, developed by a team of researchers...
System to locate rescue forces in distress
Safety wherever they go: KIT scientists develop technology to locate injured or buried rescue forces without GPSCredit: Robert Fuge, KIT In the event of fires,...
Psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms produced in yeast
Scientists from DTU Biosustain prove that psilocybin, a potential drug for treating depression and other psychological conditions can be produced in yeast.Credit: The Novo Nordisk...
Biorobotics is the future of fish farming
Credit: Taltech Several hundred thousand salmon swim closely together in fish farms. For at least some time, the fish farmer and the fish have the...
3D fusion imaging improves coronary artery disease diagnosis
Credit: Radiological Society of North America Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Indoor precautions essential to stem airborne COVID-19
Researchers are urging health authorities to immediately recognise the role of airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus droplets from an infected person beyond 1.5m in order...
Novel sperm membrane protein FIMP facilitates mammalian fertilization
Researchers from Osaka University identify a novel protein essential for the sperm-oocyte interaction and fusion of gamete membranes that is fundamental to mammalian sexual reproduction,...
Odor experts uncover the smelly chemistry of lemur love
Potential sex pheromones used by male lemurs for 'stink flirting' are influenced by testosterone levelsCredit: Illustration by Caitlin E. Devor, University of Tokyo, CC BY...
Bornean treeshrews can take the heat
Credit: Image credit: Anna Thonis As human activity shapes Earth's climate, animals must increasingly adapt to new environmental conditions. The thermoneutral zone -- the ambient...
