Anti-coronavirus (COVID-19) face shield — Easy to make at low cost
With a 3D printer and clear plastic file -- sharing 3D data for the shield frame and preparation processCredit: Osaka University When dealing with coronavirus...
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New research insights into how a group of novel organelle-based disorders affects cells
Credit: University of Exeter A pioneering study has shed new light on how a group of novel organelle-based disorders affect cells. The study led by...
ERC Advanced Grant for Edward Lemke for the engineering of designer organelles in cells
Biophysical chemist receives prestigious EU research funding for work on membraneless organelles that construct synthetic proteins in cellsCredit: ill./©: Christopher Reinkemeier, Lemke Lab An evolutionary...
Discovery of a novel function for MAP2 in synaptic strengthening
Unlocking the mysteries of memory?Credit: @ Korea Brain Research Institute Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, headed by Suh Pan-Ghill) announced on the 6th of April,...
TU Dresden chemists develop noble metal aerogels for electrochemical hydrogen production
Credit: Wiley-VCH Electrocatalysis is one of the most studied topics in the field of material science, because it is extensively involved in many important energy-related...
Hormone produced in starved leaves stimulates roots to take up nitrogen
Scientists identify a hormone produced in nitrogen-starved leaves that stimulates roots to take up nitrogen from soilCredit: Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi, Nagoya University Nagoya University researchers have...
Science snapshots from Berkeley Lab: 3D nanoparticles and magnetic spin
Scientists capture 3D images of nanoparticles, atom by atom, with unprecedented precisionCredit: Courtesy of IBS Since their invention in the 1930s, electron microscopes have helped...
Research identifies critical protein in cancer treatment-related heart damage
Findings suggest inhibiting FOXO1 could protect heart from cell death, atrophyCredit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Spokane Spokane, Wash. - Many cancers can...
Newly emerged enterovirus-A71 C4 isolates may be more virulent than B5 in northern Vietnam
Kanazawa University researchers identified a novel sublineage of enterovirus A71-C4 isolates with two recombinants, which showed greater virulence than the B5 subgenotype, during the 2015-16...
University of Utah Health and Intermountain Healthcare launch COVID-19 clinical trials
Credit: University of Utah Health Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City have launched two vital clinical trials to...
Social media can forecast economic impact of disasters including COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: University of Bristol Social media should be used to chart the economic impact and recovery of businesses in countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
COVID-19 drug lead treatments identified
Credit: Professor Luke Guddat An international team of researchers has tested more than 10,000 compounds to identify six drug candidates that may help treat COVID-19....
To make or to break: Novel reversible technique produces acyl fluoride using rare metal
Scientists devise a new technique to produce value-added complex acyl fluorides from commercially available simple acyl fluorideCredit: Tokyo University of Science Acyl fluorides are organic...
Researchers demonstrate a platform for future optical transistors
Researchers have demonstrated a new efficient implementation, where photons couple to excitons in single-layer semiconductors.Credit: Department of Physics, ITMO University Leading research groups in the...
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Novel hybrid material proves an efficient photodetectorCredit: HZDR / Juniks Digital cameras as well as many other electronic devices need light-sensitive sensors. In order to...
