Antibiotics: City dwellers and children take the most
Publication by the University of Bonn examines 73 studies on the use of antibioticsCredit: (c) Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn City dwellers take more antibiotics than...
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Underwater adhesive technology moves to the market
Credit: (Mussel Polymers Inc. A novel underwater adhesive technology, based on a glue used naturally by marine creatures, soon may provide a safer adhesive option...
Glass transition of spins and orbitals of electrons in a pure crystal
A joint research group at Osaka University and the University of Tokyo discovered how the electrons in a magnetic pyrochlore oxide spontaneously freeze into a...
New error correction method provides key step toward quantum computing
Credit: MIT RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- An Army project devised a novel approach for quantum error correction that could provide a key step toward...
Novel error-correction scheme developed for quantum computers
Bosonic symmetry ensures hardware-efficient encoding of informationCredit: Stephanie Zingsheim/University of Sydney Scientists in Australia have developed a new approach to reducing the errors that plague...
Cancerous tumors, surrounding cells illuminated by new imaging agent
Compound being tested in small clinical trialsCredit: Achilefu lab Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new imaging agent...
Arizona State University professor honored with materials science award
Alexandra Navrotsky to receive the 2020 Jan Czochralski Award from the European Materials Research SocietyCredit: Mary Zhu Arizona State University Professor Alexandra Navrotsky will be...
JNK protein triggers nerve cells to withdraw their synapses when stressed
Credit: Turku Bioscience New study from Eleanor Coffey's lab at Turku Bioscience Centre in Finland identifies that the JNK protein triggers nerve cells to withdraw...
Study reveals grasshopper declines associated with declines in quality of prairie grasses
Credit: Ellen Welti A University of Oklahoma-led study shows that grasshopper numbers have declined over 30% in a Kansas grassland preserve over the past two...
Researchers promote cancer cell growth in the near infrared region by using silica coated gold nano
Credit: Author In a report published in NANO, a group of researchers from the Republic of Korea have discovered a method to promote cancer cell...
Newly proposed method offers fermentable sugars from sustainable lignocellulosic biomass
Credit: LIU Yajun Fuel, animal feed, other major carbon-rich products could have a sustainable replacement with the help of a new approach to processing a...
How does flow effect forces of charged surfaces/particles and surfactants in liquids?
Credit: Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society You're at the office. You've typed up a report and press print. Walk over to the printer and...
Single biological factor predicts distinct cortical organizations across mammalian species
A KAIST team's mathematical sampling model shows that retino-cortical mapping is a prime determinant in the topography of cortical organizationCredit: Professor Se-Bum Paik, KAIST. Researchers...
A hidden electronic transition ‘S0 → Tn’ in heavy-atom-containing molecules
Credit: Masaya Nakajima Researchers in Japan have discovered S0 → Tn, a previously overlooked electronic transition in photoreactions occurring in heavy-atom-containing molecules exposed to visible...
Keeping cats indoors could blunt adverse effects to wildlife
Credit: Roland Kays Birds alighting on driveways and baby bunnies munching on lawn grass should keep something in mind: Beware the house cat. A new...
