Princeton lab discovers small “Cain-and-Abel” molecule
Streptosactin named the first small molecule in the human microbiome to exhibit fratricidal activity.Credit: Figure courtesy of Leah Bushin. A new bacterial molecule with the...
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New on/off functionality for fast, sensitive, ultra-small technologies
A research team including Osaka University reports an ultra-small actuator with the fastest on/off switch and most precise position control in the worldCredit: Osaka University...
Newly discovered mechanism regulates myocardial distensibility
Team of researchers studies how oxidative stress influences the elasticity of the heart muscleCredit: Linke Lab A healthy heart beats 50 to 100 times a...
Scientists develop a technique to dynamically curve a photon jet
Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with international colleagues have found a simple technique to dynamically curve a photonic jet, turning it into a photonic...
Parkinson’s patient skin samples provide clues to disease mechanism and clinical test
Credit: Eleanor Coffey In a recently published study, researchers from the Turku Bioscience Centre at the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University in Finland...
Ultrahigh energy density transition-metal-free cathodes designed by band structure engineering
Credit: ©Science China Press The growing demands for ultrahigh energy density batteries used in electronic devices, electrical vehicles, and large-scale energy storage have inspired wide...
PhD thesis offers a real-time alternative to dialysis quality monitoring by optical method
Credit: TalTech The primary function of kidneys is to filter blood, removing waste products that build up in a human body. If kidneys are damaged...
HKU Professor Zheng Xiao GUO elected Member of Academia Europaea
Credit: The University of Hong Kong Professor Zheng Xiao GUO, Associate Dean for China & Global of Faculty of Science and Professor of Departments of...
NUS Researchers propose new perspective in nurturing lattice Boltzmann methods
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) share their recent progress in constructing numerical models for fluid mechanics simulations In new bookCredit: World Scientific...
City, University of London and Howden secure grant from the Royal Academy of Engineering
Project is targeted at reducing leakages in rotating machinery by 20% and improving the efficiency of oil free screw compressors by 2%Credit: City, University of...
Ocean algae get ‘coup de grace’ from viruses
Viruses don't immediately kill algae but live in harmony with themCredit: MODIS, NASA; Steve Gschmeissner, Photo Researchers Inc.; Kay Bidle & Christien Laber, Rutgers University...
Molecular basis underlying colorectal cancer revealed
Credit: Tadasuke Tsukiyama, et al., Nature Communications, September 15, 2020 A team of scientists has unraveled the molecular mechanism behind one of the causes of...
Robots to help children touch the outside world
UC team is developing better telepresence robots, equipped with robotic armsCredit: University of California Irvine A team of University of California researchers is working to...
The future of biofuels in the dark
Fellowship funds experiments in growing algae without sunlightCredit: Elizabeth Hann/UCR Algae could compete with petroleum as the fuel of the future if only the process...
Florida State-led team offers new rules for algae species classification
Credit: Photo by Sophie McCoy. FSU Assistant Professor of Biological Science Sophie McCoy and her team are proposing formal definitions for algae species and subcategories...
