Scientists create supersensitive nanomaterials for DNA diagnostics and targeted drug delivery
Credit: Vladimir Cherkasov et al./ACS Nano In 1900, German physician Paul Ehrlich came up with the notion of a "magic bullet." The basic idea is...
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Novel Quantum effect found: Spin-rotation coupling
It was predicted 30 years ago, now the effect was measured for the first time by scientists at TU Wien (Vienna): The neutron spin exhibits...
New journal to publish discoveries in biophysics
Credit: Cambridge University Press A new open access journal from Cambridge University Press - QRB Discovery - will provide an outlet for exciting new discoveries...
APS tip sheet: Capturing election interference
New model analyzes characteristics of the 2016 election and surrounding social media activityCredit: Dewhurst et al. Physical Review E, 2020 As the Democractic primaries accelerate...
Sussex researchers combine lasers and terahertz waves in camera that sees ‘unseen’ detail
Terahertz camera uses laser light patterns to 'see inside' objects -- Terahertz imaging can reveal tiny hidden features of living thingsCredit: University of Sussex A...
School students from Russia and Finland to be trained in the technologies of Industry 4.0
The project is supported by the of South-East Finland -- 'Russia' -- South East Finland 2014-2020'Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Peter the Great...
Exposure to cleaning products in first 3 months of life increases risk of childhood asthma
Credit: Simon Fraser University New research from the CHILD Cohort Study shows that frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk...
Scientists pinpoint brain coordinates for face blindness
Credit: Randi Starrfelt Face blindness (prosopagnosia) is the inability to recognise faces. Much as people with dyslexia find it difficult to distinguish letters, people with...
Green approach accelerates process optimization and retrieval of ‘switchable’ solvents
Credit: Milad Abolhasani, NC State University Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a new, green technology for both accelerated screening and retrieving "switchable"...
Getting a grip: An innovative mechanical controller design for robot-assisted surgery
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology designed a new type of controller for the robotic arm used in robotic surgery....
Visualizing diffusive dynamics beyond tracking limit with standard optical microscope
Evaluating the spatio-temporal distribution of diffusion coefficients for high-concentration Brownian particles without fluorescent labeling nor tracking them from microscopy movie data analysis based on the...
Measuring a dynamical topological order parameter in quantum walks
Credit: by Xiao-Ye Xu, Qin-Qin Wang, Markus Heyl, Jan Carl Budich, Wei-Wei Pan, Zhe Chen, Munsif Jan, Kai Sun, Jin-Shi Xu, Yong-Jian Han, Chuan-Feng Li,...
Masking the memory of fear: Treating anxiety disorders such as PTSD with an opioid
In a breakthrough study, scientists from Japan find the potential of an opioid drug to help numb fear memoryCredit: Tokyo University of Science Anxiety disorders...
Memory games: Eating well to remember
UTS researchers have uncovered a strong link between the consumption of certain food groups and memory loss and comorbid heart diseaseCredit: Unsplash.com A healthy diet...
Catching light: How cobalt can help utilize visible light to power hydrogen production from water
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) demonstrate the first visible-light photoelectrochemical system for water splitting using TiO2 enhanced...
