Cracks in perovskite films for solar cells easily healed, study finds
Credit: Padture Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study reveals good news for the possibility of using perovskite materials in next-generation solar...
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Understanding the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy
Credit: NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/CTIO/AURA/DELVE In June 2019, the International Astronomical Union expressed concern about the negative impact that the planned mega-constellations of...
Pollinating opossums confirm decades-long theory
New footage of nocturnal pollination of plants by opossums brings light to unpublished research nearly thirty years oldCredit: Photo courtesy of Felipe Amorim. In Brazil...
Antibiotics discovered that kill bacteria in a new way: McMaster
A promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistanceCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (February 12, 2020) - A new group of antibiotics with a...
ASU’s Stephanie Gil wins Sloan Research Fellowship
Robotics research to the rescueCredit: Robert Mayfield/ASU Stephanie Gil, an assistant professor in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, has...
New technique reduces pathogen identification time from two weeks to less than one hour
Credit: Karolina Pusz-Bochenska, Edel Perez-Lopez, Tim J. Dumonceaux, Chrystel Olivier, and Tyler J. Wist St. Paul, MN (February 2020)--Transmitted by insects, especially the aster leafhopper,...
Gene therapy prevents disorders with alcohol exposure in ALDH2 deficiency
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2020--A new study has shown that gene therapy to treat one of the most...
Early treatment of schizophrenia may not slow disease progression
Credit: Stony Brook University The News in Brief: Individuals with schizophrenia begin to experience a decline in overall mental health once symptoms onset. This gradual...
Two UH chemists are named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows
Brgoch, Wu honored for their work in fundamental chemistryCredit: University of Houston Two chemists from the University of Houston have been chosen as 2020 Sloan...
Silica increases water availability for plants
Bayreuth researchers discover a way to enhance food securityCredit: Photo: University of Bayreuth. As a result of climate change, more frequent and longer drought periods...
University of Liverpool spin out secures £300k to develop indoor air pollution technology
Credit: University of Liverpool A new University of Liverpool spin out company, CageCapture, has secured £300k funding from Innovate UK to take forward technology to...
First electrically-driven ‘topological’ laser developed by Singapore and UK scientists
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists and engineers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the University of Leeds in the UK have created the first...
Huge bacteria-eating viruses close gap between life and non-life
Large bacteriophages carry bacterial genes, including CRISPR and ribosomal proteinsCredit: UC Berkeley image courtesy of Jill Banfield lab Scientists have discovered hundreds of unusually large,...
Lane change in the cytoskeleton
Transport proteins can switch between microtubule network and actin networkCredit: Fabian Vogl / TUM Many amphibians and fish are able to change their color in...
Successful patenting and commercialization of green supercomputers ‘Made in Hessen’
Patenting and commercialization crown ten years' development work based on the 'Green IT' approach of Professor Volker Lindenstruth of Goethe University and the GSI Helmholtz...
