Graphene microbubbles make perfect lenses
New method generates precisely controlled graphene microbubbles with perfectly spherical curvature for lensesCredit: H. Lin et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.5.055001. Tiny bubbles can solve large problems....
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Building a Trojan Horse to fight breast cancer
Credit: Bryan Smith With a nearly $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Michigan State University researchers are using nanoscopic particles to turn...
Identification of a viral factor that impairs immune responses in COVID-19 patients
Credit: ©Kei Sato As of October 2020, SARS-CoV-2 causes an ongoing pandemic, with more than 35 million reported cases and more than 1 million deaths...
NASA shows heaviest rainfall displaced in Typhoon Chan-hom
Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Typhoon Chan-hom was still moving parallel to Japan's east coast as NASA's satellite rainfall product, that incorporates data from satellites and observations,...
Metoprolol: an old drug with unique cardioprotective properties
CNIC scientists have defined the unique ability if metoprolol to protect the heart during a heart attack.Credit: CNIC/EHJ A drug costing less than 2 euros...
Genomes offer new insights into fig-wasp symbiotic system
Credit: WANG Gang Banyan trees are fig trees that begin their life as an epiphyte. The most noticeable feature of banyan Ficus species is their...
RUDN University chemists developed a domino reaction for producing new antitumor drugs
Credit: RUDN University A team of chemists from RUDN University suggested a new reaction to produce organic compounds in one vessel. The end products turned...
New research provides fresh hope for children suffering from rare muscle diseases
Credit: Taylor & Francis Results of an international study published today in Autophagy and led by researchers from Monash University, School of Biological Sciences, provides...
Pulmonary artery thrombosis a complication of radiation therapy
Imaging findings of in situ pulmonary artery thrombosis associated with radiation therapy are different from acute pulmonary emboli and do not appear to embolizeCredit: American...
Future ocean conditions could cause significant physical changes in marine mussels
Credit: University of Plymouth The increased temperature and acidification of our oceans over the next century have been argued to cause significant physical changes in...
Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study
Credit: Luke Mosley University of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally. Published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews, the...
A dance of histones silences transposable elements in pluripotent stem cells
Credit: Simon Elsässer So-called transposons are abundant DNA-elements found in every eukaryotic organism as a consequence of their ability to jump and multiply within the...
How to beat spicy pepper heat (hint: milk isn’t the best) (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2020 -- Maybe you've heard that milk is the perfect way to extinguish that spicy food burn....
Most nations failing to protect nature in COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans
Outbreak provides opportunity to reset economy and reverse ecosystem, species lossesCredit: Pamela McElwee The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to reset the global economy and...
The Colorado river’s water supply is predictable owing to long-term ocean memory
Scientists develop new tool to forecast drought and water flow in the Colorado riverCredit: Photo by Stephen Walker A team of scientists at Utah State...