Recharging N95 masks for continued usage
Restoring the filtration efficiency of N95 masks after they have been cleaned -- opening the door for smart masks.Credit: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research WASHINGTON,...
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Theoretical prediction of reverse intersystem crossing for organic semiconductors
Promoting the development of organic light-emitting diode materialsCredit: Naoya Aizawa The joint research team of RIKEN and Hokkaido University developed a method to predict rate...
Brain’s immune cells promising cellular target for therapeutics
Microglia brain cells can be targeted with nanomedicines to tamp down uncontrolled inflammation activation, which causes neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Nanxia Zhao WASHINGTON, September 8, 2020 --...
New insight into mammalian stem cell evolution
Scientists are learning about species adaptation by comparing their stem cell-related genesCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS The genes regulating pluripotent stem cells in mammals are...
Robotic muscles could turn back body clock by 2050
Credit: Jonathan Rossiter, University of Bristol Loss of strength and muscle wastage is currently an unavoidable part of getting older and has a significant impact...
Producing technicolor through brain-like electronic devices
Credit: Junsuk Rho (POSTECH) Structural coloration is promised to be the display technology of the future as there is no fading - it does not...
Accelerated drying of electrodes — cheaper production of batteries
EPIC project aims at the energetic, economic, and ecological optimization of productionCredit: (Photo: Ralf Diehm/KIT) Extension of electric mobility results in an increasing demand for...
New process for efficient removal of steroid hormones from water
Improved filtration system made of a polymer membrane with activated carbon eliminates estradiol with an efficiency of more than 99% -- KIT researchers report in...
Scientists uncover secret of material for promising thermal imagers
Credit: MIPT Press Office Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the RAS Institute for Theoretical and Applied Electromagnetics have discovered what...
Extracting order from a quantum measurement finally shown experimentally
Credit: Ola Joensen In physics, it is essential to be able to show a theoretical assumption in actual, physical experiments. For more than a hundred...
How to have a blast like a black hole
Scientists at Osaka University use extremely intense laser pulses to create magnetized-plasma conditions comparable to those surrounding a black hole, study that may help explain...
Inheritance in plants can now be controlled specifically
For the first time, KIT researchers use CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors to recombine genes on a chromosome -- Nature Communications publishes resultsCredit: (Figure: Michelle Rönspies/KIT) A...
Researchers show how mutations in DNA packaging machines cause cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Sept. 7, 2020 - Like wrenches made of Legos, SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes tighten or loosen DNA in...
Dropping it in the mail: Best practices detailed for mail-in colon cancer screenings
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Sept. 8, 2020 - A program that asks patients to mail in stool samples to screen for colon...
International study gets at the root of what makes deer migrate
Credit: Courtesy of Bruno Lourtet of CEFS, University of Toulouse From the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, the question of whether a deer population migrates...