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...
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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...
New research in JNCCN sheds light on multi-organ adverse events from immunotherapy
Researchers find 27% of immune check point inhibitor recipients experienced irAEs, with 5% developing multi-organ irAEs either simultaneously or sequentially. JNCCN impact factor jumps to...
Method to derive blood vessel cells from skin cells suggests ways to slow aging
Salk study is the first to reveal ways cells from the human circulatory system change with age and age-related diseasesCredit: Bersini, Schulte et al. CC...
MIT press first reads series continues with ‘Viruses, pandemics, and immunity’
From MIT's Arup K. Chakraborty and immunologist Andrey ShawCredit: The MIT PRESS, 2020. Throughout history, humans have contended with pandemics. History is replete with references...
Innovative, minimally invasive treatment can help maintain prostate cancer patients’ quality of life
New study suggests that high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation is effective against prostate cancer with decreased side effects and improved recovery timeCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III, Keck...