Flipping a metabolic switch to slow tumor growth
Credit: University of California San Diego The enzyme serine palmitoyl-transferase can be used as a metabolically responsive "switch" that decreases tumor growth, according to a...
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Perovskite and organic solar cells rocketed into space
Credit: DLR MORABA For the first time, researchers in Germany sent perovskite and organic solar cells on a rocket into space. The solar cells withstood...
Simpler and faster microscopy system enabling broader biomedical applications
Credit: by Yang Li, Terence T. W. Wong, Junhui Shi, Hsun-Chia Hsu, and Lihong V. Wang Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (OR-PAM) is a powerful imaging tool...
ALMA sees most distant Milky Way look-alike
Galaxy is distorted, appearing as a ring of light in the skyCredit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Rizzo et al. Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA),...
Upcycling plastic waste toward sustainable energy storage
Simple process transforms PET plastic into a nanomaterial for energy storageCredit: Mihri Ozkan & Cengiz Ozkan/UC Riverside What if you could solve two of Earth's...
SMART researchers find new way to make bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics
Study finds that exposing bacteria to hydrogen sulfide can increase antimicrobial sensitivity in bacteria that do not produce H2SCredit: Jessie Choo Hui Ling (SMART AMR)...
Security gap allows eavesdropping on mobile phone calls
Credit: RUB, Marquard Calls via the LTE mobile network, also known as 4G, are encrypted and should therefore be tap-proof. However, researchers from the Horst...
Scientists identify hundreds of drug candidates to treat COVID-19
UC Riverside researchers used a powerful machine-learning approach to screen millions of chemicals to find suitable candidatesCredit: L. Duka. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Scientists at the...
Novateur Ventures explores new strategy to reduce hyperinflammatory response caused by COVID-19
Credit: Novateur Ventures A novel strategy has been developed by Novateur Ventures, which provides new hope in battle against COVID-19. The study titled 'A Novel...
Scientists propose method for eliminating damaging heat bursts in fusion device
Credit: Photo and photo art by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Picture an airplane that can only climb to one or two altitudes after taking...
KERI creates a super-high-resolution nano display based on the 3D printing close to virtual reality
Demonstrate the production of 3D structure in 620nm pixels with over 50 times higher resolution than that of 8K QLED TV for the first time...
Pressure-induced 2D-3D conversion in hybrid lead iodide layered perovskite
Credit: Gang Liu Hydrostatic pressurization can effectively lead to new and improved material properties. However, most of the novel material properties are only retainable at...
Secretion of sugar polymers modulates multicellularity in the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus
Fundamental research in bacterial physiologyCredit: Salim Timo Islam Research by INRS (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique) Professor Salim Timo Islam and his PhD student...
Molecular additives enhance mechanical properties of organic solar cell material
Computational experiments on semiconducting polymers show under harsh loading conditions -- stretching and compression - the addition of small molecules enhances performance and stability; points...
Technology can help speed soil recovery after oil spills
Credit: David Weindorf After an oil spill or leak, it's important to act fast. If the oil has gotten into soil, scientists need to rapidly...