Lossless conduction at the edges
Credit: Department of Physics, University of Basel Topological insulators represent a key area of research because they could potentially be used as superconductors in the...
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A return to the wild for better immune health
Credit: Jacob Mills A research team led by the University of Adelaide has found that revegetation of green spaces within cities can improve soil microbiota...
Musical rhythm has very deep evolutionary roots and is present in some animals
According to a study of the biological foundations of music conducted in a mouse model by Alexandre Celma-Miralles, a researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark,...
Saturable plasmonic metasurfaces for laser mode locking
Credit: by Jiyong Wang, Aurelien Coillet, Olivier Demichel, Zhiqiang Wang, Davi Rego, Alexandre Bouhelier, Philippe Grelu and Benoit Cluzel Plasmonic metasurfaces are artificial 2D sheets...
New insights into vaping uptake among Māori and Pacific peoples
Credit: University of Otago Māori and Pasifika who have not been able to quit smoking may need more support to move from smoking to vaping,...
Why are we still failing to stop deforestation?
Credit: Data from the Global Forest Watch While national and international efforts to reverse the trend of deforestation have multiplied in recent years, there is...
NUS researchers develop a new library of atomically thin 2D materials
Credit: National University of Singapore Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a whole new library of atomically thin, two-dimensional (2D) materials...
Breaking down stubborn cellulose in time lapse
Analyses of TU Graz prove the efficient operation of the cellulose degrading biological nanomachine cellulosome. This can provide new perspectives for applications in industrial biorefineries.Credit:...
A thin lensless camera free of noise
Credit: by Jiachen Wu, Hua Zhang, Wenhui Zhang, Guofan Jin, Liangcai Cao and George Barbastathis Lensless imaging technology introduces computing power into the conventional optical...
Bricks made from plastic, organic waste
New binding solution targets construction usesCredit: Flinders University Revolutionary 'green' types of bricks and construction materials could be made from recycled PVC, waste plant fibres...
UToledo chemists identify toxic chemicals in fracking wastewater
Scientists are zeroing in on water quality and environmental concerns of fracking wastewater to determine if it is safe for reuseCredit: Daniel Miller, The University...
Ocean virus hijacks carbon-storing bacteria
Rice scientists analyze structure, mechanism of phage protein that steals electronsCredit: Illustration by Ian Campbell/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 22, 2020) - Beneath the ocean's...
Using wastewater to monitor COVID-19
Credit: NIAID Wastewater could be used as a surveillance tool to monitor the invasion, spread and eradication of COVID-19 in communities. A recent review paper...
A natural amino acid could be a novel treatment for polyglutamine diseases
Researchers from Osaka Univ., National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, and Niigata Univ. identify the amino acid arginine as a potential disease-modifying drug for polyglutamine...
Peer-reviewed data shows remdesivir for COVID-19 improves time to recovery
Preliminary results from NIH clinical trial publishedCredit: NIAID WHAT: The investigational antiviral remdesivir is superior to the standard of care for the treatment of COVID-19,...