Key drug target shown assembling in real-time
Study reveals a structural timeline of cellular signaling events Over one-third of all FDA-approved drugs act on a specific family of proteins: G-protein coupled receptors...
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Fiber-based imaging spectrometer captures record amounts of data
Compact device could one day be used aboard unmanned aircraft for farming and environmental applications WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new compact, fiber-based imaging...
Shedding light on cancer metabolism in real-time with bioluminescence
Credit: EPFL EPFL scientists have invented a new way to quantify - in real-time - glucose metabolism of cancerous tumors by making them bioluminesce. This...
Artificial intelligence becomes life-long learner with new framework
New technology brings AI a step closer to effectively helping Army missions RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (May 20, 2019) - A project of the U.S....
Cement as a climate killer: Using industrial waste to produce carbon neutral alternatives
Credit: Herbert Pöllmann / MLU Producing cement takes a big toll on our climate: Around eight per cent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions can...
People with benign skin condition willing to trade time, money to cure disorder
New study highlights the substantial effect that condition has on quality of life (Boston)--People with benign hyperpigmentation (the darkening or increase in the natural color...
New single vaccination approach to killer diseases
Scientists from the University of Adelaide's Research Centre for Infectious Diseases have developed a single vaccination approach to simultaneously combat influenza and pneumococcal infections, the...
Echolocation: Making the best of sparse information
New findings reported by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers challenge a generally accepted model of echolocation in bats. They demonstrate that bats require far less...
Discovery in mice could remove roadblock to more insulin production
A combination of two immune-system factors keeps the pancreas from keeping up with the demands of a Western diet; together, they could act as a...
NAM 2019: First media announcement
Around 500 astronomers and space scientists will gather at Lancaster University, from 30 June - 4 July, for the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting...
Preparing low-income communities for hurricanes begins with outreach, Rutgers study finds
Interviews with economically disadvantaged New Jerseyans in the areas hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy yield advice for future disastersCredit: Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Clifton Lacy...
How plant viruses can be used to ward off pests and keep plants healthy
Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Imagine a technology that could target pesticides to treat specific spots deep within the soil, making...
Bonobo mothers help their sons to have more offspring
Mothers' presence influences the reproductive success of their adult sonsCredit: © Martin Surbeck, Kokolopori Bonobo Research "This is the first time that we can show...
Ultra-thin superlattices from gold nanoparticles for nanophotonics
Physical chemistry: Publication in ACS Applied Materials & InterfacesCredit: HHU / Christoph Kawan The group "Colloids and Nanooptics" of Prof. Dr. Matthias Karg at the...
Thinking outside the box: ‘Seeing’ clearer and deeper into live organs
Scientists using a unique approach have developed a new biomedical imaging contrast agent Scientists using a unique approach have developed a new biomedical imaging contrast...
