Fleming’s method in miniature
Credit: ETH Zurich / Steven Schmitt and Helena Shomar It was 90 years ago that mould accidentally got onto a bacterial culture in Alexander Fleming's...
NEWS INDEX
Nanomicrocell catalysts: A new kind of highly efficient integrated catalyst system
Credit: ©Science China Press Chemical reactions are involving directional migration of electrons and charged intermediates, depending on the redox potentials of different reactive sites. The...
Alcohol ads in sport fuel drinking culture
Repeated exposure to alcohol advertising in sport - either at venues or during media coverage of matches - can have long-term effects on drinking attitudes,...
Carbon nanotube nanoreactors to stabilize metastable structures
Credit: ©Science China Press Various metastable structures are usually found in the phase diagram of most materials. Some structures can only exist under high temperature...
Scientists trace the key factor of tiny onion-like BN to superhard nt-cBN
Credit: ©Science China Press By virtue of the unique onion-like boron nitride (oBN) precursor, nanotwinned cubic boron nitride (nt-cBN) has been successfully synthesized under high...
Stretchable interlaced-nanowire film for ultraviolet photodetectors with high response speed
Credit: ©Science China Press Stretchable electronics, as a kind of "soft" electronic devices which can be stretched, deformed and wrapped onto nonplanar curved surfaces, have...
Lifetime flu vaccine?
If the virus that causes flu were an ice cream cone, then the yearly vaccine teaches the immune system to recognize just the scoop -...
Inorganic perovskite absorbers for use in thin-film solar cells
Credit: J. Marquez-Prieto/HZB Teams all over the world are working intensively on the development of perovskite solar cells. The focus is on what are known...
Major findings help understand bacteria’s ‘superglue’
Understanding these superglue proteins could help in the battle against antibiotic resistanceCredit: La Trobe University The discovery, published today in Nature Communications by researchers from...
DNA folds into a smart nanocapsule for drug delivery
Credit: Linko, Shen , Ijas/Aalto University New study of University of Jyvaskyla and Aalto University shows that nanostructures constructed of DNA molecules can be programmed...
Decoupled graphene thanks to potassium bromide
Credit: Department of Physics, University of Basel The use of potassium bromide in the production of graphene on a copper surface can lead to better...
New studies examine teen vaping association with sexual risk behavior and drug usage
BALTIMORE - Electronic vapor product (EVP) usage among U.S. high school students is associated with a higher likelihood of engagement in nine out of 10...
Researchers to help develop next-generation hybrid and electric vehicles
With $1.5 million award, University of Arkansas researchers will help advance the Energy Department's goal of increasing demand for electric vehiclesCredit: University Relations / University...
Novel method developed by HKBU scholars could help produce purer, safer drugs
Credit: HKBU Physics and Chemistry scholars from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have invented a new method which could speed up the drug discovery process...
New technique could pave the way for simple color tuning of LED bulbs
International collaboration demonstrates the possibility of tuning the color of a GaN LED by changing the time sequence at which the operation current is provided...
