THE and PolyU co-host innovation & impact summit
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University More than 200 participants, including influential higher education and industry leaders, entrepreneurs and policy-makers around the globe, gather in...
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Scopus CiteScore metrics integrated with Pensoft journals
Credit: Scopus Having long been indexed by the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature - Scopus, Pensoft journals published on the ARPHA journal...
New approach set to make peptide stapling widely available
Credit: University of Leeds UK scientists have created a new method to structure peptides, which they say will be cheaper and make the process of...
The gut microbiota plays a key role in treatment with classic diabetes medication
(University of Gothenburg) A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged. A recent study at Sahlgrenska Academy and University of...
Where to look for new treatments for alcoholism? The matrix
Philadelphia, PA, June 1, 2017 - A new study in Biological Psychiatry may pave the way for treating alcohol addiction by reducing motivation to drink,...
Key process for cell division revealed in molecular analysis
Researchers have discovered important details of a vital process that enables cells to divide correctly into two. Their findings shed light on the molecular processes...
DFG to fund 15 new collaborative research centers
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved the establishment of 15 new Collaborative Research Centres. This was decided by the responsible Grants Committee...
New cancer drug interactions resource launched
Credit: University of Liverpool The University of Liverpool and Radboud University, Nijmegen have launched a new website intended to promote safer prescribing and improve quality...
Highly sensitive nanosensors to prevent catastrophes
Credit: Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University. With safety in the resource sector a globally critical issue, the researchers said an affordable, robust, and...
Artificial transpiration for solar water purification
Credit: ©Science China Press Recently, solar steam and vapor generation is attracting a lot of attention with promising prospect in desalination, sterilization and chemical purification....
A brave new world for coral reefs
The future of the world's coral reefs hangs in the balance, but it is not too late to save them, according to a major study...
KAIST distinguished professor SY Lee Elected to the NAS in the US
Credit: KAIST KAIST Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering was elected as a foreign associate to the US...
A new twist on uranium’s origin story, by CSU scientists
Credit: Amrita Bhattacharyya FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - Uranium, the radioactive element that fuels nuclear power plants and occurs naturally in the Earth's crust, is typically...
Researchers flip the script on magnetocapacitance
Credit: Kaiju et. al. Capacitors, electronic components that store and quickly release a charge, play an important role in many types of electrical circuits. They'll...
Ultra-stable perovskite solar cell remains stable for more than a year
Credit: MK Nazeeruddin/EPFL Perovskite solar cells promise cheaper and efficient solar energy, with enormous potential for commercialization. But even though they have been shown to...
