Graphene able to transport huge currents on the nano scale
Credit: Fig. 1b Nature Comm. Paper Once again, graphene has proven itself to be a rather special material: an international research team led by Professor...
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Food withdrawal results in stabilization of important tumor suppressor
Tumor suppressors stop healthy cells from becoming cancerous. Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Medical University of Graz and the German Institute of Human...
Food supplement may be key to treatment of rare disease
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that a popular food supplement called phosphatidylserine may be instrumental in reversing the detrimental effects of Familial Dysautonomia...
Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings
Credit: American Chemical Society Hydraulic fracturing has boosted U.S. energy production while coming under scrutiny for its potential environmental impacts, mostly related to the wastewater...
Fish sperm race for reproductive success
Loading video... Credit: Photo: Jarle Tryti Nordeide Norwegian researchers show that the sperm of Arctic char, a cold-water fish common to alpine lakes, swim at...
AZTI to coordinate scientific advisory services to the EC on fishing outside the EU waters
Credit: AZTI The aim of the framework contract is to provide the European Commission the scientific advice they need in order to ensure the sustainable...
Scientists crack genetic code determining leaf shape in cotton
Credit: Vasu Kuraparthy Researchers know that the variation in leaf shapes can mean big differences in a farmer's bottom line. Now, a new discovery gives...
Innovative proposal in the wind energy sector won the APREN Award
Credit: APREN Renewable energy was responsible for producing this year around 59% of the total amount of electricity in Portugal and it is expected that...
Rejuvenating the brain’s disposal system
Heidelberg, 21 December 2016 - A characteristic feature of Alzheimer's disease is the presence of so called amyloid plaques in the patient's brain - aggregates...
Artificial leaf as mini-factory for drugs
Credit: Bart van Overbeeke To produce drugs sustainably and cheaply, anywhere you want. Whether in the middle of the jungle or even on Mars. A...
The dirt on packaged rhino beetles
Credit: Aubrey Moore Bags of potting soil have become love hotels and nurseries for the highly invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle on the island of Guam....
133 new species described by the California Academy of Sciences in 2016
Credit: © Luiz Rocha SAN FRANCISCO (December 21, 2016) -- In 2016, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 133 new plant and animal...
New instrumentation for research
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is funding new instrumentation for various fields of knowledge-driven research through two calls. The Joint Committee of the...
Chemistry research breakthrough that could improve nuclear waste recycling technologies
Researchers from The University of Manchester have taken a major step forward by describing the quantitative modelling of the electronic structure of a family of...
New ultrasound technique is first to image inside live cells
Credit: University of Nottingham Researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a break-through technique that uses sound rather than light to see inside live...
