Teflon subproducts recycled into valuable pharmaceuticals
Credit: Public Domain Fluoroform is highly pollutant, greenhouse effect chemical compound made of carbon and fluorine atoms. It is generated as one of the main...
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A novel positioning algorithm based on self-adaptive algorithm
Much attention has been paid to the Taylor series expansion (TSE) method these years, which has been extensively used for solving nonlinear equations for its...
Novel plasma jet offshoot phenomenon explains blue atmospheric jets
Ionised matter, like plasma, still holds secrets. Physicists working with plasma jets, made of a stream of ionised matter, have just discovered a new phenomenon....
Fluorescence method detects mercury contamination in fish
Credit: José Antonio Gil MartÃnez Researchers from the University of Burgos (Spain) have developed a fluorescent polymer that lights up in contact with mercury that...
High-sensitivity cameras reveal the atomic structure of metal-organic frameworks
Credit: © 2017 KAUST Researchers at KAUST have developed a method for fine-scale imaging of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), three-dimensional structures made up of metal ions...
Metabolism drives growth and division of cancer cells
Credit: Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft STAT5 controls maturation and division of blood cells. During the development of blood cells it is activated by tyrosine phosphorylation and...
Study finds 6,600 spills from fracking in just four states
Credit: Source: Science for Nature and People Partnership DURHAM, N.C. - Each year, 2 to 16 percent of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill...
Seven new species of night frogs from India including 4 miniature forms
Credit: SD Biju Scientists from India have discovered seven new frog species belonging to the genus Nyctibatrachus, commonly known as Night Frogs. This find is...
Screening MRI benefits women at average risk of breast cancer
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - MRI screening improves early diagnosis of breast cancer in all women-not only those at high...
Novel breast tomosynthesis technique reduces screening recall rate
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A new digital breast tomosynthesis technique has the potential to reduce the rate at which...
Hispanic cancer mortality varies among ethnic groups
To interview Paulo Pinheiro, contact Julia Gunther at [email protected] or 215-446-6896. Bottom Line: Cancer mortality rates vary considerably within the growing Hispanic population in the...
Scientists explore the evolution of a ‘social supergene’ in the red fire ant
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have discovered that the chromosome responsible for the social organisation of colonies of the highly invasive fire...
Impacts of mass coral die-off on Indian Ocean reefs revealed
Credit: University of Exeter Warming seawaters, caused by climate change and extreme climatic events, threaten the stability of tropical coral reefs, with potentially devastating implications...
Mercury in fish, seafood may be linked to higher risk of ALS
MINNEAPOLIS - Eating fish and seafood with higher levels of mercury may be linked to a higher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to...
A new computer model explores how proteins are controlled ‘at a distance’
Credit: Matthieu Wyart/EPFL EPFL scientists have created a new computer model that can help better design of allosteric drugs, which control proteins "at a distance"....
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