Modified clay can remove herbicide from water
Credit: Feng Yan et al. By creating neatly spaced slits in a clay mineral, University of Groningen Professor of Experimental ...
Tag: Biomechanics/Biophysics
X-ray microscopy at BESSY II: Nanoparticles can change cells
Credit: Burcu Kepsutlu/HZB Today, nanoparticles are not only in cosmetic products, but everywhere, in the air, in water, in the ...
Biologists reveal cellular architecture of potential fountain of youth
Credit: Alyssa Johnson and Adam Bohnert, LSU Alyssa Johnson and Adam Bohnert, assistant professors in the Louisiana State University Department ...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy diagnosis improved by simple accelerometers
As the most common form of the disease, early diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is key to survivalCredit: Image courtesy ...
Bush-crickets’ ears unlock the science to developing revolutionary hearing sensors
Credit: Dr Thorin Jonsson New research has found that bush-crickets' ear canals have evolved to work in the same way ...
Is it hemp or marijuana? New scanner gives instant answer
A handheld spectrometer quickly determines the level of THC in cannabis plantsCredit: Image courtesy of Dmitry Kurouski Hemp is technically ...
Human textiles to repair blood vessels
Credit: Nicolas L'Heureux What if we could replace a patient's damaged blood vessels with brand new ones produced in a ...
Sensory perception is not superficial brain work
Credit: Remi Gau If we cross a road with our smartphone in view, a car horn or engine noise will ...
Researchers refute fifty-year old doctrine on cell membrane regulation
Credit: Saarland University/Thorsten Mohr The boundary between life and non-life is a remarkably narrow one. A central hallmark of life ...
The unchanging viscosity of cells
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The only thing that appears to be unchanging in living cells is that they are ...
Why males pack a powerful punch
Upper arm strength, different from females', may have specialized for forceful blowsCredit: Photo by Jeremy Morris Elk have antlers. Rams ...
Researchers discover method to detect motor-related brain activity
By applying a nonlinear signal processing method to experimental data, researchers found a connection between motor behavior and brain activities ...
EU funds €3m project to develop nanodevices against epilepsy and Parkinson’s
Novel nanotechnologies could be used as brain implants, modulating the activity of nerve cells electrochemically and treating neurological diseasesCredit: Photo ...
Study identifies interaction site for serotonin type 3A and RIC-3 chaperone
Credit: TTUHSC To address the receptor dysfunction associated with several serious neurological diseases, Michaela Jansen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from the Texas ...
Ancient Greek tholos-like architecture composed of archaeal proteins
A unique archaeal protein complex having a spacious center surrounded by five columnsCredit: © Biomolecular Organization Research Group Proteins often ...
Novel compound is promising drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease
New gamma secretase inhibitor blocks only amyloid production, no other functionsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- A newly identified ...
$250,000 in Vilcek Foundation Prizes awarded to immigrant scientists
The 2020 Vilcek Prizes recognize immigrant scientists for the development of tools and technologies advancing scientific discoveryCredit: Photos courtesy of ...
How the immune system becomes blind to cancer cells
Credit: Illustration: CIBSS/University of Freiburg, Michal Roessler T cells play a huge role in our immune system's fight against modified ...
Cells’ springy coils pump bursts of RNA
Rice University model quantifies basic processes of transcriptionCredit: Alena Klindziuk/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 30, 2020) - In your cells, ...
Researchers rank ‘smartest’ schools of fish when it comes to travel formations
Credit: NJIT The concert of motion that fish schools are famous for isn't merely an elaborate display of synchronized swimming. ...