Unanticipated response to estrogen at the single cell level
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that not only do ...
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Micro-scaled method holds promise as improved cancer diagnostic platform
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Using a single-needle biopsy and new technology for tumor diagnosis developed by Baylor College of ...
Ecofriendly catalyst for converting methane into useful gases using light instead of heat
Credit: Tokyo Tech Methane is present in the natural gas that is very abundant in the earth's crust and has ...
Human Body-on-Chip platform enables in vitro prediction of drug behaviors in humans
Fluidically-linked systems of multiple human Organ Chips that quantitatively predict drug pharmacokinetics may offer alternatives to some animal testsCredit: Wyss ...
Discovery of a new liquid-liquid interfacial deformation by partial miscibility
Creating a cross-disciplinary discipline of chemical thermodynamics and interfacial fluid dynamics and contributing to higher efficiency of oil recovery and ...
A new model has been developed that simulates the accumulation of lipids in membranes
Led by the URV researcher Vladimir Baulin, this study has also discovered a new role of cholesterol that will help ...
Algae shown to improve gastrointestinal health
Project is the first to test green algae on symptoms related to human digestionCredit: Frank Fields, UC San Diego A ...
Stressed-out dust is sharing antibiotic resistance genes
First study to show indoor dust bacteria have transferrable antibiotic resistance genesCredit: Northwestern University Bacteria can swap their genes with ...
The secret of strong underwater mussel adhesion revealed
Credit: Hyung Joon Cha Among the Marvel characters, Spider-man has been the most popular character for the longest time of ...
Keeping lead out of drinking water when switching disinfectants
Changing water systems can be done safely, as long as it's done correctlyCredit: Washington University in St. Louis About 80 ...
Synthetic nerve conduit bridges the gap in arm nerve repair
Credit: A team of scientists has created a biodegradable, synthetic conduit that repairs large gaps in injured nerves, which supported ...
Integrate micro chips for electronic skin
Researchers from Dresden and Osaka present the first fully integrated flexible electronics made of magnetic sensors and organic circuits which ...
Montana State researcher harnesses microorganisms to make living building materials
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- To make a building material that's alive, Montana State University researcher Chelsea ...
Brewing a better espresso, with a shot of math
Credit: Five Senses Coffee (Australia) Mathematicians, physicists, and materials experts might not spring to mind as the first people to ...
Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
Credit: Munmun, T. et. al., Chemical Communications, Dec. 26, 2019 Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over ...
Self-moisturising smart contact lenses
Credit: Tohoku University Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new type of smart contact lenses that can prevent dry ...
SPIE selects Wolfgang Fink as 2020 fellow
Professional optics society recognizes University of Arizona professor for his work in artificial vision for the blind and smartphone-based eye ...
Study verifies a missing piece to urban air quality puzzle
Credit: CMU College of Engineering Despite the prominent health threat posed by fine particulate pollution, fundamental aspects of its formation ...
Light-up wheels: Unique organic light-emitting molecular emitters
Researchers at Osaka Univ. design and synthesize highly efficient carbon-based 3rd-generation OLED molecular emitters by linking the donor and acceptor ...
Glutamate in the brain has unexpected qualities, researchers show with new analysis method
Credit: Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University in Sweden have achieved something long ...
