Applying the Goldilocks principle to DNA structure
Scientists consider the form that may be 'just right' for scripting gene expressionCredit: Michelle Fredricks, UC San Diego Physical Sciences ...
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PhysTEC recognizes outstanding high school physics teachers for 2019
Nationwide physics teacher preparation network recognizes outstanding physics teachers across the country COLLEGE PARK, MD, June 24, 2019 -- The ...
Researchers explain visible light from 2D lead halide perovskites
Work resolves mystery and offers new path for light-emitting and other devicesCredit: University of Houston Researchers drew attention three years ...
Branching out: Making graphene from gum trees
Researchers have developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly way of producing graphene using one of Australia's most abundant resources, eucalyptus trees.Credit: ...
Calibration method improves scientific research performed with smartphone cameras
Easy-to-perform approaches could boost use of consumer cameras for citizen science and pollution monitoring WASHINGTON -- Although smartphones and other ...
Galaxy clusters caught in a first kiss
For the first time, astronomers have found two giant clusters of galaxies that are just about to collide. This observation ...
Targeting individual atoms
Credit: ETH Zurich / Jan Rhensius, Kristian Cujia Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy - NMR spectroscopy for short - is one ...
Carnegie Mellon physicist Rachel Mandelbaum named 2019 Simons Investigator
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University physicist Rachel Mandelbaum has been named a 2019 Simons Investigator by the Simons ...
Resonance-enhanced tunneling induces F+H2 reaction in interstellar clouds
Credit: T. A. Rector & B. A. Wolpa, NOAO, AURA Scientists from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of ...
Chemists discover structure of glucagon fibrils
Study may be a step toward shelf-stable versions of the hormone, which is used to control diabetes. Patients with type ...
Researchers unveil how soft materials react to deformation at molecular level
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Before designing the next generation of soft materials, researchers must first ...
Novel Chinese nanogenerator takes cue from electric eels
Credit: TAN Puchuan Researchers from the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Award for Nicolas Plumeré
ChemistryCredit: RUB, Kramer Bochum-based chemist Professor Nicolas Plumeré has been awarded the Luigi Galvani Prize by the Bioelectrochemical Society. The ...
How to bend waves to arrive at the right place
Waves do not always spread uniformly into all directions, but can form a remarkable 'branched flow'. At TU Wien (Vienna) ...
‘Bathtub rings’ around Titan’s lakes might be made of alien crystals
New research presented at the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference in Bellevue, Wa.Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute BELLEVUE, ...
A wearable vibration sensor for accurate voice recognition
The research group led by Professor Kilwon Cho and Professor Yoonyoung Chung developed a skin-attachable vibration sensor for voice recognitionCredit: ...
Immunotherapy and HDAC inhibition are anti-cancer besties
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Immunotherapies have revolutionized the care of many cancers, teaching the body's own immune cells ...
Researchers report new understanding of thermoelectric materials
Discovery leads to promising new materials for converting waste heat to powerCredit: University of Houston The promise of thermoelectric materials ...
Northern lights’ social networking reveals true scale of magnetic storms
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a 'social network' of ground-based instruments, according ...
Scientists dissolve crude oil in water to study its composition
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Researchers from MIPT, Skoltech, the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ...
