Chemistry AND Physics
Blood flow measurements in microfluidic devices fabricated by a micromilling technique
In this work, Dr. Diana and fellow researchers propose a low cost technique able to produce microfluidic devices for biomedical...
Are humans the new supercomputer?
The saying of philosopher René Descartes of what makes humans unique is beginning to sound hollow. 'I think -- therefore...
Anti-fibrotic peptide shows early promise against interstitial lung disease
Credit: Reproduced from Translational Research (http://www.translationalres.com), Volume 170, April 2016, Pages 99-111, with permission from Elsevier. The results of preclinical...
Trap and neutralize: A new way to clean contaminated groundwater
A team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have helped discover a new chemical method to immobilize uranium...
Understanding ocean processes
On the ocean's sunlit surface, phytoplankton absorb carbon during photosynthesis. A portion of that carbon filters through the marine food...
Gene defect may point to solution for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease is caused by protein (amyloid) deposition in the brain. New research at the University of Bergen (UiB) and...
Recyclable, sugar-derived foam — a renewable alternative to traditional polyurethanes?
Polyurethanes in products from cushy sofas to stretchy spandex have made sitting, sleeping and walking more comfortable. But once they...
Mysterious ‘four-dimensional’ iron oxide explained
An international group of researchers including Russian scientists from the Moscow State University has been studying the behaviour of the...
Earthquake may have been manmade, but more data needed to assess hazards in Texas
The most comprehensive analysis to date of a series of earthquakes that included a 4.8 magnitude event in East Texas...
Innovative Exeter research pioneers nanotechnology for gas sensing
A team of scientists from the University of Exeter have created a new type of device that could be used...
Ice streams can be slowed down by gas hydrates
One of the major questions today is: What are the ice sheets going to do in an ever-warming climate? Ice...
Riddle of missing efficiency in zinc oxide-based dye-sensitised solar cells solved
This explains why zinc-oxide (ZnO) dye-sensitised solar cells have not yet met expectations. The results evolved from collaboration between Monash...
DNDi and Pharco to test affordable hepatitis C regimen with Malaysian and Thai governments
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and the Egyptian drug manufacturer Pharco Pharmaceuticals have signed agreem..
Stand Up To Cancer launches ‘Catalyst,’ a new research program supported by industry
LOS ANGELES - Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the charitable initiative aimed at bringing new treatments to cancer patients quickly,...
Slow-binding inhibition of cholinesterases: Pharmacological and toxicological relevance
Reversible inhibition of enzyme, an activity in which the inhibiting molecular entity (often a small chemical called ligand or inhibitor)...
Inside the fiery furnace
Galaxies, it seems, are sociable animals and they like to gather together in large groups, known as clusters. Actually it's...
Increase in coffee consumption could provide protective effect in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
April 13, 2016, Barcelona, Spain: Adding coffee to the diet of people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) could help...
Over-the-counter drug may reverse chronic vision damage caused by multiple sclerosis
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A common antihistamine used to treat symptoms of allergies and the common cold, called clemastine fumarate,...
UC San Diego scientists receive $9.5 million NIH grant to combat antibiotic resistance
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have received a five-year, $9.5-million award from the National Institute...
Calcium isotope holds the secret to the mass of neutrinos
Credit: B. Alex Brown Scientists around the world are being kept in suspense by the negligible mass of neutrinos, subatomic...