Chemistry AND Physics

May 26, 2022

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...

Will raindrops stick to a spider web’s threads?

Loading video... Credit: Wonjung Kim/Sogang University WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12, 2016 - If you go out after a rain, you...

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards $3.9 million in NARSAD grants

NEW YORK CITY (April 12, 2016)--The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced its 2016 Independent Investigator Grants, which award...

Louisiana Tech University hosts ‘Maker Month’ to celebrate creativity, innovation

Credit: Louisiana Tech University RUSTON, La - The Innovation Enterprise at Louisiana Tech University is proud to announce its inaugural...

1917 astronomical plate has first-ever evidence of exoplanetary system

Pasadena, CA-- You can never predict what treasure might be hiding in your own basement. We didn't know it a...

Better coffee through chemistry (video)