Chemical/Biological Weapons

Credit: NTU Singapore Cancer cells are killed in lab experiments and tumour growth reduced in mice, using a new approach that turns a nanoparticle into a 'Trojan horse' that causes cancer cells to self-destruct, a research…

Credit: U.S. Army RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Chemical weapons pose a serious threat to civilian and warfighter lives, but technology from the U.S. Army Small Business Technology Transfer program reduces those risks.…

Scientists at the University of Tsukuba unveil a new crystalline material that reversibly changes color from yellow to red when absorbing water, paving the way for chemically sensitive detectors that can work without electricity Tsukuba,…

UTA examining evolutionary effects of nuclear testing on preserved water flea eggsCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington A researcher of The University of Texas at Arlington could soon uncover the evolutionary effects of nuclear…

Credit: Katja Koehler-Cole Winter cover crops benefit soil health and can suppress weeds in subsequent row crops but may also lead to lower yields. Some farmers and agronomists speculate that allelopathic chemicals released by…

Win is a first for PNNL and the only winner from Eastern Washington SEATTLE, Wash. - A technology that can quickly detect explosive vapors, deadly chemicals and illicit drugs with unparalleled accuracy has been named the 2020 Innovation of…

Backed by a US Department of Defense contract for up to $9.5 million, the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix leads effort for a portable device to easily, accurately detect biological threats, including the virus that…

Authors of the new Springer book identify mass psychogenic illness as the likely cause of Havana Syndrome, a mysterious condition affecting American and Canadian diplomats stationed in Cuba between 2016 and 2019. Dozens of embassy staff…

Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The air around us is still getting more and more polluted. No wonder many scientists strive to find a way to purify it. Thanks to the work of an international team led by prof. Juan Carlos…

Engineers will build guided wave robot to help ensure continued safe storage of nuclear wasteCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- June 23, 2020 -- Southwest Research Institute has been awarded a $1.3 million project…

Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchers have developed a nanometric-scale theoretical model to create structures that kill bacteria by using elastic forces. The results of this study pave the way to creating new antibacterial…

Credit: Photo courtesy of Michael Roe, NC State University. An indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic glass with water showed effective control of mosquitoes that carry malaria, according to a new study.…

Bioactive inks printed on wearable textiles can map conditions over the entire surface of the bodyCredit: Focus Vision Media & Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (June 5, 2020)--Researchers at Tufts University's School…

A promising but delicate therapeutic targetCredit: Albert Giralt / UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA An interdisciplinary research study of the University of Barcelona identified two potential candidates to treat Alzheimer's disease. These…

Lung cancer cells were used to design a methodology that could help in the future to differentiate healthy versus cancerous cellsCredit: Daniel Carbajo A study performed by researchers at the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of…

Credit: Augusta University photographer Kim Ratliff AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 25, 2020) - More than a quarter century after the Gulf War, female veterans who saw combat have nearly a twofold risk of reporting more than 20 total medical…

Credit: Takayoshi Arai Japanese researchers have succeeded in catalytic asymmetric iodoesterification from simple alkene substrates and carboxylic acids. Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition on April 27, this…

Award recognizes work in the classroom and laboratoryCredit: Photo: Eli Burakian/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - May 4, 2020 - Katherine Mirica, an assistant professor of chemistry at Dartmouth, has been awarded the 2020 Camille…

Black-light videos from NIST will help crime labs manage an invisible riskCredit: Sisco, Staymates/NIST When two scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) brought black lights and glow powder…