Biochemistry News
November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — While toxic in high concentrations, copper is essential to life as a trace element. Many tumors require significantly more copper than healthy cells for growth -- a possible new point of attack for cancer treatment. Medical researchers have now ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Antibacterial drugs are important for treating infections. But increasingly, bacterial resistance to current drugs -- so they don't work well, or even at all -- means new ones are urgently needed. Researchers have demonstrated a potential ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — The airflow from an indoor badminton court's HVAC system and cross ventilation can affect the path of a birdie and have a significant role in play, but new research proposes that different roof configurations could help mitigate wind drift. The ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — A new theory, that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single ...
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Nov. 19, 2024 — It is the computational processing of images that reveals the finest details of a sample placed under all kinds of different light microscopes. Even though this processing has come a long way, there ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method of growing organic crystals that can be used for energy-harvesting ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new bio-inspired approach to building complex 3D microfluidic networks by utilizing plant roots and fungal hyphae as ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Researchers have used machine learning and supercomputer simulations to investigate how tiny gold nanoparticles bind to blood proteins. The studies ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Humans and animals move with remarkable economy without consciously thinking about it by utilizing the natural oscillation patterns of their bodies. A new tool can now utilize this knowledge for the ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth ...
Nov. 16, 2024 — Quantum-science advances using AI can measure very small surfaces and distances -- opening a world of medical, manufacturing and other ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Metamaterials are artificial materials that do not occur in nature. Their components function like atoms in conventional materials but have special optical, electrical and magnetic properties. ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Scientists have produced a new route to materials with complex 'disordered' magnetic properties at the quantum level. The material, based on a framework of ruthenium, fulfils the requirements of the ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Scientists have created a new 'biocooperative' material based on blood, which has shown to successfully repair bones, paving the way for personalised ...
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Nov. 14, 2024 — Water, a molecule essential for life, has unusual properties -- known as anomalies -- that define its behavior. However, there are still many enigmas about the molecular mechanisms that would explain ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have devised a mathematical approach to predict the structures of crystals -- a critical step in developing many medicines and electronic devices -- in a matter of hours using only a ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Capturing carbon dioxide from the hot industrial exhaust of cement and steel plants requires cooling the exhaust from around 200 C to 60 C so that liquid amines can react with the CO2. Chemists have ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — How long did it take our Sun to form in its stellar nursery? Scientists are now closer to an answer. They succeeded in the measurement of the bound-state beta decay of fully-ionized thallium ions at ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — 'Cool' white lights -- such as those in modern car headlights -- endanger moths by causing them to fly erratically, new research ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have explored how a particular chemical can selectively trap certain molecules in the cavities of its structure -- even though in normal conditions it has no such cavities. This ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists have advanced their NeuroMechFly model, simulating fruit fly movement in the real world. With integrated vision and smell, NeuroMechFly v2 helps us understand brain-body coordination, ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers have developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approach to address the growing demand for lithium used in ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers have developed a simple model system that can be used to break down fibrils -- the cause of numerous disorders including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease -- into their ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Most people don't enjoy getting shots for treatments or vaccines. So, researchers are working to create more medicines, such as those made from messenger RNA (mRNA), that can be sprayed and ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — X-rays are a common component of diagnostic testing and industrial monitoring, used for everything from monitoring your teeth to scanning your suitcase at the airport. But the high-energy rays also ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist? How did these early protocells develop the structural membranes necessary ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Completely artificial proteins that produce bioluminescence can serve as a non-invasive method for bioimaging, diagnostics, drug discovery, and ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — These miniature immune system models -- known as human immune organoids -- mimic the real-life environment where immune cells learn to recognize and attack harmful invaders and respond to vaccines. ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A research team has succeeded in synthesizing simple, environmentally sensitive cells complete with artificial organelles. For the first time, the researchers have also been able to emulate natural ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — When active filaments are exposed to localized illumination, they accumulate into stable structures along the boundaries of the illuminated area. Based on this fact, researchers developed a model ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have developed a groundbreaking coating that could make medical devices safer for millions of patients, reducing the risks associated with blood clots and dangerous bleeding. The new ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have combined two gene editing methods. This enables them to quickly investigate the significance of many genetic mutations involved in the development and treatment of ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can deliver over ...
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Deciphering the Anomalous Properties of Water
- Novel Electro-Biodiesel a More Efficient, Cleaner Alternative to Existing Alternatives
- Scientists Use Math to Predict Crystal Structure in Hours Instead of Months
- Breakthrough in Capturing 'hot' CO2 from Industrial Exhaust
- Long-Sought Measurement of Exotic Beta Decay in Thallium Helps Extract the Timescale of the Sun's Birth
- 'Cool' White Car Headlights More Likely to Dazzle Moths
- When Is a Hole Not a Hole? Researchers Investigate the Mystery of 'latent Pores'
- NeuroMechFly V2: Simulating How Fruit Flies See, Smell, and Navigate
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- 'Game Changer' In Lithium Extraction: Researchers Develop Novel Electrochemical Reactor
- New Model System for the Development of Potential Active Substances Used in Condensate Modifying Drugs
- An Advance Toward Inhalable mRNA Medications, Vaccines
- A Step Toward Safer X-Rays With New Detector Technology
- On the Origin of Life: How the First Cell Membranes Came to Exist
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Bioluminescent Proteins Made from Scratch Enable Non-Invasive, Multi-Functional Biological Imaging
- Lab-Grown Human Immune System Uncovers Weakened Response in Cancer Patients
- Synthetic Cells Emulate Natural Cellular Communication
- In Unity Towards Complex Structures
- Blood Vessel-Like Coating Could Make Medical Devices Safer for Patients
- Using CRISPR to Decipher Whether Gene Variants Lead to Cancer
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Storm in a Laser Beam: Physicists Create 'light Hurricanes' That Could Transport Huge Amounts of Data
- Research Team Successfully Produces Microbial Plastic to Replace PET Bottles
- Carbon Recycling Instead of Plastic Trash
- A New Paradigm in High-Speed Photoacoustic Small Animal Whole-Body Imaging
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Nanotechnology: Flexible Biosensors With Modular Design
- Researchers Drive Solid-State Innovation for Renewable Energy Storage
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Chemists Showcase Power of Pathbreaking Method to Make Complex Molecules
- Researchers Develop Robotic Sensory Cilia That Monitor Internal Biomarkers to Detect and Assess Airway Diseases
- Researchers Drive Solid-State Innovation for Renewable Energy Storage
- How to Improve and Accelerate Testing of Chemicals
- PFAS Removal Process Aims to Stamp out Pollution Ahead of Semiconductor Industry Growth
- GPS System for Microorganisms Could Revolutionize Police Work
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Scientists Calculate Predictions for Meson Measurements
- Pathogens Which Cling to Microplastics May Survive Wastewater Treatment
- New PFAS Testing Method Created
- Use of 'genetic Scissors' Carries Risks
- Earthquake Prediction Techniques Lend Quick Insight Into Strength, Reliability of Materials
- Detecting Evidence of Lung Cancer in Exhaled Breath
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Explaining Science Through Dance
- Advancing the Science of Superconductivity
- Two Key Genes Identified Linking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis
Monday, November 4, 2024
- The Secrets of Baseball's Magic Mud
- Synthetic Genes Engineered to Mimic How Cells Build Tissues and Structures
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Fueling Greener Aviation With Hydrogen
- Improving Energy Production by Boosting Singlet Fission Process
- Revolutionary High-Speed 3D Bioprinter Hailed a Game Changer for Drug Discovery
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Violating Bredt's Rule: Chemists Just Broke a 100-Year-Old Rule and Say It's Time to Rewrite the Textbooks
- New Methods for Whale Tracking and Rendezvous Using Autonomous Robots
- Immune System Review Provides Insight Into More Effective Biotechnology
- 'Wearable' Devices for Cells
- A Newly Developed Algorithm Shows How a Gene Is Expressed at Microscopic Resolution
- New Method Successfully Recycles Carbon Fiber Composite Into Reusable Materials
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- New Illinois Study Explores Adoption of Robotic Weeding to Fight Superweeds
- Keeping Close Watch on Stem Cells
- Nanoplastics Can Reduce the Effectiveness of Antibiotics
- Paving the Way for Polymer Design
- Scientists Develop Cellulose Recycling Method With Applications Ranging from Textiles to Medical Devices
- Complexity of Tumors Revealed in 3D
- Breakthrough in Magnetism Could Transform Quantum Computing and Superconductors
- Combining VR and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: A Neurotechnology That Boosts Spatial Memory Without Surgery
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Reactor Could Make Direct Air Capture More Energy Efficient
- A Navigation System for Microswimmers
- Paving the Way for Harvesting and Storing Solar Energy Efficiently
- Ultrasound Can Be Used as Search and Rescue Tool for the Brain
- New Imaging Analysis Technique Revolutionizes Diagnostics of Head and Neck Cancers
- Advanced Biodegradable Plastics Run Rings Around Their Predecessors
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Bird Wings Inspire New Approach to Flight Safety
- Improving Biosensors: Turning Up the Signal
- Quality Control in Artificial Photosynthesis: Validating Natural Antenna Mimicry
- Molecular Data Storage
- Hydrogen: Breakthrough in Alkaline Membrane Electrolyzers
- A New Chemistry for CRISPR
- Improvement of Catalytic Activity by Controlling the Surface Structure of Metal Particles
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Ultra-Sensitive Electronic Skin Modeled After the Human Brain
- Next-Generation Solar Cells Become More Powerful With Silver (Ag) Doping Technology
- The Evolution of Green Energy Technology: Developing Three-Dimensional Smart Energy Devices With Radiant Cooling and Solar Absorption
- A New Spectroscopy Reveals Water's Quantum Secrets
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Researchers Develop Low-Cost Device That Detects Cancer in an Hour
- A New Hydrogel Semiconductor Represents a Breakthrough for Tissue-Interfaced Bioelectronics
- No Significant PFAS Emissions Caused by Waste Incineration, Study Finds
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Taking the 'vibrational Fingerprints' Of Molecules Got 100 Times Faster
- Femtosecond-Fieldoscopy Accesses Molecules Fingerprints at Near-Infrared Spectral Range
- Researchers Develop New Coatings to Boost Turbine Engine Efficiency
- A 'chemical ChatGPT' For New Medications
- Listening Skills Bring Human-Like Touch to Robots
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- New Fingerprint Mass Spectrometry Method Paves the Way to Solving the Proteome
- Engineering Creates Molecules That Target Cancer-Causing Proteins
- New Simultaneous Lithium and Magnesium Extraction Technology
- Novel 2D Electro-Polaritonic Platform for Future Miniaturized Spectrometers
- Microplastics and PFAS: Combined Risk and Greater Environmental Harm
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Unexpected Beauty, Major Antimicrobial Power Boost as Phages Form Into Surprising Flower Shapes
- Scientists Unveil New Insights Into Air Pollution Formation
- Cloud Computing Captures Chemistry Code
Friday, October 18, 2024
- Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals
- Professor Tackles Graph Mining Challenges With New Algorithm
- New Strategy Unlocks Magnetic Switching With Hydrogen Bonding at Molecular Level
- Neutron Stars May Be Shrouded in Axions
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Researchers Unlock the 'silicate Magic' For Safer, Cheaper, and More Efficient Batteries
- Effects of Chemical Mixtures: Neurotoxic Effects Add Up
- Controlling Prosthetic Hands More Precisely by the Power of Thought
- New Method for Measuring Luminescence Lifetime Offers Breakthrough in Scientific Imaging