A new family of molecules, termed ‘azuleneocyanines’, that can absorb large amounts of near-infrared light—a critical part of the electromagnetic spectrum—has…
The T cells of the immune system possess receptors on their surface with which they can recognize bacteria, viruses, and fungi and which enable the immune…
Spectroscopic techniques are among the most important methods by which scientists can look inside materials. Now, using X-ray absorption spectroscopy,…
The invention is a miniaturized, switchable electrochemical sensor. The electrode contains control components that can be switched on and off by illumination….
An innovative technique for collection of condensates from respiratory air and instantaneous analysis of its contents.
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The invention described below consists of a process for the tailored production of nanoparticles in an inverted polymer-modified microemulsion, and for the…
The pesticide-free pastures could be simple to establish, and–at perhaps only a half-acre each–easy to tend, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Second hottest July on record as El Nino fade continuesGlobal climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeJuly temperatures (preliminary)Global…
Professor Zhong Lin (ZL) Wang, who leads the research, explains how the peculiar properties of zinc oxide have made this work possible. “Zinc oxide is unique…
But less focus has been given to global warming's evil twin, ocean acidification, which occurs when CO2 lowers the pH of water bodies, thus making them more…
“Post-surgical recurrence of Crohn's disease occurs very frequently. Unfortunately, none of the traditional drugs used to treat the naturally occurring disease…
The study, the first to identify a specific gene associated with psychopathic tendencies in youth, appears this month in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. People with psychopathic traits generally are more callous and unemotional than their peers, said University of Illinois psychology professor Edelyn Verona, whose graduate student Naomi Sadeh led the study. …
HIV-AIDS. SARS. Ebola. Bird Flu. Swine Flu. Rabies. These are emerging infectious diseases where the viruses have jumped from one animal species into another…
Two different types of bowel cleansing products were also assessed and researchers found that low-volume polyethylene glycol (PEG) plus ascorbic acid was as…
The evolution of a group of muscled frogs scattered throughout Asia is telling geologists about the sequence of events that led to the rise of the Himalayas…
A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, to be published in the September issue of the journal Pain,…
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