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Earth Sciences

'Realistic' new model points the way to more efficient and profitable fracking

A new computational model could potentially boost efficiencies and profits in natural gas production by better predicting previously hidden fracture mechanics….

Life & Chemistry

Benzene-Based Nanotubes: A New Era in Chemical Synthesis

For the first time, researchers used benzene – a common hydrocarbon – to create a novel kind of molecular nanotube, which could lead to new nanocarbon-based…

Life & Chemistry

Chirality in 'real-time'

The method commonly used to detect enantiomers is circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. It exploits the fact that light polarized into a circular wave (like a…

Physics & Astronomy

More stable light comes from intentionally 'squashed' quantum dots

Intentionally “squashing” colloidal quantum dots during chemical synthesis creates dots capable of stable, “blink-free” light emission that is fully comparable…

Life & Chemistry

Natural Membrane Breakthrough Boosts Hydrogen Fuel Production

In a recent study from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, scientists have combined two membrane-bound protein complexes to…

Life & Chemistry

Plant Phytoliths and Water Content Affect Tooth Enamel Wear

Fodder experiments in guinea pigs provide insights into the causes of tooth wear / Findings could allow scientists to reconstruct the feeding behavior and…

Life & Chemistry

New Treatment Breakthrough for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

The life-threatening blood disorder thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is rare (2-3 people out of every million per year) and affects mainly young,…

Life & Chemistry

Basel Researchers Discover Drug Targeting Metastasis Formation

The development of metastasis is responsible for more than 90% of cancer-related deaths, and patients with a metastatic disease are considered incurable.

Life & Chemistry

The Algae’s Third Eye

Just like land plants, algae use sunlight as an energy source. Many green algae actively move in the water; they can approach the light or move away from it….

Materials Sciences

Understanding Superlubricity: Key to Reducing Friction

One of the most important prerequisites for sustainable and environmentally friendly mobility is minimizing friction. Research and industry have been dedicated…

Physics & Astronomy

Ultra-Sensitive Sensor Uses Gold Nanoparticles for Detection

The sensor is made up of a series of gold disk-shaped nanoparticles on a glass slide. The team at Bath discovered that when they shone an infra-red laser at a…

Health & Medicine

Bioinspired Nanoscale Drug Delivery Method by WSU, PNNL

The work could someday lead to more effective therapies and diagnostics for cancer and other illnesses.

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Discovers Brightest Quasar in Early Universe

Astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the brightest quasar ever seen in the early Universe — the light received from…

Life & Chemistry

New Therapeutic Concept Targets Pathogenic T Cells in MS

With funding provided by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio 128, researchers at the Medical Center of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Enhancing Energy Efficiency Through Transistor Innovations

Transistors are needed wherever current flows, and they are an indispensable component of virtually all electronic switches. In the field of power electronics,…

Information Technology

Enhancing Data Communication with Spin Wave Overtones

Spintronic oscillators are a kind of nano components in which spin waves are used to generate microwave signals in the gigahertz range. Spin wave overtones can…

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