A 40-year-old catalyst unveils its secrets
A 40-year-old catalyst unveils its secrets
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'Titanium silicalite-1' (TS-1) is not a new catalyst: It has been almost 40 years since its development and the discovery of its ability to convert propylene into propylene oxide, an important basic chemical in the chemical industry. Now, by combining variou
Root bacterium to fight Alzheimer's
Root bacterium to fight Alzheimer's
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A bacterium found among the soil close to roots of ginseng plants could provide a new approach for the treatment of Alzheimer's. Rhizolutin, a novel class of compounds with a tricyclic framework, significantly dissociates the protein aggregates associated wit
Silk road contains genomic resources for improving apples
Silk road contains genomic resources for improving apples
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The fabled Silk Road is responsible for one of our favorite and most valuable fruits: the domesticated apple. Researchers have now assembled complete reference genomes and pan-genomes for apple and its two main wild progenitors, providing detailed genetic ins
Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer
Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer
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An ultrapotent nanoparticle candidate vaccine against COVID-19 has been developed with structure-based vaccine design techniques invented at UW Medicine. It is a self-assembling protein nanoparticle that displays 60 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein's re
Researchers invent flexible and highly reliable sensor
Researchers invent flexible and highly reliable sensor
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A novel sensor material is five times better than conventional soft materials and could be used in wearable health technology devices, or in robotics to perceive surface texture.
An underwater navigation system powered by sound
An underwater navigation system powered by sound
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Underwater backscatter localization could allow for battery-free ocean exploration. The system is akin to subsea GPS and has potential applications in marine conservation, aquaculture, underwater robotics, and more.
It's not if, but how people use social media that impacts their well-being
It's not if, but how people use social media that impacts their well-being
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New research indicates what's important for overall happiness is how a person uses social media. Researchers took a close look at how people use three major social platforms -- Facebook, Twitter and Instagram -- and how that use can impact a person's overall
Age is a primary determinant of melanoma treatment resistance
Age is a primary determinant of melanoma treatment resistance
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Age may cause identical cancer cells with the same mutations to behave differently. In animal and laboratory models of melanoma cells, age was a primary factor in treatment response.
Starting kindergarten on the right foot
Starting kindergarten on the right foot
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Going into kindergarten already well-prepared gives a child advantagesgives a child many advantages later in life and lowers costs for society in the long term, researchers in Canada find.
Intelligent cameras enhance human perception
Intelligent cameras enhance human perception
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A team of researchers has developed an intelligent camera that achieves not only high spatial and temporal but also spectral resolution. The camera has a wide range of applications that can improve environmental protection and resource conservation measures a
Warming of 2°C would release billions of tons of soil carbon
Warming of 2°C would release billions of tons of soil carbon
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Global warming of 2°C would lead to about 230 billion tons of carbon being released from the world's soil, new research suggests.
Asteroid's scars tell stories of its past
Asteroid's scars tell stories of its past
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Asteroid Bennu only recently migrated into Earth's neighborhood, according to a detailed analysis of impact marks on boulders on its surface. The report provides a new benchmark for understanding the evolution of asteroids and offers insights into space debri
New study reveals United States a top source of plastic pollution in coastal environments
New study reveals United States a top source of plastic pollution in coastal environments
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The United States ranks as high as third among countries contributing to coastal plastic pollution when taking into account its scrap plastic exports as well as the latest figures on illegal dumping and littering in the country.
Water on ancient Mars
Water on ancient Mars
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A meteorite that originated on Mars billions of years ago reveals details of ancient impact events on the red planet. Certain minerals from the Martian crust in the meteorite are oxidized, suggesting the presence of water during the impact that created the me
To survive asteroid impact, algae learned to hunt
To survive asteroid impact, algae learned to hunt
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Tiny, seemingly harmless ocean plants survived the darkness of the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs by learning a ghoulish behavior -- eating other living creatures.
Novel adoptive cell transfer method shortens timeline for T-cell manufacture
Novel adoptive cell transfer method shortens timeline for T-cell manufacture
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Researchers find a new way to generate T-cells faster, making immediate treatment with this therapy possible.
New cause of inflammation in people with HIV identified
New cause of inflammation in people with HIV identified
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A new study examined what factors could be contributing to inflammation, and they identified the inability to control HIV RNA production from existing HIV DNA as a potential key driver of inflammation.
A new spin on atoms gives scientists a closer look at quantum weirdness
A new spin on atoms gives scientists a closer look at quantum weirdness
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A team of researchers has developed a new way to control and measure atoms that are so close together no optical lens can distinguish them.
Dynamic photonic barcodes record energy transfer at the biointerface
Dynamic photonic barcodes record energy transfer at the biointerface
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A team recently developed bioresponsive dynamic barcodes, introducing the concept of resonance energy transfer at the interface of the microcavity.
Infection by confection: COVID-19 and the risk of trick-or-treating
Infection by confection: COVID-19 and the risk of trick-or-treating
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Researchers determined that COVID-19 transmission risk via Halloween candies is low, even when they are handled by infected people, but handwashing and disinfecting collected sweets reduces risk even further.
Future lake food webs in Subarctic have more biomass and contain more omega-3 fatty acids
Future lake food webs in Subarctic have more biomass and contain more omega-3 fatty acids
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Subarctic regions are facing rapid changes in climate and land-use intensity. An international research team recently completed an investigation to see how these changes are affecting the food webs and fish communities of lakes in northern Finland. Biomasses
AI teachers must be effective and communicate well to be accepted
AI teachers must be effective and communicate well to be accepted
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The increase in online education has allowed a new type of teacher to emerge -- an artificial one. But just how accepting students are of an artificial instructor remains to be seen. That's why researchers are working to examine student perceptions of artific
'Green' method for making pharmaceutical intermediates
'Green' method for making pharmaceutical intermediates
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Scientists develop cHAT to simplify the reduction of alkenes to more useful intermediate molecules for drugs and other useful chemical compounds.
Aspirin use best for those with high coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding
Aspirin use best for those with high coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding
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An X-ray test commonly used to assess hardening of the arteries could help doctors decide whether the benefits of taking aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke outweigh the risks of bleeding from its use, research suggests.
Radical changes in ecosystems
Radical changes in ecosystems
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Earth and all the living organisms on it are constantly changing. But is there any way we can detect if these changes are occurring at an abnormal rate? Scientists have now developed a method of detecting such developments and tracking how new ecosystems are
Parasitology: Bringing the locals onboard
Parasitology: Bringing the locals onboard
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A new study examines local perceptions of Chagas disease in a region where the infectious agent is endemic. The results underline the need to take social and cultural factors into account in campaigns designed to curb infectious diseases.
Catalysts for isotactic polar polypropylenes
Catalysts for isotactic polar polypropylenes
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Polypropylene (PP) is one of the most widely used plastics in the world. By controlling the spatial orientation of the propylene building blocks and additional polar components, it should be possible to create a new generation of attractive, engineered, speci
Expect more mega-droughts
Expect more mega-droughts
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Mega-droughts - droughts that last two decades or longer - are tipped to increase thanks to climate change, according to new research.
Flash graphene rocks strategy for plastic waste
Flash graphene rocks strategy for plastic waste
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Scientists advance a new technique to make graphene from waste with a focus on plastic.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu
NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu
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NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu.
Evolution of consumption: A psychological ownership framework
Evolution of consumption: A psychological ownership framework
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Technological innovations are rapidly changing how we consume goods and services. In many domains, we are trading ownership of private material goods for access to use shared and experiential goods and services. This article outlines how the downstream effect
Path to nanodiamond from graphene found
Path to nanodiamond from graphene found
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Researchers expand their theory on converting graphene into 2D diamond, or diamane.
Stronger treatments could cure Chagas disease
Stronger treatments could cure Chagas disease
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Researchers have found that a more intensive, less frequent drug regimen with currently available therapeutics could cure the infection that causes Chagas disease.
Study of ancient dog DNA traces canine diversity to the Ice Age
Study of ancient dog DNA traces canine diversity to the Ice Age
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A global study of ancient dog DNA presents evidence that there were different types of dogs more than 11,000 years ago in the period immediately following the Ice Age.
Spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon aren't as different as they seem
Spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon aren't as different as they seem
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Historically, spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon have been considered as separate subspecies, races, ecotypes, or even as separate species of fish. A new genetic analysis, however, shows that the timing of migration in Chinook salmon is determined entirel
Touch and taste? It's all in the tentacles
Touch and taste? It's all in the tentacles
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Scientists identified a novel family of sensors in the first layer of cells inside the suction cups that have adapted to react and detect molecules that don't dissolve well in water. The research suggests these sensors, called chemotactile receptors, use thes
Direction decided by rate of coin flip in quantum world
Direction decided by rate of coin flip in quantum world
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Flip a coin. Heads? Take a step to the left. Tails? Take a step to the right. In the quantum world? Go in both directions at once, like a wave spreading out. Called the walker analogy, this random process can be applied in both classical and quantum algorithm
High-sugar diet can damage the gut, intensifying risk for colitis
High-sugar diet can damage the gut, intensifying risk for colitis
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Mice fed diets high in sugar developed worse colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and researchers examining their large intestines found more of the bacteria that can damage the gut's protective mucus layer.
Asteroid Ryugu shaken by Hayabusa2's impactor
Asteroid Ryugu shaken by Hayabusa2's impactor
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Hayabusa2 mission members discovered more than 200 boulders, which either newly appeared or moved as a result of the artificial impact crater created by the Japanese spacecraft's Small Carry-on Impactor. Boulders were disturbed within a 30m radius from the im
Where were Jupiter and Saturn born?
Where were Jupiter and Saturn born?
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New work reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and Jupiter. These findings refine our understanding of the forces that determined our Solar System's unusual architecture, including the ejection of an additional planet between Saturn and Uranus, ensu
