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Showing posts with label Science News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science News. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Light stimulates a new twist for synthetic chemistry

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The molecules synthesized in this study form different isomers when irradiated with blue light. Photo Credit: Akira Katsuyama Molecules that...
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Red nets signal “stop” to insect pests, reduce need for insecticides

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Field test in Kyoto, Japan. The type of Welsh onions used in the experiment were a variety called Kujo leek, or Kujo negi in Japanese. These...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Electronic “soil” enhances crop growth

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Alexandra Sandéhn, PhD student, one of the lead authors, and Eleni Stavrinidou, Associate Professor, and supervisor of the study, connect th...
Thursday, November 2, 2023

FSU researchers capture high-resolution images of magnesium ions interacting with CRISPR gene-editing enzyme

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Hong Li, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and director of the Institute of Molecular Biophysics. Photo Credit: Devi...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Illuminating the dance of RNA with ultrabright X-rays

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Researchers demonstrated the ability to observe fine details, right down to angstrom-scale features in RNA at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light So...
Thursday, October 5, 2023

Scorpius images to test nuclear stockpile simulations

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Two cathode inductive voltage-adder cells on the electrical test stand are aligned at Sandia National Laboratories. After thousands of tests...
Friday, September 29, 2023

Small but mighty new gene editor

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Structural analysis and deep mutational scanning (DMS) of AsCas12f. The team used cryogenic electron microscopy, a method to look at the str...
Thursday, September 28, 2023

Revolutionary X-ray microscope unveils sound waves deep within crystals

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Scientists developed a groundbreaking technology that allows them to see sound waves and microscopic defects inside crystals, promising insi...
Monday, June 19, 2023

Physicists Have Presented a New Way to Control Wheat Quality

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Russia is one of the world's largest grain producers Photo Credit:  Andriy Nestruiev A team of scientists from the Ural Federal Universi...
Monday, June 12, 2023

CRISPR/Cas9-Based Gene Drive Could Suppress Agricultural Pests

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NC State researchers used a florescent protein to mark the genetic changes to spotted-wing Drosophila. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the researc...
Friday, May 12, 2023

New therapy helps immune system eradicate brain tumors

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Professor Anna Dimberg. Photo Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt Researchers from Uppsala University have developed a method that helps immune cells...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Australian fruit holds the key to citrus disease resistance

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Upuli Nakandala and Prof Robert Henry with a native Finger lime. Photo Credit: Megan Pope A comprehensive map of the genome of a native lime...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

How hallucinogenic substance in psilocybin mushrooms works on the molecular level

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Once it was hot research. Then it was banned. Now, research on psychedelic substances is both hot and legal. There is a revival in psilocybi...

Exercise Increases the Number of Cancer-Destroying Immune Cells in Cancer Patients

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Two new Finnish studies show that short bouts of light or moderate exercise can increase the number of immune cells in the bloodstream of ca...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Genetically Modified Plants Grow Better in Arid and Saline Conditions

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Tobacco is one of the most well-studied plants by scientists. Photo Credit: Rodion Narudinov Russian scientists have modified tobacco. They ...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Even as temperatures rise, this hydrogel material keeps absorbing moisture

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MIT engineers have found that a common hydrogel has unique, super-soaking abilities. Even as temperatures climb, the transparent material co...

Researchers develop carbon-negative concrete

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Graduate student Zhipeng Li and Professor Xianming Shi. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Washington State University A viable formula for a carbon-...
Monday, April 17, 2023

Testing coatings to conserve canisters against corrosion

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Video Credit: Ruth Frank As anyone who has lived near the ocean can attest, metal and sea mist are a recipe for corrosion. A nuisance of coa...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Neutrons for better vaccines against multidrug resistant germs

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Dr. Jia-Jheng Kang prepares measurements for the vaccines at the KWS-2 sample site. Photo Credit: Bernhard Ludewig, FRM II / TUM Neutrons fr...
Monday, March 27, 2023

How football-shaped molecules occur in the universe

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Graphic Credit: Shane Goettl/Ralf I. Kaiser For a long time, it has been suspected that fullerene and its derivatives could form naturally i...