. Scientific Frontline
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Rice researchers unlock new insights into tellurene, paving the way for next-gen electronics

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Shengxi Huang is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and materials science and nanoengineering at Rice University,...

Engineering Quantum Entanglement at the Nanoscale

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Study authors P. James Schuck (left) and Chiara Trovatello from the Schuck lab at Columbia Engineering. Photo Credit: Jane Nisselson/Columbi...

Study explains why some osteoporosis drugs may protect against Covid-19

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Drugs already in-use for other conditions could help in the fight against Covid-19 and its variants Photo Credit: Courtesy of University of ...

Tracking delivery: new technology for nanocarriers

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Lipid nanoparticles visualized using SCP-Nano technology at the cellular level in lung tissue. Image Credit: © Ali Ertürk / Helmholtz Munich...

Researchers create lab model that could lead to new, non-hormonal birth control methods

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Oregon Health & Science University researchers have developed a new lab model to study how changes in cervical mucus during the menstrua...

Gene editing extends lifespan in mouse model of prion disease

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Broad Communications Eric Minikel and Sonia Vallabh run a lab with a singular focus: preventing and treating prion disease within their life...

NIH-funded study finds cases of ME/CFS increase following SARS-CoV-2

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Photo Credit:  Bruno Aguirre New findings from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Ini...
Monday, January 13, 2025

Inorganic and biocatalysts work together to reduce CO2

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First author Panpan Wang tested the catalysis cascade in the laboratory. Photo Credit: Ruhr-Universität Bochum / Marquard In a hybrid cascad...

Polygamy is (not) for the birds

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Rafael S. Marcondes, a faculty fellow in ecology and evolutionary biology at Rice Photo Credit: Alex Becker/Rice University Researchers at R...

Oxford researchers develop blood test to enable early detection of multiple cancers

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Photo Credit:  Fernando Zhiminaicela Oxford University researchers have unveiled a new blood test, powered by machine learning, which shows ...

Apex predators in prehistoric Colombian oceans would have snacked on killer whales today

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. Illustration of some of the apex predators in the Paja Formation biota with a human for scale. Illustration Credit: Guillermo Torres, Hace...

Unraveling the Mysteries of DNA Damage in the Brain

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Immunofluorescent staining of mouse brain, showing neurons and glial cells in the hippocampus. Blue are cell nuclei, while green are microfi...

Team makes sustainable aviation fuel additive from recycled polystyrene

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Illinois Sustainable Technology Center research scientist Hong Lu and his colleagues developed a method for converting waste polystyrene int...

Chornobyl Dogs’ Genetic Differences Not Due to Mutation

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Photo Credit: Norman Kleiman Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chornobyl...
Sunday, January 12, 2025

New data on atmosphere from Earth to the edge of space

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Clouds in Antarctica. Our weather is influenced by many factors, at ground level (such as mountains and human activity), interactions in our...