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Turning Carbon Dioxide into Valuable Products

Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and her colleagues are looking to DNA to help guide the process.

The Tiny Nanotube That Can

Adding to nanotubes' abilities: superconductors and solar cells

Putting Liquid Biopsies on Solid Ground: Cancer Diagnosis from a Milliliter of Blood

If larger studies confirm the results of a Weizmann Institute innovation, diagnosing cancer may one day be as easy as taking blood

Desperate Cancer Cells

Desperate times call for desperate measures, says an ancient proverb, but whoever coined it surely could not have imagined that it would hold so true on such small scales.

Creating the Cells That Can Be Everything and More

Removing a newly discovered “lock” from DNA’s packaging can restore limitless abilities to early cells

Motion of DNA Linked to Its Damage Response, Ability to Repair Itself

A multidisciplinary team of Indiana University researchers have discovered that the motion of chromatin, the material that DNA is made of, can help facilitate effective repair of DNA damage in the human nucleus -- a finding that could lead to improved cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Microbial Communities Stay Healthy by Swapping Knowledge

High levels of horizontal gene transfer could help researchers engineer useful microbiomes independent of unstable population dynamics

Miniaturized Lab-On-A-Chip for Real-Time Chemical Analysis of Liquids

A fingertip-sized chip replaces bulky laboratory equipment. An infrared sensor has been developed at TU Wien (Vienna) that analyses the content of liquids within the fraction of a second.

Washing Dishes with Superheated Steam More Effective, Earth-Friendly

Conventional dishwashers often do not kill all the harmful microorganisms left on plates, bowls, and cutlery.

New Way Found to Turn #7 Plastic into Valuable Products

A method to convert a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D-printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste.

Better Metal Oxides to Boost the Green Credentials of Many Energy Applications

Metal oxides are compounds that play a crucial role in processes that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Protein That Could Prevent Chemical Warfare Attack Created at Rutgers

A team that includes Rutgers scientists has designed a synthetic protein that quickly detects molecules of a deadly nerve agent that has been classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction and could be used in a chemical warfare attack.

Recycling Greenhouse Gases

CO2 and methane can be turned into valuable products. But until now the catalysts required for such reactions quickly lose their effectiveness. TU Wien has now developed more stable alternatives.

New Granular Hydrogel Bioink Could Expand Possibilities for Tissue Bioprinting

Every day in the United States, 17 people die waiting for an organ transplant, and every nine minutes, another person is added to the transplant waiting list, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration.

New Study Confirms ‘Rippled Sheet’ Protein Structure Predicted in 1953

UCSC scientists reported three crystal structures of periodic rippled beta sheets, a novel protein structure with potential applications in biomedicine and materials science

Tetrahedrons Assemble! Three-Sided Pyramids Form 2D Structures

Rice study: Bottom-up construction with a 2D twist could yield novel materials

See-Through Zebrafish, New Imaging Method Put Blood Stem Cells in High-Resolution Spotlight

For the first time, researchers can get a high-resolution view of single blood stem cells thanks to a little help from microscopy and zebrafish.

Gene Therapy Partly Restores Cone Function in Two Completely Colorblind Children

Gene therapy has partly restored the function of the retina’s cone receptors in two children who were born completely colourblind, reports a new study led by UCL researchers.

By Design: From Waste to Next-Gen Carbon Fiber

Research from Washington University in St. Louis may soon lead to lighter, stronger carbon fiber materials and stronger plastics with a gentler environmental impact.

‘Forever Chemicals’ Destroyed by Simple New Method

Process beheads PFAS, causing it to fall apart into benign end products