Safer and Purer Medicinal Drugs: A Possibility Through A New Method

NANOTECHNOLOGY 05.02.2019 11:55 AM

Scientists develop a faster way of producing safer medicinal drugs Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) scientists have created a novel method that could potentially produce pure, no side-effect, higher quality medicinal drugs with a faster drug discovery process.

Sewers Could Help Clean Our Atmosphere

05.02.2019 11:16 AM

Researchers have concluded that sewer plants serving municipalities worldwide offer a major option for capturing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Although cautioning that research and development is needed before the systems could be deployed, the team identified several potentially viable paths to using sewage as a carbon sink — that is, sewer plants could clean the atmosphere as they clean water.

MIT and Harvard Receive $4.5 Million Each for Marijuana Research from Former Student

05.02.2019 08:27 AM

Man gives a total of nine million dollars to his alma maters. A Manhattan-based investor has dropped nine million dollars to fund marijuana research at his alma maters-Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Digital Filtering Could Advance Chemical Measuring

05.02.2019 08:19 AM

Technology could help move novel drugs to clinical trials faster. Precise measurements are critical to the discovery, development and usage of medications.

Hippo Poop Keeping Our Planet Habitable

05.02.2019 08:06 AM

A team of biologists found out how Hippo poop plays a role in sustaining our ecosystem. Hippos are considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa and have been feared by most.

A New Way to Store Information in Molecules for Millions of Years

05.01.2019 09:39 AM

A new way to store information in molecules could preserve the contents of the New York Public Library in a teaspoon of protein, without energy, for millions of years

Study Shows Polymer Films Fabricated to Conduct Heat

04.30.2019 09:11 AM

Scientists were able to design a polymer for heat conduction When it comes to thermal insulation, a layperson usually thinks of a polymer. Examples of polymer materials manufactured for trapping heat includes a Styrofoam coffee cup or a silicon oven mitt.

UCI Engineers Developed Next-Generation, Adaptive Space Blanket with Heat regulation Properties

04.29.2019 15:20 PM

The engineers have made a version with changeable properties for users to regulate how much heat is trapped or released

Monolithic Integration for Simple Color Tuning of a Light Bulb

04.29.2019 11:42 AM

Now it is possible to tune between bright white and more comfortable warmer colors in commercial LEDs

A Tree that Grows 40 Different Varieties of Fruit

04.29.2019 11:38 AM

Through grafting, one man has created Frankenstein’s Monster-like trees. Sam Van Aken, a professor at Syracuse University, is growing a tree that can produce 40 different types of stone fruits.

Study Reveals How to Increase the Lifespan of Bioelectrodes in Converting Solar Energy

04.28.2019 10:19 AM

The use of an oxygen-free environment extends the lifetime of bioelectrodes Scientists are constantly finding ways to create affordable and efficient devices to convert energy.

Living Cells Host Synthetic Polymers

04.26.2019 10:01 AM

Scientists create synthetic polymers inside living cells University of Edinburgh researchers showed the possibility of creating synthetic polymers inside of living cells.

Bacteria Creates Artificial Mother-of-Pearl

04.26.2019 07:28 AM

A biologist invented an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for making artificial nacre using an innovative component: bacteria. The artificial nacre is made of biologically produced materials and has the toughness of natural nacre, while also being stiff and, surprisingly, bendable. The method used to create the novel material could lead to new applications in medicine, engineering -- and even constructing buildings on the moon.

The First Step toward Ultra-High-Speed Wi-Fi

04.25.2019 13:56 PM

Researchers have found out a way to extract and transmit wireless signals from laser frequency combs

Quantum Gas Turns Supersolid

04.23.2019 23:15 PM

Supersolidity is a paradoxical state where the matter is both crystallized and superfluid. Predicted 50 years ago, such a counter-intuitive phase, featuring rather antithetic properties, has been long searched in superfluid helium.