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Marine Plastic Pollution Harms Bacteria That Help Us Breathe

Scientists show the relationship between oxygen-producing bacteria and plastic pollution Macquarie University researchers discovered that just one kind of bacteria in the ocean that help people breathe oxygen is prone to plastic pollution.

Revolutionary Method of Generating Stem Cells Through Blood

Scientists reveal method a non-intrusive manner of generating stem cells Collaborators from the Queen's University Belfast and King's College London (KCL) discovered a treatment method to cardiovascular diseases caused by diabetes.

Plant Sugars Used as Raw Material for Plastics Chemical

Study shows that fructose can be a source of HMF Collaborators from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed an efficient and economically-feasible manner of producing HMF or 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, a chemical derived from plants that could help solve in the transition from a fossil-based economy towards an environmentally-friendly bio-based economy.

Water-in-Salt Batteries Discovered To Have Better Capacity Than Conventional Ones

Study shows an improved and safer battery University of Maryland (UMD) and US Army Research Lab (ARL) researchers developed an approach that improved the capacity of batteries to have high energy through enhancing their water-in-salt battery with a new kind of chemical transformation of the cathode that results in a reversible solid salt layer.

Study Reveals Intercellular Communication Within the Body

Scientists reveal cell-to-cell signaling of cancer cells within the body A medical breakthrough by researchers from the EPFL Laboratory of Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry showed that exosomes are used by cancer cells to communicate with each other and send information through the bloodstream.

'Impossible' Nano-Sized Protein Cages Created With Help of Gold

Scientists create nano-sized protein cages Researchers from Heddle Initiative Research Unit at RIKEN in Japan and Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Poland created a nanoscale assemblage that could target the delivery of drugs to specific locations in the body.

Underwater Exploding Electrical Wires to Understand Shock Waves

Scientists show the relationship of shock waves with the expansion of a wire Technion Israel Institute of Technology researchers demonstrated the relation between the evolution of a shock wave and the expansion of the exploding wire.

Upgraded Blood Test Detect Alzheimer's Disease

A two-tier method allows the early detection of Alzheimer's disease Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) scientists have developed a two-tier method in detecting the early stage of Alzheimer.

Study Reveals Holography as a Tool for Quantum Computation

Scientists find a way for quantum computation Photography determines the amount of light of various colors that hit the photographic film. Since light has dual properties of a particle and a wave, it can be characterized by the phase because of its wavelike properties.

Scientists Develop Oral Vaccine for Hepatitis B

Study shows a team of scientists collaborate to produce a needleless vaccine against Hepatitis B Hepatitis B affects millions of people annually. Everyone is at risk especially small children.

Measuring Light Properties Through a Quantum Sensor

Study reveals light's quantum properties through a sensor University of Innsbruck researchers discovered how light can be measured non-destructively through a quantum sensor that could also permit the study of light's quantum properties.

Soft-tissue Regeneration Possible Through a Nanofiber-Hydrogel

Scientists discover how to regenerate soft tissue through a nanogel John Hopkins School of Medicine scientists developed soft-tissue growing gel. Their findings regarding the success in injecting the gel into test rats and rabbit was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Gastric Glands Serve as Habitat for Pathogens

Bacteria can thrive in some hostile stomach environment Researchers from Stanford University scrutinized how Helicobacter pylori has the capacity to survive in the hostile stomach environment.

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

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.

Study Shows Skin Cells Can Create Embryo Stem Cells

Hebrew researchers discover how to create embryonic stem cells, not from sperm and egg cells Hebrew University (HU) of Jerusalem scientists discovered how to convert skin cells into early-stage embryos major stem cell types.

Viagra-like Drug Can Treat Heart Failure

Scientists discover that a drug can treat heart failure University of Manchester scientists discovered a Viagra-like drug that treats erectile dysfunction can reverse the heart failure in sheep.

Study Shows Polymer Films Fabricated to Conduct Heat

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.

Living Cells Host Synthetic Polymers

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

Imitating Life Through a Biomaterial That Can Metabolize

Scientists develop a lifelike biomaterial Metabolism, self-assembly, and organization. These three main characteristics of life combined together using DNA could make things possible to create a machine with lifeline characteristics.

The Danger in Using Antimicrobial Paints

Antimicrobial paints are not so antimicrobial at all Researchers from Northwestern University refuted the claim of extra protection against bacteria by antimicrobial paints.

Simulating Cerebral Tract Growth in a Brain Model

Scientists imitate what happens in the brain through a model Researchers from the University of Tokyo studied how the brain works based on the connections made between multiple regions in the brain by creating a working model of a cerebral tract in the lab.

Magnets Become Fluid-like After Bombarding of a Laser

Magnets lose their properties in a split of a second after being hit by a laswer Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered why an ultra-thin magnet demagnetizes when hit by a laser.
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