Entropy isn’t well understood in systems that aren’t at equilibrium, but a new experiment shows…
Month: February 2017
Chemists unveil versatile new method for making chiral drug molecules
A new technique has been invented for constructing chiral drug molecules, report scientists. Chiral molecules…
Battling corrosion to keep solar panels humming
Researchers are studying corrosion to help industry develop longer-lasting photovoltaic panels and increase reliability.
New scoring system predicts Ebola severity
While Ebola virus disease (EVD) is notorious for being one of the world’s most deadly…
Polling is still best predictor of election outcomes, study suggests
Donald Trump’s surprising election as president of the United States was viewed by some people…
Toxic liver effects of fifteen drugs predicted using computational approach
A team of researchers has used a computational modeling approach to analyze and compare the…
Scaled-up malaria control efforts breed insecticide resistance in mosquitoes
A genetic analysis of mosquito populations in Africa shows that recent successes in controlling malaria…
Sleep deprivation handicaps the brain’s ability to form new memories, mouse study shows
Studying mice, scientists have fortified evidence that a key purpose of sleep is to recalibrate…
Sleep research high-resolution images show how the brain resets during sleep
Striking electron microscope pictures from inside the brains of mice suggest what happens in our…
Zika virus blindfolds immune alarm cells
Dendritic cells are ‘sentinel’ cells that alert the rest of the immune system when they…