Solar cells and photodetectors could soon be made from new types of materials based on…
Month: March 2017
Fledgling stars try to prevent their neighbors from birthing planets
Stars don’t have to be massive to evaporate material from around nearby stars and affect…
Method speeds testing of new networking protocols
Researchers present a system for testing new traffic management protocols that requires no alteration to…
‘Super sponge’ promises effective toxic clean-up of lakes and more
Mercury is very toxic and can cause long-term health damage, but removing it from water…
Study suggests new way to prevent vision loss in diabetics, premature babies
A new molecule that induces the formation of abnormal blood vessels in the eyes of…
‘First in human’ trial defines safe dosage for small molecule drug ONC201 for solid cancer tumors
A ‘first in human’ clinical trial examining the small molecule drug ONC201 in cancer patients…
How do metals interact with DNA?
Since a couple of decades, metal-containing drugs have been successfully used to fight against certain…
After the epigenome: The epitranscriptome
A new article explains that RNA also has its own spelling and grammar, just like…
Sea urchin spines could fix bones
More than 2 million procedures every year take place around the world to heal bone…
‘Lab-on-a-glove’ could bring nerve-agent detection to a wearer’s fingertips
There’s a reason why farmers wear protective gear when applying organophosphate pesticides. The substances are…