Only a small percentage of obese patients who have undergone bariatric surgery to help them…
Plastic made from sugar and carbon dioxide
Some biodegradable plastics could in the future be made using sugar and carbon dioxide, replacing…
Silver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors
Researchers have now managed to pinpoint what happens when light is absorbed by extremely small…
Media microaggressions against female Olympic athletes up 40 percent
Microaggressions against female athletes in the media increased by nearly 40 percent from the 2012…
Molecule may help maintain brain’s synaptic balance
Many neurological diseases are malfunctions of synapses, or the points of contact between neurons that…
Altered virus may expand patient recruitment in human gene therapy trials
For many patients, participating in gene therapy clinical trials isn’t an option because their immune…
Taking the guesswork out of forensic analysis of fingermarks
Scientists are using lasers to take the mystery out of the process of identifying the…
New alloys, phase diagram created by researchers
A multi-institutional team has discovered a way to create new alloys that could form the…
Scientists discover more effective, and potentially safer, crystallized form of DDT
A new crystal form of DDT that is more effective against insects than the existing…
Students print their way to new, powerful supercapacitors
Sustainable chemistry students have tripled the specific capacitance of nitrogen-doped carbons: new materials with potential…