Molecule that acts on human cells might provide hope for 'irresistible' cold cure
Researchers have lab-tested a molecule that can combat the common cold virus by preventing it from hijacking human cells.
Researchers have lab-tested a molecule that can combat the common cold virus by preventing it from hijacking human cells.
Biochemistry
May 14, 2018
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Researchers have used lasers to connect, arrange and merge artificial cells, paving the way for networks of artificial cells that act like tissues.
Biochemistry
May 14, 2018
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Studying the fleeting actions of electrons in organic materials will now be much easier, thanks to a new method for generating fast X-rays.
Optics & Photonics
May 11, 2018
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A deadly fungus responsible for the devastation of amphibian populations around the world may have originated in East Asia, new research has found.
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2018
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A coupled system of two miniature detectors called nanopores improves detection of biological molecules, including DNA and markers of early disease.
Nanophysics
Mar 27, 2018
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The maser (microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation), the older microwave frequency sibling of the laser, was invented in 1954. However unlike lasers, which have become widespread, masers are much less ...
General Physics
Mar 21, 2018
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By forcing light to go through a smaller gap than ever before, researchers have paved the way for computers based on light instead of electronics.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 30, 2017
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The Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia from 5300 to 3300 years ago, at about the same time as urban civilisations developed in Mesopotamia ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2017
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By finely tuning the distance between nanoparticles in a single layer, researchers have made a filter that can change between a mirror and a window.
Nanomaterials
Sep 11, 2017
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Researchers have found evidence of how ancient Britain separated from Europe, which happened in two stages, they report today in Nature Communications.
Earth Sciences
Apr 4, 2017
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