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Bio & Medicine Mar 4, 2024

Research team develops protein-based microcapsule for point-of-care diagnostics

Aptamers, the nucleic acid-based biosensors with the ability to bind specific proteins or small molecules, offer a way to identify target molecules without the complexity of analytical apparatuses. While being increasingly ...

Nanomaterials Mar 1, 2024

Synergy palladium single atoms and twinned nanoparticles for efficient CO₂ photoreduction

The challenge of regulating the electronic structures of metal single-atoms (M-SAs) with metal nanoparticles (M-NPs) lies in the synthesis of a definite architecture. Such a structure has strong electronic metal-support interactions ...

Space Exploration Feb 28, 2024

A new space mission: Astrobotic eyes an expansion of its North Side headquarters

Astrobotic Technology's latest space-related venture won't take it far from home.

Environment Feb 26, 2024

Northwest Indiana residents, upset over refinery pollution, take complaints to public meeting

Bearing signs with slogans like "East Chicago demands clear air" and "IDEM, let us breathe," nearly 100 Northwest Indiana residents and environmental advocates gathered to voice anger and frustration at BP Whiting refinery ...

Environment Feb 15, 2024

New study finds little-known toxic crop chemical in four out of five people tested

A new Environmental Working Group study has found chlormequat, a little-known pesticide, in four out of five people tested. Because the chemical is linked to reproductive and developmental problems in animal studies, the ...

Environment Feb 13, 2024

Years after governor's order, California is finally set to ban oil and gas fracking

Nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom directed it, California's oil and gas industry regulator kickstarted a process to outright ban hydraulic fracturing, the fossil fuel extraction method known as 'fracking.'

Environment Jan 31, 2024

Oil firms forced to consider full climate effects of new drilling, following landmark Norwegian court ruling

Norway's district court in Oslo recently made a decision on fossil fuels that deserves the attention of every person concerned about climate change.

Nanomaterials Jan 30, 2024

Ultrathin membranes for uncovering the atomic scale problem in operando conditions

When someone comes up with the word "magnify," it is referring either to making distant objects closer or making small objects bigger on a tangible scale. There is no doubt that the power of magnifying instruments, regardless ...

Plants & Animals Jan 29, 2024

On tropical coasts, hermit crabs are now making their homes in plastic waste

Terrestrial hermit crabs are soft-bodied crustaceans that live near water in the world's tropical areas. Without any natural protection of their own, these crabs normally find shelter in discarded mollusk shells. But a number ...

Plants & Animals Jan 23, 2024

Researchers find traces of disease in dolphin poop: A potential tool for live health monitoring

Scientists have found a new non-invasive way to identify a deadly virus in dolphins that could be a testing breakthrough. For the first time, researchers at the University of Hawai'i Health and Stranding Lab have successfully ...

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