A painless adhesive: Adhesives for biomedical applications can be detached with light
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How do cellular machines unfold misfolded proteins?
Protein chains typically fold to function. Folding is a complex process and if done correctly leads to a unique functional fold topology for a given protein chain. Other topologies are also possible but are often non-functional ...
Direct electrolysis has mixed results for extracting fuel sources from microalgae
Researchers are investigating ways to improve biodiesel production by using electrical fields to break open microalgae cells with varied results, according to a new study in the Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology.
Researchers use jiggly Jell-O to make powerful new hydrogen fuel catalyst
A cheap and effective new catalyst developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, can generate hydrogen fuel from water just as efficiently as platinum, currently the best—but also most expensive—water-splitting ...
Collagen nanofibrils in mammalian tissues get stronger with exercise
Collagen is the fundamental building block of muscles, tissues, tendons, and ligaments in mammals. It is also widely used in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Although scientists have a good understanding about how it ...
Mass spectrometry sheds new light on thallium poisoning cold case
In 1994, Chinese university student Zhu Ling began experiencing stomach pain, hair loss and partial paralysis. By the time doctors diagnosed Ling with thallium poisoning about four months later, she was in a coma. Ling survived, ...
Researchers pioneer machine learning to speed chemical discoveries, reduce waste
Machine learning algorithms can predict stock market fluctuations, control complex manufacturing processes, enable navigation for robots and driverless vehicles, and much more.
Scientists get first look at geometric phase effect in a chemical reaction
In the simplest chemical reaction in nature, the a well-known conical intersection exists between the ground and first excited state. Therefore, the H + H2 reaction and its isotopic variants have long been the benchmark system ...
Chemical biologists unearth cause of a rare brain disorder
Babies born with pontocerebellar hypoplasia type Ib often do not survive past one year. Born with an underdeveloped brain, infants struggle to move, feed and even breathe.
Video: Should Santa wear a flame-retardant suit?
Saint Nick faces a host of hazards during the holiday season, from the calories in cookies to the dying embers in your fireplace.
