Environment Sep 12, 2024

Study reveals food waste bans ineffective in reducing landfill waste, except in Massachusetts

Of the first five U.S. states to implement food waste bans, only Massachusetts was successful at diverting waste away from landfills and incinerators, according to a new study from the University of California Rady School ...

General Physics Sep 17, 2024

Nuclear theorists turn to supercomputers to map out matter's building blocks in 3D

Deep inside what we perceive as solid matter, the landscape is anything but stationary. The interior of the building blocks of the atom's nucleus—particles called hadrons that a high school student would recognize as protons ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 12, 2024

Physicists achieve ultrafast steering of quantum-entangled electrons

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg have succeeded in selectively manipulating the motion of the electron pair in the hydrogen molecule.

Analytical Chemistry 19 hours ago

First liquid-liquid extraction trial finds porous liquids can separate harmful or unwanted alcohols from mixtures

A world-first study has successfully used porous liquids to achieve liquid-liquid separation for the first time, creating exciting potential for advancing both environmental sustainability and public health.

Plants & Animals Sep 13, 2024

Study shows plant-derived secondary organic aerosols can act as mediators of plant-plant interactions

A study published in Science reveals that plant-derived secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) can act as mediators of plant-plant interactions. This research was conducted through the cooperation of chemical ecologists, plant ...

Cell & Microbiology Sep 16, 2024

Scientists discover how TGF-Beta sends its message even while tethered to the cell membrane

For years, scientists have thought that TGF-Beta, a signaling protein that holds sway over an astonishing array of cellular processes from embryonic development to cancer, could only do its work once it escaped a lasso-like ...

Planetary Sciences Sep 11, 2024

NASA scientists recreate Mars's spider-shaped geologic formations in lab for the first time

Tests on Earth appear to confirm how the red planet's spider-shaped geologic formations are carved by carbon dioxide.

Nanomaterials Sep 12, 2024

Researchers develop proton barrier films using pore-free graphene oxide

Kumamoto University's research team, led by Assistant Professor Kazuto Hatakeyama and Professor Shintaro Ida of Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials, has announced a groundbreaking development in hydrogen ion barrier films ...

Biotechnology Sep 16, 2024

Optogenetic control reveals collective cell behavior

New research led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has studied the migratory movement of groups of cells using light control. The results show that there is no leader cell that directs the collective ...

Plants & Animals Sep 13, 2024

Global warming is driving rapid evolutionary response in fruit flies, research suggests

Researchers from the UAB have observed that the rise in temperatures and episodes of heat waves in the past two decades has accelerated the presence of genetic variations that increase tolerance to high temperatures in populations ...

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