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Biotechnology 22 hours ago

Research team develops surfaces designed to discourage spread of resistant bacteria

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are becoming a major societal challenge. To solve this problem, researchers are working on new drugs that kill bacteria without promoting resistance, and on new materials that prevent ...

Biotechnology 23 hours ago

Printed sensors in soil could help farmers improve crop yields and save money

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have developed low-cost sensors that allow for real-time, continuous monitoring of nitrate in soil types that are common in Wisconsin. These printed electrochemical sensors could ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 27, 2024

What's really inside vapes? We pulled them apart to find out

While vapes or e-cigarettes first appeared around 20 years ago as an alternative to smoking, their prevalence and use have increasingly become problematic.

Social Sciences Jun 27, 2024

Overburdened caseworkers put foster youths' online safety on the back burner

Foster parents and caseworkers agree: Sexual-related risks are the top concern for online safety for youths in the U.S. child welfare system. But how these two groups approach technology access and other online risks is conflicted, ...

General Physics Jun 27, 2024

Magnesium-18's unique decay process: From theory to practice

Led by physicist Si-Min Wang, the research team at Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE), Institute of Modern Physics, and Shanghai Research Center for Theoretical Nuclear Physics, NSFC, Fudan University, ...

Materials Science Jun 27, 2024

A new tool for modeling materials

Thermoset polymers made with composite materials give us everything from concrete bridge reinforcements to jet airplane wings to fiberglass boat hulls, and Philippe Geubelle's mission is to make these composites using methods ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 27, 2024

Novel peptide formulation shows promise of restoring cognitive decline in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a complicated mental health disorder accompanied by a wide range of symptoms such as hallucinations, impaired cognitive ability, and disorganized speech or behavior. It has been associated with anomalies ...

Environment Jun 27, 2024

Climate change and sea level rise pose an acute challenge for cities with combined sewer systems

Older coastal cities, like Philadelphia, New York and Boston are at risk of being inundated by untreated sewage during floods. Due in part to the design of their combined sewer systems and in part due to sea level rise, these ...

Education Jun 27, 2024

Teaching biology—no more stressing out over structural formulas

Structural formulas are a source of dread for many students, but they're an essential tool in biology lessons. A joint study has shown that the stress levels of students working with chemical formulas are significantly reduced ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 27, 2024

DeepEvo: An 'intelligent' strategy for engineering customized proteins

Engineering proteins for desirable traits has been the holy grail of modern biotechnology. For example, the food industry can benefit from engineered enzymes which have the ability to enhance biochemical reactions at higher ...

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