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Bio & Medicine Jun 5, 2023

Nanozyme hydrogel: A breakthrough solution for Candida vaginitis treatment

A team of researchers from Nanjing University has developed a probiotic nanozyme hydrogel to regulate the vaginal microenvironment for Candida vaginitis therapy. Candida vaginitis, a common fungal infection that affects about ...

Analytical Chemistry May 31, 2023

A breakthrough in the electrooxidation of propylene

A research team led by Prof. Geng Zhigang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) designed a molecular catalyst that can undergo dynamically reversible interconversion for the electrooxidation of propylene ...

Quantum Physics May 24, 2023

Quantum matter breakthrough: Tuning density waves

Scientists at EPFL have found a new way to create a crystalline structure called a "density wave" in an atomic gas. The findings can help us better understand the behavior of quantum matter, one of the most complex problems ...

Plants & Animals May 24, 2023

The world's worst animal disease is killing frogs worldwide—a testing breakthrough could help save them

For the past 40 years, a devastating fungal disease has been ravaging frog populations around the world, wiping out 90 species. Unlike the global COVID-19 pandemic, you may not even be aware of this "panzootic"—a pandemic ...

Nanophysics May 17, 2023

Researchers use structured light on a chip in another photonics breakthrough

In everyday life we experience light in one of its simplest forms—optical rays or beams. However, light can exist in much more exotic forms. Thus, even beams can be shaped to take the form of spirals; so-called vortex beams, ...

Cell & Microbiology May 11, 2023

Cell 'nanobot' breakthrough shines light on cause of aggressive cancers

Scientists have uncovered the inner workings of one of the most important and intricate "nanobots" operating within our cells by using cutting-edge microscopy for visualizing molecules almost at an atomic level.

Cell & Microbiology May 10, 2023

Breakthrough research could bring stem cell therapy to the masses

Researchers at Sana Biotechnology, Inc., in California, have made a significant breakthrough in realizing the promise of stem cell therapy: stem cells that do not trigger an immune response from an immunologically incompatible ...

Optics & Photonics May 9, 2023

Breakthrough in dynamical localization transitions and Berry curvature-induced transport

The way light moves around inside an optical microcavity provides an exciting opportunity to explore the connection between classical and quantum physics. This field of research is known as quantum chaos, and it has the potential ...

Mathematics Apr 21, 2023

Shakespeare by numbers: How mathematical breakthroughs influenced the Bard's plays

Mathematical motifs feature in many of Shakespeare's most memorable scenes. He lived and wrote in the late 16th century, when new mathematical concepts were transforming perceptions of the world. Part of the role of the theater ...

Plants & Animals Apr 17, 2023

Researchers make breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of wildfire smoke in wine

Oregon State University researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that contributes to the ashy or smoky flavors in wine made with grapes exposed to wildfire smoke.

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