The ability to sense mechanical stimuli, like touch or blood pressure, is essential to physiological processes in humans and across the animal kingdom. In a new study, Scripps Research scientists show how the sensory ion ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 16, 2023
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Imperial College London scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve water purification and battery energy storage efforts.
Materials Science
Dec 2, 2019
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For the first time, researchers have succeeded in creating strong coupling between quantum systems over a great distance. They accomplished this with a novel method in which a laser loop connects the systems, enabling nearly ...
Optics & Photonics
May 7, 2020
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A deadly superbug that infects an estimated 54,500 Americans a year has a secret weapon, a protein, that allows it to defy antibiotic treatment and immune system attacks. However, the secret is out now that researchers at ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 9, 2019
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For years, scientists assumed that mitochondria—the energy-generating centers of living cells—worked much like household batteries, generating energy from a chemical reaction inside a single chamber or cell. Now, UCLA ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 15, 2019
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On sultry summer afternoons, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems provide much-needed relief from the harsh heat and humidity. These systems, which often come with dehumidifiers, are currently not energy ...
Materials Science
Mar 30, 2021
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A new system developed by chemical engineers at MIT could provide a way of continuously removing carbon dioxide from a stream of waste gases, or even from the air. The key component is an electrochemically assisted membrane ...
Materials Science
Oct 16, 2020
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University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered a way to simplify the removal of toxic metals. like mercury and boron. during desalination to produce clean water, while at the same time potentially capturing ...
Materials Science
Apr 15, 2021
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Scientists have revealed how an antibiotic of 'last resort' kills bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
May 4, 2021
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188
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have used a new device to identify a key membrane protein in urine that indicates whether the patient has a brain tumor. This protein could be used to detect brain cancer, avoiding ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 3, 2023
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