Reactive strip developed to quickly and easily detect and quantify allergens in foods
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the Universitat de València (UV), and the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) has developed a lateral flow test that identifies and quantifies the level of allergens reliably in food with the help of a smartphone. The work has been published in […]
Read MoreSoftware lets researchers create tiny rounded objects out of DNA. Here’s why that’s cool
Marvel at the tiny nanoscale structures emerging from research labs at Duke University and Arizona State University, and it’s easy to imagine you’re browsing a catalog of the world’s smallest pottery.
Read MoreGlassfrogs achieve transparency by packing red blood cells into mirror-coated liver
New research shows that glassfrogs — known for their highly transparent undersides and muscles — perform their ‘disappearing acts’ by stowing away nearly all of their red blood cells into their uniquely reflective livers. The work could lead to new avenues of research tied to blood clots, which the frogs somehow avoid while packing and […]
Read MoreResearchers use 3D bioprinting to create eye tissue
Scientists used patient stem cells and 3D bioprinting to produce eye tissue that will advance understanding of the mechanisms of blinding diseases. The research team printed a combination of cells that form the outer blood-retina barrier–eye tissue that supports the retina’s light-sensing photoreceptors. The technique provides a theoretically unlimited supply of patient-derived tissue to study […]
Read MoreACS green chemistry summer school accepting applications
The 2023 session in Golden, Colorado, will mark 20 years since the program’s founding
Read MoreSubtle base swap yields big difference in Suzuki coupling
Subbing an acetate for a carbonate means a cleaner, simpler reaction
Read MoreHempel Receives B Rating from CDP for Good Environmental Management
Hempel has been rated B by CDP in its annual environmental disclosure and scoring process.
Read MoreNASA Awards Contract for Aircraft Support Services
NASA has awarded a contract to Yulista Solutions LLC of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide support for aircraft used across several NASA centers and programs.
Read MoreApollo 8 Astronaut Bill Anders Captures Earthrise
On Dec. 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to orbit the Moon, and the first to witness the magnificent sight called “Earthrise.”
Read MoreNew tool can assist with identifying carbohydrate-binding proteins
One of the major obstacles that those conducting research on carbohydrates are constantly working to overcome is the limited array of tools available to decipher the role of sugars. As a workaround, most researchers utilize lectins (sugar-binding proteins) isolated from plants or fungi, but they are large, with weak binding, and they are limited in […]
Read MoreResearchers create the world’s smallest Christmas record
Measuring only 40 micrometers in diameter, researchers at DTU Physics have made the smallest record ever cut. Featuring the first 25 seconds of the Christmas classic “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree,” the single is cut using a new nano-sculpting machine—the Nanofrazor—recently acquired from Heidelberg Instruments.
Read MoreScientists enhance recyclability of post-consumer plastic
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP) have developed a new method for recycling high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
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