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Allowing Cells to Talk to Computers

University of Washington and Microsoft researchers have introduced a new class of reporter proteins that can be directly read by a commercially available nanopore sensing device. Raw nanopore signals stream from the MinION device, which contains an array of hundreds of nanopore sensors. Each color represents data from an individual nanopore. The team uses...

What Developed the Strange Titanic Troughs on Asteroid Vesta New Theory Proposed

In this image, we see the asteroid Vesta. Credit: NASA and JPL The troughs on Vesta have long been a topic of scientific speculation. The asteroid Vesta is the second biggest asteroid in our planetary system. With a size of 330 miles, it orbits the sun between the planets Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids played for long a...

Researchers Infuse Bacteria with Silver to Boost Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells

Artist’s concept of a microbial fuel cell with efficiencies boosted by silver nanoparticles. Credit: Image created by AKang, Sphere Studio. Copyright: Yu Huang and Xiangfeng Duan A UCLA-led team of engineers and chemists had a significant advancement in developing microbial fuel cells-a modern technology that uses natural bacteria to remove electrons from organic matter in...

Novel Polymer Can Improve the Performance of Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells.

Skoltech scientists and their colleagues have synthesized a brand-new conjugated polymer for organic electronic devices through two different chemical reactions and shown the influence of both methods on its efficiency in organic and perovskite solar batteries. The paper was published in the journal Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. As the world attempts to shift to clean...

How to Stop Cathodic Corrosion of Steel Electrodes in Electroorganic Synthesis

Sustainability is a crucial concern in business and industry these days. Many firms acknowledge the demand to find the very best possible climate-neutral options for producing their products and decreasing contaminants. This indicates they are searching for manufacturing alternatives that do not call for using fossil resources. Great potential in this regard is seen...

Tracking the Nitric Oxide Signaling Pathway

Credit: Wiley Both nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) work as gaseous signaling molecules with comparable physiological effects. Many of the vital concerns concerning the interplay between these two gasotransmitters hinge on their chemical reactivity and the fleeting existence of HSNO, an essential product of the reaction between them. As reported in the journal...

Three-Part Catalyst Assists Transform Excess CO2 Into Usable Ethanol

An international collaboration of researchers has taken a considerable step toward the discovery of a nearly "green" zero-net-carbon technology that will effectively transform carbon dioxide, a significant greenhouse gas, along with hydrogen right into ethanol, which is useful as a fuel and also has lots of other chemical applications. The research study reports a...

Next-Generation 3D Printed Catalysts to Propel Hypersonic Flight

Ultra-efficient 3D published drivers could assist fix the problem of overheating in hypersonic aircraft and supply a cutting edge option to thermal management throughout numerous industries. Created by researchers at RMIT College in Melbourne, Australia, the extremely versatile catalysts are affordable to make and easy to scale. The team's lab demos show that the 3D printed...

Technique Enhances Use of Hair for Drug Examinations

Hair evaluation is becoming more common in forensic analysis, specifically in situations where investigators want to know if drugs helped a crime, if there was in-utero exposition, or if a person, for example, an athlete or employee, requires to be evaluated for long-term drug use. However, with current tests is difficult to pinpoint actual...

New Forensics Technique to Recognize Dust on Offenders Can Result in Prosecution

Map of Canberra, showing the location of reference samples. Location of test (blinded) samples in blue. Credit: Patrice De Caritat Researchers took the first steps in developing a brand-new method of identifying the movements of lawbreakers using chemical analysis of dirt and dust discovered on equipment, clothing, and cars. The tracking system enables police or...