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04Aug

The occurrence of surprise can be attributed to an unforeseen alteration in the chemical makeup of the brain.

Credit: Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images A recent study published in the journal Nature suggests that when we experience surprise, our brains are more likely to be attentive. Researchers, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discovered that a hormone called noradrenaline can impact brain activity and behavior in response to unexpected events. Noradrenaline is one of several chemicals...

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01Aug

A Scientist Just Accidentally Developed A Battery That Could Last A Lifetime

A nanowire compared to a human hair. Poor battery life is the number one issue when it comes to smartphones and laptops. As a wireless society, having to secure ourselves to power up our gadgets seems more and more a nuisance. Furthermore, while scientists are looking into wireless charging, we would have to worry less...

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27Jul

Chemists Open Secrets Of Molten Salts

University of Cincinnati computational chemist Yu Shi. Credit: Andrew Higley, University of Cincinnati A chemist at the College of Cincinnati has come up with a unique means to examine the thermodynamic properties of molten salts that are utilized in numerous nuclear and solar power applications. UC College of Arts and Sciences research join and computational chemist...

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09Jun

Old Zircons provide Insights into Earthquakes of the Past

These rocks at the Devil’s Punchbowl geologic formation near Los Angeles were uplifted by movement along the Punchbowl Fault, a now-inactive portion of the larger San Andreas Fault New study might develop understanding of how today's tremors release energy Earthquakes have rocked the planet for ages. Studying the quakes of old could aid scientists in better...

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03Jun

Scientists Develop an Effective Method for Creating New-to-Nature Enzymes

Bacteria culture. Credit: John Wilkinson Engineering enzymes to execute reactions not found in nature can address longstanding challenges in synthetic chemistry, such as transforming plant-based oils into helpful biochemicals. A team of scientists has developed an easy yet effective strategy for developing new enzymes with novel reactivity that can generate beneficial chemical compounds. Consequently, improving their...

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10May

An Improved Way to Develop Compounds For Pharmaceuticals

Testing of new pharmaceutical products. Credit: Freepik. What do gunpowder, penicillin, and Teflon all share? They were innovations that took the globe by storm, but they were all developed by pure accident. In a new research study announced in the journal Science, researchers used electrical power to establish equipment that can make it less complicated...

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05May

All of Life’s Nucleic Acids May Have Extraterrestrial Origins

All 5 nucleobases of RNA and DNA have been found in meteorites for the first time. These chemicals are necessary ingredients for life on Earth and numerous purines and also two pyrimidines-- thymine and cytosine-- not previously spotted in meteorites were discovered. The discoveries originate from analyzing three carbonaceous meteorites, known to be abundant in...

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04May

Designers Obtain the Secret of Ionic Skin

In the pursuit to develop smart skin that resembles the sensing capacities of all-natural skin, ionic skins have actually revealed considerable advantages. They're constructed from versatile, biocompatible hydrogels. That use ions to carry an electrical charge. As opposed to smart skins made of plastics and also steel, the hydrogels have the soft qualities of...

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04May

Researchers Develop a New Platform Technology For Personalized Cancer Treatment

Destroying cancer cells without affecting bordering normal cells is the most desirable method for targeted cancer treatment. However, it can not be easily accomplished because of the resemblances in the properties in between normal and cancer cells. So scientists at the IBS developed an innovative strategy called CINDELA (Cancer-specific INDEL Attacker). Which invades cancer-specific...

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03May

Self-Assembled Logic Circuits Made From Proteins

Researchers have developed self-assembled, protein-based circuits that can do simple logic functions in proof-of-concept research. The work demonstrates that it is possible to develop stable digital circuits that benefit from an electron's properties at quantum scales. Molecular circuits One of the stumbling blocks in developing molecular circuits is that the circuits become unreliable as the circuit...

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