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Generating sustained nanolight

May 11, 2020
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An international research team has discovered an effective method for controlling the frequency of confined light at the nanoscale in the form of phonon polaritons (nanolight; light coupled to vibrations...
Materials
Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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WIN: A Tale of Seven Scientists

May 11, 2020
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And a new philosophy of scienceWritten by Eric Scerri
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Physics, Policy
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‘Open Design’: Printing research hardware to save on capitol costs

May 6, 2020
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Free and open source hardware (FOSH) is rapidly gaining momentum as part of a global ‘open design movement’ whereby the free release of information on customised research hardware, such as...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Engineering, Materials, Physics, Policy
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Extending the design rules for clean energy production

May 6, 2020
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have uncovered the dynamics of electrochemical interfaces at the atomic scale. Their results offer a revolution in the quest...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Engineering, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics, Solid State Physics
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Virtual conference on low-carbon lifestyle changes

May 6, 2020
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More than 500 researchers from all around the world will gather virtually tomorrow Wednesday May 6 at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Health, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Policy
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Why all newborns should receive BCG vaccine

May 6, 2020
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An international research team has identified the mechanism behind one of science's most enduring mysteries: what makes the 100-year-old tuberculosis (TB) vaccine so effective at preventing newborn deaths from diseases...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical
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Cyber warning issued for key healthcare organisations

May 5, 2020
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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a cyber security warning to healthcare organisations involved in the COVID-19 response. Following publication of the lasted joint advisory, the NCSC and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Confirmed: SARS-CoV-2 has not mutated

May 5, 2020
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Analysis work from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research provides evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has not mutated into different types.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Health, Immunology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical
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Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2 revealed

May 5, 2020
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The Infection Biology Unit of the German Primate Center (DPZ) - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research has now shown that the activation sequence for entry of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Genetics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
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Controlled spherical crystallography for targeted drug delivery

May 3, 2020
News
Results from a research collaboration between researchers at Drexel’s College of Engineering and the Chemistry Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville demonstrate how to control the formation of structures...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Chemistry, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Pharma, Pharmaceutical
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Scalable ‘Twistronics’ for exotic 2D applications

May 3, 2020
News
Researchers from Aalto University have developed a completely new method for twisting atomically thin materials, paving the way for applications of 'twistronics' based on tunable 2D materials.
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Real-time observation of enzymatic processes on DNA

May 3, 2020
News
Scientists at the University of Konstanz have used infrared spectroscopy to visualise the biochemical processes that take place at DNA strand breaks involving PARP1. These observations could provide important insight...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical
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