Discovery illuminates how bacteria turn methane gas into liquid methanol Known for their ability to remove methane from the environment and convert it into a usable fuel, methanotrophic bact... Read more
A new way to store information in molecules could preserve the contents of the New York Public Library in a teaspoon of protein, without energy, for millions of years Books can burn. Compute... Read more
Fluid-inspired material self-heals before your eyes It’s hard to believe that a tiny crack could take down a gigantic metal structure. But sometimes bridges collapse, pipelines rupture and f... Read more
Fourth study published over two-year span that analyzes key leukemia protein Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two successful therapies that slowed the progression of pediatri... Read more
New megalibrary approach proves useful for the rapid discovery of new materials Different eras of civilization are defined by the discovery of new materials, as new materials drive new capab... Read more
Smaller than an M&M and thinner than a credit card, device can optimize treatment of neonatal jaundice, skin diseases, seasonal affective disorder and reduce risk of sunburns and skin ca... Read more
Most people simply take ibuprofen when they get a headache. But for someone with hydrocephalus – a potentially life-threatening condition in which excess fluid builds up in the brain —... Read more
Cancer’s most deadly assassin exists in every cell A kill code is embedded in every cell in the body whose function may be to cause the self-destruction of cells that become cancerous,... Read more
Study provides insight into how nanoparticles interact with biological systems Personal electronic devices — smartphones, computers, TVs, tablets, screens of all kinds — are a si... Read more
Researchers demonstrate first example of a bioelectronic medicine Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine have developed the first example of a bioelectronic med... Read more
Normal scar tissue forms to heal an internal wound and quietly retreats when the job is done. But in many common diseases — kidney, liver and lung fibrosis — the scar tissue goes rogue and s... Read more
Via a mouse model, OHSU physician-scientists lead effort to hone a drug that inhibits cancer cells from spreading to other areas in the body Fighting cancer means killing cancer cells. Howev... Read more
Shape-conforming hydrogel leverages the body’s own healing mechanisms rather than releasing drugs or biologics A simple scrape or sore might not cause alarm for most people. But for diabetic... Read more
Researchers discover that cresols disperse carbon nanotubes at unprecedentedly high concentrations Northwestern University’s Jiaxing Huang is ready to reignite carbon nanotube research. And... Read more
If you combine two or three metals together, you will get an alloy that usually looks and acts like a metal, with its atoms arranged in rigid geometric patterns. But once in a while, under j... Read more