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Stopping cancer proteins before they even form?
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (184+ words) A newly developed "molecular eraser" destroys the blueprint of the NRAS cancer protein and triggers surprising changes in cancer cells image: A newly developed "molecular eraser" destroys the blueprint of the NRAS cancer protein view more Cancer RNA on the…...
New review highlights electroactive materials as key enablers for next'generation bioelectronics and regenerative medicine
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (376+ words) A collaborative team from Tsinghua University, UCAS, and University of Macau has published a comprehensive review on electroactive materials for bioelectronics and regenerative medicine. The article outlines mechanisms, interfaces, and applications of conductive, piezoelectric, triboelectric, thermoelectric, and photoelectric materials, and…...
New iron'scandium catalyst extends carbon nanotube growth at high temperatures
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (213+ words) Researchers identify scandium as a key cocatalyst that stabilizes iron catalysts and enables longer carbon nanotube growth under demanding conditions image: Researchers at Kindai University, Japan, discovered that combining iron with scandium significantly extends catalyst lifetime during carbon nanotube synthesis,…...
Toward battery-free artificial photosynthesis: Stable fuel production at lower cost
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (170+ words) Redesigned electrolyzer generated enough power to run a diorama at Osaka Expo Instead of using external electronics, batteries, and converters to keep the solar cell operating efficiently, the electrolyzer autonomously adjusts its own electrical behavior through its thermal and impedance…...
Researcher Joshua Pixley of the Bryan Dickinson Lab
22+ hour, 4+ min ago (34+ words) (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! Researcher Joshua Pixley of the Bryan Dickinson Lab More on this News Release New UChicago platform rapidly generates custom protein binders to target disease...
Moderately hydrophobic polymer protective layer enables Zn (100) deposition for high utilization zinc anodes
18+ hour, 52+ min ago (84+ words) image:" The moderately hydrophobic property of polymer protective layer (PDMAG) prevents the "Grotthuss" effect on Zn surface to inhibit hydrogen evolution reaction. The PDMAG protective layer guides Zn2+"deposition along (100) plane for rapid stripping/plating. PDMAG enables efficient Zn utilization under…...
Researchers show flexible polymer material
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (50+ words) (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! Professor Tizazu Mekonnen (left) and Ph D student Aklilu G. Messele holding the flexible polymer material developed to replace the lead in heavy X-ray aprons (University of Waterloo/Nicola Kelly)." To be used with this press release and…...
Biochar immobilized microbes for sustainable soil remediation and agriculture enhancement: from lab to farmland [IMAGE] | Eurek Alert! Science News Releases
1+ day, 4+ min ago (117+ words) Biochar immobilized microbes for sustainable soil remediation and agriculture enhancement: from lab to farmland Eurek Alert! Biochar immobilized microbes for sustainable soil remediation and agriculture enhancement: from lab to farmland Xinyi Li, Qianyi Lyu, Caiting Han, Na Duan, Zhidan Liu,…...
Inside zeolite nano-mazes: why methanol-to-hydrocarbons reactions are nonuniformly
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (36+ words) [IMAGE] Eurek Alert! Multiscale spatiotemporal heterogeneity in the MTH reaction. More on this News Release Inside zeolite nano-mazes: Why methanol-to-hydrocarbons reactions are nonuniformly...
Biochar and beneficial microbes team up to restore polluted soils and boost crop growth
1+ day, 48+ min ago (337+ words) A new review highlights how biochar-immobilized microbes could help move soil remediation from the laboratory to real farmland Credit: Xinyi Li, Qianyi Lyu, Caiting Han, Na Duan, Zhidan Liu, Miao Gao & Xiao Zhao Soil pollution and degradation are threatening food…...