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2:48am, 8th May, 2019

Clean fuel cells could be cheap enough to replace gas engines in vehicles

(University of Waterloo) Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles.

Plant cells eat their own ... membranes and oil droplets

2:54pm, 29th April, 2019

Nature

Plant cells eat their own ... membranes and oil droplets

(DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory) Biochemists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered two ways that autophagy, or self-eating, controls the levels of oils in plant cells. The study describes how this cannibalistic-sounding process actual...

Welding with stem cells for next-generation surgical glues

5:15am, 23rd April, 2019

Tech

Welding with stem cells for next-generation surgical glues

(University of Bristol) Scientists at the University of Bristol have invented a new technology that could lead to the development of a new generation of smart surgical glues and dressings for chronic wounds. The new method, pioneered by Dr. Adam Perr...

Knowing how cells grow and divide can lead to more robust and productive plants

9:07am, 12th April, 2019

Tech

Knowing how cells grow and divide can lead to more robust and productive plants

(VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) In contrast to mammals, where the body plan is final at birth, the formation of new root branches ensures that the root system keeps growing throughout a plant's life. Scientists from the VIB-UGen...

New center founded to develop more efficient flexible solar cells

2:09pm, 10th April, 2019

Physics

New center founded to develop more efficient flexible solar cells

(Penn State) New organic materials for creating advanced, flexible, light-weight solar cells and electronics for military and civilian use in remote areas away from power grids will be the focus of a new research center directed by Enrique Gomez, pro...

Spying on cells eating habits could aid cancer diagnosis

10:02pm, 7th April, 2019

Physics

Spying on cells eating habits could aid cancer diagnosis

(University of Edinburgh) Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have developed a new imaging technology to visualize what cells eat, which could aid the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer.

Mystery of negative capacitance in perovskite solar cells solved

5:51am, 5th April, 2019

Nature

Mystery of negative capacitance in perovskite solar cells solved

(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL scientists reveal the origin of apparently high and even negative capacitance values observed in perovskite solar cells.

Magnetic nanoparticles can 'burn' cancer cells

11:20am, 4th April, 2019

Tech

Magnetic nanoparticles can 'burn' cancer cells

(Springer) Among emerging cancer therapies, one approach is based on hyperthermia. In a new study published in EPJ B, Bulgarian researchers from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Sofia show that tumor cells' specif...

4:33pm, 1st April, 2019

Tech

Laser technology helps researchers scrutinize cancer cells

(California Institute of Technology) Photoacoustic microscopy technique allows researchers to analyze metabolic characteristics of cancer cells with laser light and high-frequency ultrasonic sensing.

Biopsy alternative: 'Wearable' device captures cancer cells from blood

5:44am, 1st April, 2019

Physics

Biopsy alternative: 'Wearable' device captures cancer cells from blood

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood. Developed by a team of engineers and doctors at the University of Mich...