News

Observing the transport of lithium ions in a solid-state lithium-sulfur battery has revealed that sluggish lithium ions cause slow charging and discharging, limiting the performance of the battery.

Recent research has shown that human ribosomes decode mRNA more slowly than bacterial ribosomes, but more accurately. Understanding this difference could support the development of new therapeutics for cancer and infections.

Researchers have made a new breakthrough in multiphoton microscopy by developing a miniature three-photon microscope that has successfully captured deep-brain images of freely moving mice.

The ice sheet in Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica is not stable. Large amounts of ice have melted in the past, most recently around 5,000 years ago, evidence suggests.

Following traumatic brain injury in mice, the brain’s immune system cells’ internal recycling function slowed dramatically, allowing waste products to build up and interfere with recovery from injury.

"Chatter" between bacteria in a biofilm helps colonies to scavenge food and defend against threats like antibiotics. New research has shown that these signals are affected by the structure of the surface the bacteria are on.

Researchers have successfully bulk-produced fat tissue in the lab that has a similar texture and make-up to naturally occurring fats from animals and could be applied to the production of cultured meat, giving it a more realistic texture and flavor.

According to a study, the emissions of five ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons have rapidly increased between 2010 and 2020.

Researchers from the University of Cologne’s CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research have uncovered one of the mechanisms by which a lower body temperature increases life expectancy. The study is published in Nature Aging.

A crystal engineering strategy could be used to make medicines more soluble and palatable, particularly for drugs where a high dose is required, like praziquantel, the drug of choice for schistosomiasis.