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Energy Efficient Membrane Offers New Separation Technology
A new membrane-based separation technology could provide an efficient and environmentally sustainable alternative to current nanofiltration methods based on organic solvents.
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High-Pressure Jet Could Reduce Use of Controversial Emulsifiers in Chocolate Milk
Researchers have shown that fat-free chocolate milk processed for the first time with high-pressure jet technology exhibits enhanced viscosity, stabilizing cocoa particles in the fluid and eliminating the need for adding emulsifiers.
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Are Scientists Contaminating Their Own Microplastics Experiments?
More than 70% of microplastics found in samples from oceans and rivers could come from the scientists collecting them, data suggests.
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Synthesizing Potential Drug Precursor Found in Poppies
An undergraduate student and her mentor have for the first time synthesized setigerumine I, a rare and potentially potent molecule drawn from poppies.
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Technology Obtains Fingerprints From Challenging Surfaces
Experts have developed a unique method for retrieving high resolution images of fingermarks from curved objects like bullet casings that offers greater detail and accuracy than traditional forensic methods.
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How an RNA molecule Shuts Down the X Chromosome
In mammalian development, every cell in the early female embryo shuts down one of its two copies of the X chromosome. For years, the mechanics behind this inactivation have been murky, but scientists have taken a step towards understanding the process.
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3D-Printed Sand Gets Super Strength From Polymer Discovery
Researchers have designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet additive manufacturing, a 3D-printing method used by industries for prototyping and part production.
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Understanding Microbial Biofilms Could Help To Combat Resilient Infections
Researchers have identified some of the key proteins in biofilms of the fungus Candida albicans that control both how they resist antifungal drugs and how they become dispersed throughout the body.
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Screening for COVID-19 Using Breath-Borne Biomarkers
Researchers have integrated breath sampling, Ion mobility spectrometry detection for gas chromatography and machine learning models to develop a non-invasive breath screening system for COVID-19.
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Cardiac Immune Cells Could Be Key to Treating Heart Failure
Immune cells located in the cardiac tissue protect the failing heart and could be targeted in immunomodulatory therapies, recent work suggests.
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