According to Sobarzo’s and colleagues, this problem has been confounded by the diverse array of variables associated with a material’s contact electrification. These include its electronic properties, ...

Mammalian hosts coordinate various cell death pathways as part of the immune defense system against pathogens including ...

Melbourne-based scientists have, for the first time, discovered how to "switch off" a molecule which is one of the top ...

Biological motors, which aid microorganism movement in fluids, are composed of two components -- the rotor and stators. Despite much research, the exact molecular mechanism underlying stator function ...

In a significant advancement for renewable energy technologies, a new catalyst has been developed that dramatically improves the efficiency and stability of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in ...

A Cornell University-led collaboration has uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: a shuttling mechanism that helps a complex of proteins pump out a wide ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

CO2-based alternatives to high-volume fossil-fuel commodities often fall foul of the so-called green premium. However, Todd ...

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany), in partnership with Novonesis Group (Lyngby, Denmark), announced the launch of ...

In this report we describe the preparation and evaluation of the antimalarial and antitrypanosomal activities of known and new derivatives of betulinic acid and some kaurene and beyerene tetracyclic ...