How fatal biofilms form
By severely curtailing the effects of antibiotics, the formation of organized communities of bacterial cells known as biofilms can be deadly during surgeries and...
Consumers willing to pay more for sustainably brewed beer
More and more breweries are investing in practices to save energy and reduce greenhouse gases. Will it pay off? A new study suggests it...
Nanoscale pillars as a building block for future information technology
Researchers propose a new device concept that can efficiently transfer the information carried by electron spin to light at room temperature -- a stepping...
Chemists advance ability to control chemical reactions
Chemists have found a way to select the outcome of chemical reaction by employing an elusive and long-sought factor known as the 'impact parameter'...
New function of a key component in the immune system discovered
The complement proteins that circulate in our blood are an important part of our immune system. They help identify bacteria, viruses and other harmful...
Novel use of NMR sheds light on easy-to-make electropolymerized catalysts
In the world of catalytic reactions, polymers created through electropolymerization are attracting renewed attention. A group of researchers recently provided the first detailed characterization...
Sink traps are surprising source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ICU
During a nationwide outbreak of healthcare-associated infections of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a hospital traced repeated infections of patients in its intensive care unit (ICU)...
New spheres trick, trap and terminate water contaminant
Scientists have enhanced micron-sized titanium dioxide particles to trap and destroy BPA, a contaminant in water with health implications. The robust particles can be...
Living organisms find a critical balance
Biologists know a lot about how life works, but they are still figuring out the big questions of why life exists, why it takes...
Part-organic invention can be used in bendable mobile phones
Engineers have invented a semiconductor with organic and inorganic materials that can convert electricity into light very efficiently, and it is thin and flexible...
