Scientists have developed a water-soluble, non-toxic fluorescent spray that makes fingerprints visible in just a few seconds, making forensic investigations safer, easier and quicker.
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 26, 2024
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Every few years I visit CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, a goliath event that is equal parts shameless spin and publicity, trade show and business conference. I'm an atmospheric scientist, and I ...
Environment
Jan 16, 2024
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University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have used a spray coating technology to produce a new workhorse material that can withstand the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.
General Physics
Dec 14, 2023
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By rapidly reversing the effects of an opioid overdose, naloxone saves lives―if it's available at the right time. To eliminate this element of chance, researchers are exploring ways to have the medication available in the ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 8, 2023
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3
With last year's undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall. But it didn't happen.
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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Pharmaceutical drug development relies heavily on the creation of amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) to enhance the dissolution rate and stability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Developing ASDs with the desired ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 31, 2023
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14
A new study quantifies the amount of microplastic exported into the atmosphere from sea spray. When bubbles burst on the surface of the sea, small particles, such as salt or bits of organic matter, can be flung into the air. ...
Environment
Oct 4, 2023
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Tanzania has culled millions of quelea birds to prevent them from destroying rice fields, using drones and planes to monitor commercial farms, the country's plants and pesticides watchdog said Wednesday.
Ecology
Sep 27, 2023
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26
David Needham, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Duke University, has demonstrated that a metabolic inhibiting drug called niclosamide, traditionally used to treat gut parasites, can readily be ...
Biochemistry
Apr 28, 2023
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New analysis has found increasing emissions of several ozone-depleting chemicals despite their production being banned for most uses under the Montreal Protocol—and a loophole in the rules is likely responsible.
Earth Sciences
Apr 9, 2023
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