Long live the efficient, pure-blue OLEDNovel approach shows promise for overcoming the bottleneck of blue emission in displays using organic light-emitting diodes
Life arrives at same solution using different molecular approachesStudy shows that two catalysts with the same function essentially employ the same technique despite being based on different molecular species
Diseased gums shown to produce Alzheimer’s-related protein fragmentsStudy provides clues to the mechanism linking periodontitis and Alzheimer's disease
Barrier ahead? No problem for DNA replicationStudy gives new insight into the mechanism underlying maintenance of genome stability in difficult-to-replicate regions
Oh so simple: Eight genes enough to convert mouse stem cells into oocyte-like cellsSurprisingly simple method could provide a new tool for producing specialized cytoplasm for reproductive medicine
Viewing cell colony expansion through statistical physicsStudy gives new insight into how cell colonies spread
Inflammation and biology’s “ubiquitous” proteinUbiquitin-decorated ubiquitin-writing immune signaling regulator found to control inflammation
Molecules convert visible light into ultraviolet light with record efficiencyNewly developed molecular system makes possible the efficient conversion of even weak visible light from sunlight and indoor LEDs into ultraviolet light
Mental health app supports university studentsPilot study of app with user-centered design shows promise as mental health support tool
Safe, easy, and rapid measurement of eye lens opacity and transmissionNewly developed system can analyze key properties of the lens without disturbing the eye
New mechanism of pain control revealedDiscovery of a distinct group of astrocytes in the spinal cord overturns thinking on role of descending neurons in pain transmission
Directly capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with membranesGas separation membrane systems can enable ubiquitous CO₂ removal from the atmosphere
Specific personality improves odds of identifying depression with blood testsStudy adds new biological understanding to the link between personality and depression
Researchers develop ultra-fast polymer modulators that can take the heatSilicon-polymer hybrid modulators capable of optical data rates of 200 Gbit/s at temperatures up to 110 °C could help reduce datacenter cooling costs
Converting body heat to electricity efficientlyInexpensive, flexible, and non-toxic thermoelectric converters producing high voltages at body temperature achieved
Higher-resolution imaging of living, moving cells using plasmonic metasurfacesMetasurface of self-assembled gold nanoparticles shown to improve resolution of fluorescence images of living cells under a widefield optical microscope to the theoretical limit
Biocompatible and second only to diamond in hardnessCubic boron nitride shown to be promising as an ultrahard coating for bio-applications
Uncovering COVID-19’s impact on the energy transitionResearchers find lessons from the pandemic that can be applied to reducing emissions and achieving SDGs
Mysteries hidden in hepatic reprogrammingResearchers get clearer picture of how just two proteins can make fibroblasts convert into liver-like cells
Formation mechanism of record-breaking rainfall clarifiedNumerical simulations reproduce for the first time the convective band that produced record-breaking precipitation in northern Kyushu in July 2017