New cell source promising for treatment of liver diseasesResearchers directly reprogram cells into human hepatic progenitor cells capable of proliferating and differentiating into two key cells of the liver
Nanobubbles offer green solution for inhibiting corrosionEnvironmentally friendly, low-cost, and easy-to-use nanobubbles shown to mitigate steel corrosion in acidic geothermal water
Which came first, sleep or the brain?Researchers find that, despite lacking a brain, Hydra exhibit characteristics at a molecular and genetic level associated with sleep in animals with central nervous systems
Mechanism connects epilepsy and enzyme deficiencyFindings also valuable for the 2% of Japanese with less-active version of the key enzyme
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