chemistry

A new convenient procedure to visualize defects on graphene layers

Posted in Science on 28th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Ideal defect-free graphene is difficult to prepare and a simple direct method to capture and visualize its defects has been lacking.

We're Getting Closer to Creating a Universal Blood Supply

Posted in Science on 1st May, 2015
by Alex Muller

A newly developed enzyme could change type B blood into type O, what's known as a 'universal' blood type, allowing for a successful emergency transfusion.

Implanted micropump could deliver epilepsy drugs right into the brain

Posted in Medicine on 27th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

A promising new treatment for epilepsy directly targets the nerve cells, deep within the brain, that cause seizures.

Evidence of liquid water found on Mars

Posted in Science on 14th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Mars should be too cold to support liquid water at the surface, but salts in the soil lower its freezing point, allowing brine to form.

Breath test 'could give clues to stomach cancer risk'

Posted in Medicine on 14th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

A simple breath test could help predict whether people with gut problems are at high risk of developing stomach cancer, an early study shows.