IMAGE: deepai COLOGNE, Dec 31 – Scientists in Germany have identified a biological mechanism that helps explain why small cell lung cancer (SCLC), one of the most aggressive forms of lung cancer, relapses quickly despite…
Dissolving obstacles to a useful pigment
Insoluble dietary fiber could help make antioxidant quercetin more soluble. [caption id="attachment_13113" align="alignright" width="300"] A scanning electron microscope image showing the quercetin nanoparticles bonded to the surface of the cellulose fiber © 2017 A*STAR Institute…
Firebricks offer low-cost storage for carbon-free energy
Ancient technology could be used to level electricity prices for renewables. [caption id="attachment_13102" align="alignnone" width="639"] One proposed application of the firebrick-based thermal storage system is depicted in this hypothetical configuration, where it is coupled to…
New era in air quality monitoring a step…
[caption id="attachment_13099" align="alignnone" width="700"] Sentinel-5p arrives in Plesetsk[/caption] The Sentinel-5P satellite has arrived in Plesetsk in northern Russia to be prepared for liftoff on 13 October. Built to deliver global maps of air pollutants every…
Rice U. solubility study could impact energy, biology,…
Better understanding of water-alkane solubility could have far-reaching impact [caption id="attachment_13096" align="alignright" width="300"] Walter Chapman (Photo courtesy of Rice University)[/caption] HOUSTON -- Rice University chemical engineers have used the most realistic computer model yet devised…