TOKYO, Feb 6 – Japanese and German researchers have independently synthesized a new class of silicon-based compounds that could expand the element’s role beyond semiconductors and industrial materials. A team led by Professor Takeaki Iwamoto…
Longstanding problem put to rest
Proof that a 40-year-old algorithm is the best possible will come as a relief to computer scientists. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Comparing the genomes of different species — or different members of the same species — is…
Surfaces get smooth or bumpy on demand
MIT research produces soft material with controllable surface textures that can be varied by squeezing. [caption id="attachment_4695" align="alignright" width="639"] Polymer material produced by a 3-D printer includes soft, flexible material (clear or lighter tone) with…
Rosetta’s lander Philae wakes up from hibernation
Rosetta's lander Philae has woken up after seven months in hibernation on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The signals were received at ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt at 22:28 CEST on 13 June.…
Small molecules change biological clock rhythm ~Where chemistry…
Scientists at ITbM have come together to discover for the first time, a rhythm-changing molecule with period-shortening activities that targets the clock protein, which open doors to molecule-based solutions for circadian-related diseases and improving food…