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New Molecule Heralds Hope for Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
May 1, 2013 — There's hope for patients with myotonic dystrophy, the most common form of muscular dystrophy in adults. A new small molecule has been shown to break up the protein-RNA clusters that cause the ... > full story -
Discovery of New Gigantic Swelling Phenomenon of Layered Crystal Driven by Water
May 1, 2013 — Scientists have discovered an intriguing phenomenon in which an inorganic layered crystal expanded and contracted by 100 times its original size in a few seconds in an aqueous solution, displaying a ... > full story -
Best of Both Worlds: Towards a Quantum Internet With Combined Optical and Electrical Technique
May 1, 2013 — Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in quantum science that brings the prospect of a network of ultra-powerful quantum computers -- connected via a quantum internet -- closer to reality. The team ... > full story -
New Research Helps to Show How Turbulence Can Occur Without Inertia
April 30, 2013 — For more than a century, the field of fluid mechanics has posited that turbulence scales with inertia, and so massive things, like planes, have an easier time causing it. Now, new research has shown ... > full story -
Counter-Intuitive Behavior of Microgel Composed of Soft Polymer Blobs
April 30, 2013 — A new study explores the counter-intuitive behavior of a microgel composed of soft polymer blobs. Being a physicist offers many perks. For one, it allows an understanding of the substances ubiquitous ... > full story -
Mysterious Catalyst Explained: How Tiny Gold Particles Aid the Production of Plastic Components
April 30, 2013 — From methanol to formaldehyde -- this reaction is the starting point for the synthesis of many everyday plastics. Using catalysts made of gold particles, formaldehyde could be produced without the ... > full story -
Silicone Liquid Crystal Stiffens With Repeated Compression: Discovery May Point Toward Self-Healing Materials
April 29, 2013 — Scientists have found that liquid crystalline silicone stiffens significantly when compressed repeatedly for hours on end. The discovery may lead to new strategies for self-healing materials or ... > full story -
'Super-Resolution' Microscope Possible for Nanostructures
April 29, 2013 — Researchers have found a way to see synthetic nanostructures and molecules using a new type of super-resolution optical microscopy that does not require fluorescent dyes, representing a practical ... > full story -
Researchers Devise Method for Enhancing CEST MRI
April 29, 2013 — Researchers have created a novel way to enhance MRI by reducing interference from large macromolecules that can often obscure images generated by current chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) ... > full story -
Researchers Design Nanometer-Scale Material That Can Speed Up, Squeeze Light
April 29, 2013 — In a process one researcher compares to squeezing an elephant through a pinhole, researchers have designed a way to engineer atoms capable of funneling light through ultra-small ... > full story
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