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Gut Bacteria That Brew Booze May Cause Liver Damage

A research group in China has found that alcohol-producing gut bacteria could cause liver damage even in people who don’t drink.

Features

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Anjan Soumyanarayanan

Bringing together expertise in quantitative microscopy, electrical measurements and materials science, Dr. Anjan Soumyanarayanan is putting his own spin on nanoelectronics.

In the Lab

Concrete Doped With Microbes Gains Durability

Scientists in Japan have found that the rate of corrosion of steel bars in concrete can be slowed by embedding aerobic bacteria within cement.

In the Lab

It’s Morphing Time! How The Dengue Virus Evades Detection

Dengue virus becoming resistant to vaccines and therapeutics due to mutations in specific protein, study shows.

Technology

3D Printing Gets A Boost With Data-Driven Design

Combined analysis of geometry, topology, structure and material data can be used to optimize the designs of 3D printed products, say researchers in Singapore.

2019 Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded To Akira Yoshino

Professor Akira Yoshino created the first commercially viable lithium ion battery in 1985.

In the Lab

A Trojan Horse For Killing Drug-Resistant Microbes

By hijacking the heme acquisition system of bacteria, researchers in Japan have devised a method to kill microbes that are resistant to antibiotic treatment.

In the Lab

DNA Cage Holds Silver Atoms Still For Scrutiny

Using two DNA sequences of ten nucleotides each to hold together exactly 16 silver atoms, researchers in Denmark and Japan seek to better understand the optical properties of silver nanoclusters.

In the Lab

Bacterial Synergy Boosts Bio-Battery Performance

Using two bacteria species instead of one, a team of scientists in China have found a way to create a living energy production system that efficiently converts light to electrical energy

Health

Gut Bacteria That Brew Booze May Cause Liver Damage

A research group in China has found that alcohol-producing gut bacteria could cause liver damage even in people who don’t drink.

Features

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Anjan Soumyanarayanan

Bringing together expertise in quantitative microscopy, electrical measurements and materials science, Dr. Anjan Soumyanarayanan is putting his own spin on nanoelectronics.

In the Lab

Concrete Doped With Microbes Gains Durability

Scientists in Japan have found that the rate of corrosion of steel bars in concrete can be slowed by embedding aerobic bacteria within cement.

In the Lab

It’s Morphing Time! How The Dengue Virus Evades Detection

Dengue virus becoming resistant to vaccines and therapeutics due to mutations in specific protein, study shows.

Technology

3D Printing Gets A Boost With Data-Driven Design

Combined analysis of geometry, topology, structure and material data can be used to optimize the designs of 3D printed products, say researchers in Singapore.

2019 Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded To Akira Yoshino

Professor Akira Yoshino created the first commercially viable lithium ion battery in 1985.

In the Lab

A Trojan Horse For Killing Drug-Resistant Microbes

By hijacking the heme acquisition system of bacteria, researchers in Japan have devised a method to kill microbes that are resistant to antibiotic treatment.

In the Lab

DNA Cage Holds Silver Atoms Still For Scrutiny

Using two DNA sequences of ten nucleotides each to hold together exactly 16 silver atoms, researchers in Denmark and Japan seek to better understand the optical properties of silver nanoclusters.

In the Lab

Bacterial Synergy Boosts Bio-Battery Performance

Using two bacteria species instead of one, a team of scientists in China have found a way to create a living energy production system that efficiently converts light to electrical energy

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