IN THE LAB
Cleaning Up Oil Spills With Two-Faced Magnets
Researchers in China have developed a magnetic particle that can separate oil particles from water rapidly and efficiently.
Counting The Carbon Cost Of Palm Oil
Every hectare of rainforest converted to oil palm plantation releases 174 tons of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide, researchers say.
Superlattice ‘Sandwich’ Converts Wasted Heat To Electricity
Researchers in Japan and Taiwan have designed a superlattice that has double the thermoelectric conversion rate of previous methods.
Zooming In On Glucose Transport
Using super-resolution imaging, scientists in China have obtained the structure of the GLUT1 protein at nanometer resolution.
How To Send Molecules On A One-Way Journey
Researchers in Japan have invented a ratchet-like molecular machine, where a chemical reaction is coupled with unidirectional movement.
From The Horse’s Mouth: Horses Can Read Human Emotions
Scientists in Japan have discovered how horses perceive human emotional cues.
Satellites Reveal The Secrets Of The Himalayas
Mineral ‘signatures’ seen from space have revealed where the Indian and Eurasian sub-continents collided to form the Himalayan mountain range.
How Polymers May Have Given Rise To Life
A study by scientists in Japan reveals the simple chemical process that may have led to life on Earth.
Synthetic Biology Yields New Steroid Antibiotics
A research group in Japan has taken a synthetic biology approach to the development of steroid antibiotics.
