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Broken Signals Lead To Neurodegeneration

Neurogenerative diseases could be explained by modifications of the IP3 receptor which lock it in a closed state.

How Neuronal Transmission Is Regulated

What are dendritic potentials good for if they don't cause depolarization? This study suggests an answer.

Exploiting The Valley For Next Generation Electronics

Molybdenum disulfide-based valleytronics have the potential to be the next generation of low energy electronics, scientists say.

Selectively Filtering Out Carbon Dioxide

Scientists have developed a membrane that selects for carbon dioxide while allowing air to pass through 100 times faster than existing polymers.

Spotting Objects In Space With Raven

Astronomers have developed an instrument to enhance space images from telescopes.

High Friction? Change The Direction Your Crystal Faces

Tweaking the orientation of crystal coatings could be a new way to tune frictional properties, scientists say.

Breaking Benzene With Metal

Researchers have developed a method to break the highly stable bonds in aromatic compounds.

Watching The Planets Collide, In Real Time

By monitoring the temperature changes in dust clouds over two years, astronomers have been able to track a recent planetary collision.

Hartwig & Hamachi Awarded Nagoya Medals

Professors John Hartwig and Itaru Hamachi will deliver the Nagoya Medal of Organic Chemistry lectures on October 27, 2014.