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Noncoding Mutations Disrupt Cooperative Function of ‘Gene Families’ in Rare Genetic Disorder

Scientists at Johns Hopkins say they are one step closer to understanding the genetic mechanism of a rare, complex, multiple-gene disorder called Hirschsprung’s disease.

New Kind of Supercapacitor Made Without Carbon

Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have for the first time developed a supercapacitor that uses no conductive carbon at all, and that could potentially produce more power than existing versions of this technology.

To Battle Mosquito-Borne Disease, SLAC X-ray Laser Provides New View of Insecticides

An international research team has collected detailed structural data on two proteins in an insecticide by blasting them with an intense beam of bright, fast pulses of light at the Linac Coherent Light Source at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in order to adapt current larvicides and target the Aedes mosquitoes.

Making Catalysts Smarter

UC Riverside-led team demonstrates optimization and visualization of a catalyst used to convert carbon dioxide waste to methane gas and chemical intermediates.

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UNT Professor Receives Grant for Research that Could Lead to Alternative Energy Use

Kent Chapman, Regents Professor of biological sciences at the University of North Texas, has been awarded a $650,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. The grant is part of ongoing funding from the DOE and will be used to study the cellular storage of lipids in plants.

UCI-led Study Finds Soil Will Absorb Less Atmospheric Carbon Than Expected This Century

By adding highly accurate radiocarbon dating of soil to standard Earth system models, environmental scientists from the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have learned a dirty little secret: The ground will absorb far less atmospheric carbon dioxide this century than previously thought.

FSU Chemistry Professor Explores Outer Regions of Periodic Table

Florida State University Professor Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt captures the fundamental chemistry of the element berkelium, or Bk on the periodic table.

Nuclear Puzzle May Be Clue to Fifth Force

In a new paper, University of California, Riverside theoretical physicist Flip Tanedo and his collaborators have made new progress towards unravelling a mystery in the beryllium nucleus that may be evidence for a fifth force of nature.

Study Reveals New Physics of How Fluids Flow in Porous Media

Lab experiments carried out by an MIT and Oxford University team provide detailed information about how a liquid moves through spaces in a porous material, revealing the key role of a characteristic called wettability.

Targeting Neglected Diseases

Researchers at MIT have for the first time identified the structure of class I fumarate hydratase enzyme, which could be a target for drugs combatting diseases prevalent in the developing world.

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MIT Develops Self-Shading Windows

A team of researchers at MIT has developed a new way of making windows that can switch from transparent to opaque, potentially saving energy by blocking sunlight on hot days and thus reducing air-conditioning costs.

Simulating Complex Catalysts Key to Making Cheap and Powerful Fuel Cells

Using a unique combination of advanced computational methods, University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical engineers have demystified some of the complex catalytic chemistry in fuel cells — an advance that brings cost-effective fuel cells closer to reality.