Conventional aerobic methanotrophs have metabolic versatility under anoxia
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 28 –34 times that of carbon dioxide on a centennial time scale. Microbial CH4 oxidation acts as a biofilter, preventing more than 90% of CH4 from entering the atmosphere......»»
An overview of the 30-year history of metabolic engineering
A research team comprised of Gi Bae Kim, Dr. So Young Choi, Dr. In Jin Cho, Da-Hee Ahn, and Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST have summarized the 30-year history of metabolic en.....»»
Unraveling the protein map of the cell"s mitochondria
Mitochondria are responsible for the energy supply of the organism and fulfill functions in metabolic and signaling processes. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Freiburg have gained systematic insight into the or.....»»
ZF plans $3B German plant with U.S. partner to make chips for EVs, report says
ZF will build the plant with Wolfspeed, a U.S. company that makes chips that can boost the range of EVs by as much as 15 percent with faster charging compared to conventional silicon chips, Bloomberg reported......»»
How Apple Watch sleep tracking can help you lose weight
Besides sweating along to Apple Fitness+ workouts, there is important data stored in your iPhone that you should focus on when it comes to fat loss: sleep. Andrey_Popov/ ShutterstockPoor sleep quality and duration can lead to weight gain, metabolic d.....»»
How Apple"s sleep tracker can help you lose weight
Besides sweating along to Apple Fitness+ workouts, there is important data stored in your iPhone that you should focus on when it comes to fat loss: sleep. Andrey_Popov/ ShutterstockPoor sleep quality and duration can lead to weight gain, metabolic d.....»»
Metabolic pathway in honey bees with strong connections to winter colony losses discovered
Agricultural Research Service scientists and their Chinese colleagues have identified a specific metabolic pathway that controls how honey bees apportion their body's resources such as energy and immune response in reaction to stresses such as winter.....»»
How do methanotrophs handle the toxic effects of hydrogen sulfide?
Methanotrophs—organisms that grow by consuming methane—seem to be perfect for alleviating global warming, since methane accounts for about 30% of this effect. However, drilling sites, where the natural gas is mostly composed of methane, also cont.....»»
A new antimicrobial cotton textile with Cu ions in nanofibers
Cotton textiles are ubiquitous in daily life, and they are also one of the primary mediums for transmitting viruses and bacteria. Conventional approaches to fabricating antiviral and antibacterial textiles generally load the functional additives onto.....»»
A win-win for cell communities: Cells that cooperate live longer
When cells exchange metabolic products with other cells, they live longer. This new finding comes from a research team at Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, which made the discovery in a study using yeast cells. The fact that these exchanges dir.....»»
Study shows hydroponic systems as a promising method for sustainable saffron production
Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a geophyte perennial plant from the family Iridaceae with underground soft corms. The stigmas of the saffron flower have been cultivated as a spice for at least 3,500 years. Conventional cultivation processes, such as plan.....»»
Some day soon we might be making popcorn with infrared poppers
It's fast, energy efficient, environmentally friendly compared to conventional heating Enlarge / In the future, our kitchen gadgets might include an infrared popcorn popper. There's rarely time to write about every c.....»»
Successful hypothermia in nonhuman primate paves the way for future application in human torpor during spaceflight
Hibernation is a state adopted by certain mammals as an adaptation to adverse winter conditions. Typical features of hibernation include greatly reduced metabolic activity and lowered body temperature......»»
Metabolic hack makes ocean algae more resilient to 21st century climate change
A study published in Science Advances by an international team of scientists provides clear evidence that marine phytoplankton are much more resilient to future climate change than previously thought......»»
A new method to recycle Nylon-6 by unlinking polymer chains
Nylon-6 is a tough, non-biodegradable plastic that cannot be recycled by conventional methods. A new way has now been introduced by a team from the U.S. in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition......»»
High-voltage cryo-electron microscopy reveals tiny secrets of "giant" viruses
Despite their name, giant viruses are difficult to visualize in detail. They are too big for conventional electron microscopy, yet too small for optical microscopy used to study larger specimens. Now, for the first time, an international collaboratio.....»»
Physicists Rewrite a Quantum Rule That Clashes With Our Universe
The past and future are tightly linked in conventional quantum mechanics. A tweak could let quantum possibilities increase as space expands......»»
Biodegradable medical gowns may add to greenhouse gas
The use of disposable plasticized medical gowns—both conventional and biodegradable—has surged since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Landfills now brim with them......»»
Save $250 on HP’s powerful Spectre x360 2-in-1 laptop today
Boost your productivity with the performance and versatility of the HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 laptop, which is currently available from HP with a $250 discount......»»
A birefringence-managed normal-dispersion fiber laser delivering energy-tunable chirp-free solitons
Over the past decades, researchers have demonstrated conventional solitons, stretched pulses, self-similar pulses, and dissipative solitons by managing the dispersion and nonlinearity of fiber lasers. However, new types of robust pulses were less dis.....»»
For credit rating agencies, reputation matters
Contrary to popular belief, credit rating agencies provide more accurate, timely, conservative and informative credit ratings for higher-risk companies—a discovery that calls into question the conventional wisdom that they cater to their clients, a.....»»