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  Cell membrane inspires new ultrathin electronic film

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  Japanese researchers have developed a new method to build large areas of semiconductive material that is just two molecules thick and a total of 4.4 nanometers tall. The films function as thin film transistors, and have potential ...

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  Fungal highways on cheese rinds influence food safety, ripeness

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  Bacteria traveling along "fungal highways" on cheese rinds can spread more quickly and ruin quality or cause foodborne illnesses, but cheesemakers could manipulate the same highways to help cheese mature faster and taste ...

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  New method for interpreting cryo-EM maps makes it easier to determine protein structures

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  A new algorithm makes interpreting the results of cryo-electron microscopy maps easier and more accurate, helping researchers to determine protein structures and potentially create drugs that block their functions.

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  Statistical designs accelerate the optimization of layered 2-D crystals

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  It has been estimated that there are more than 10100 possible materials that can be synthesised, grown and optimised. Materials design can be a slow and laborious process, and investigating the full parameter space is a formidable ...

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  World's oldest insect inspires a new generation of aerogels

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  A team of international scientists have created a new form of highly-efficient, low-cost insulation based on the wings of a dragonfly.

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  New natural gas catalyst would boost clean transportation

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  Thanks to advances in drilling technology, there is enough natural gas in the U.S. to last well into next century and beyond. This has renewed the idea of using inexpensive, domestically produced natural gas as a transportation ...

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  Startup advances carbon-zero fuels through UConn partnership

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  When Rob McGinnis needed a well equipped lab for his startup company, his graduate school friend, Jeff McCutcheon, associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, suggested he apply for UConn's Technology Incubation ...

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  Long-sought structure of telomerase paves way for new drugs for aging, cancer

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  More than 30 years ago, when University of California, Berkeley researchers discovered telomerase—an enzyme that lengthens chromosome ends and prevents them from fraying enough to kill a cell—speculation ran wild about ...

• Generic drug manufacturers see new opportunities ahead

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  Declining prices and a saturated market could spell doom-and-gloom for the generic pharmaceutical industry, but some in the business are turning lemons into lemonade, seeing opportunities instead. According to an article ...

• Research identifies easier way to predict how chemical compounds will interact

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  New research has revealed that simple, commercially available computer programmes could be used to design next generation drug-delivery systems by predicting more easily how different chemical compounds interact.