An innovative proposal to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis with a combination of DNA-like encoding of plastics and international law has been put forward by a transdisciplinary team of QUT researchers. The QUT research team, from chemistry and law, have published their multi-pronged approach in Polymer Chemistry.

Researchers have recently identified a weak spot in prostate cancer cells that were not found earlier. This revolutionary breakthrough may have the potential to develop more effective therapies for other types of cancer.

Researchers have now developed a new wearable device that has the capability of identifying early warning signs of diseases caused by dysfunctional levels of stress hormones. With this solution, it has become possible to measure changes to people’s stress hormones during the day and night.

Our brains rarely record single memories — instead, they store memories into groups so that the recollection of one significant memory triggers the recall of others connected by time. As we age, however, our brains gradually lose this ability to link related memories. Now UCLA researchers have discovered a key molecular mechanism behind memory linking.

Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have designed a chameleon-like building material that changes its infrared color — and how much heat it absorbs or emits — based on the outside temperature. On hot days, the material emits most infrared heat. On colder days, the material emits just a fraction of the infrared heat, helping keep a building warm.

Meet Clari, the Compliant Legged Articulated Robotic Insect developed by engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder. Weighing less than a Ping Pong ball and small enough to fit in your palm, this innovative robot can change its shape to navigate through tight spaces, offering potential applications in search and rescue operations.

An elaborate study with a follow-up of 11 years has concluded that keeping fit may prevent people from developing atrial fibrillation (irregular heart rhythm) or suffering from a stroke.

Researchers from the Radboud University in the Netherlands have developed synthetic molecules that resemble real organic molecules. In this way, they can tweak properties of molecules in ways that are normally difficult or unrealistic, and they can understand much better how molecules change.

Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when a piece of chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible.

In a study, researchers have revealed that keto diets help to delay tumor growth but are also responsible for causing cachexia, a wasting syndrome, which can even lead to death.