2023
March
- Cans or bottles: What’s better for a fresh, stable beer?
- ‘Glow-in-the-dark’ proteins could help diagnose viral diseases
- Crab shells could help power the next generation of rechargeable batteries
- Triggering bitter taste receptors could someday treat asthma, COPD
- Just add water: How diluting ouzo liquor could lead to better emulsions
- This starchy bioplastic could make soggy paper straws a thing of the past
- Four ways to reduce unwanted iodized table salt reactions when boiling pasta
- Toilet paper is an unexpected source of PFAS in wastewater, study says
- Degrading modified proteins could treat Alzheimer’s, other ‘undruggable’ diseases
February
- Are your strawberries bland? Pesticides could be to blame
- This new sensor can detect mercury ions with just a tap (video)
- Mapping DNA damage from exposure to a compound in cigarette, industrial smoke
- Carrots: Good for your eyes … and for degradable polymers
- These sports sensors could curb ‘bad calls’ and help players during practices
- Keeping drivers safe with a road that can melt snow, ice on its own
- Detecting rapidly mutating bacteria and viruses with AutoPLP
- A more healthful, gluten-free flour made from sweet potatoes
- Keeping SARS-CoV-2 closed for business with small molecules
- This loofah-inspired, sun-driven gel could purify all the water you’ll need in a day
- Urine-diverting toilets expel fewer virus particles than traditional toilets, study suggests
- Using CRISPR to detect cancer biomarkers
- Voice-activated system for hands-free, safer DNA handling
January
- Recent advances in candy and sweet snack research
- Want a stronger biodegradable plastic? Add a ‘pinch’ of cream of tartar
- Another promising step toward non-hormonal male contraceptives
- How proteins on influenza viruses tilt, ‘breathe’ (video)
- New mosquito repellents that work better than DEET
- Farewell to ‘forever’ – Destroying PFAS by grinding it up with a new additive
- How habanero peppers respond to stress
- Preventing vehicle crashes by learning from insects
- Hand washing fabrics reduces microplastic release compared with machine washing
- Recent advances toward lowering carbon footprints
- Another step toward an insulin tablet