Washington University in St.Louis
Science
Our ancients were able to eat hard plant foods without damaging their teeth
Green in tooth and claw.
Invention
Supercharging protein production
Discovery promises to aid the production of protein-based drugs, vaccines, other biomaterials.
Space
WashU physicists launched SuperTIGER to study the origins of cosmic rays
The new research might also help explain how these energetic particles are accelerated to attain a speed that is close to the speed of light.
Invention
A new kind of artificial molecular muscle from a polymer
A new light-sensitive hydrogel with improved biocompatibility compared with similar materials.
Health
Scientists produced effective vaccine against Klebsiella pneumoniae
Life-threatening bacterial infections are spreading.
Science
Tektites don’t come from the moon, but can aid scientists understand its formation
Impact events are relatively common.
Science
Single easy to measure parameter to choose electrolyte for alkali-Metal air batteries
Metal air batteries have been considered as a successor to lithium-ion batteries which could potentially make electric cars to cover thousand miles or more in single charge had the only challenge of choosing the right electrolyte.
Science
The specialty of the arrow of time in an open quantum system
In both thermodynamics and quantum mechanics, the arrow of time is described by the statistical likelihood of physical procedures.
In a new experiment by the...
Science
The science behind the sweetness of the stevia plant
What makes the stevia plant so sweet?
Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have the answer. By determining the structure of the RebA protein,...