Новости за 06.08.2020

The sulfated bile acid activates similar biochemical pathways as the surgery does and helps mice clear glucose quickly

Cutting soft materials like hair can blunt even the sharpest blades surprisingly quickly, and now we know why – offering clues to designing longer-lasting razors

The tenuous outermost layer of the sun, called the corona, is invisible most of the time, but its magnetic fields have been mapped for the first time

Agency encourages manufacturers to keep levels at or below 100 ppb

Top Democrat on Senate environment committee asks inspector general to investigate

Electron microscopy reveals how hairs chip and crack stainless steel blades while shaving

There’s a cheap new way to make fluorescent dyes into solid materials that glow, and it could be used to 3D print objects that guide light into solar cells

Tanystropheus had a neck three times the length of its body, and a new analysis of its skull suggests it lived in the sea, where it ambushed prey

Neurons have been discovered in the brains of fruit flies that are used for working out which way to fly based on the wind. The finding could be used to help robots navigate

Berries could use the color to advertise their nutritional benefits to birds

The metallic blue shade has an unusual origin

The prehistoric insect used “scythelike” mouthparts to clamp down on prey

An ion-sequestering macrocycle keeps dyes from dulling when incorporated in solids

Meet Mandë Holford, an interdisciplinary scientist following tangents that arise when exploring the molecular level workings of venom peptides

Simply unknotting a molecule added to liquid crystals can invert their chirality

The Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) is perhaps the archetypal moth, browns and greys enormous protuberant antennae in the male, lots of high-frequency flapping, and definitely drawn to a candle…or in this instance, an ultraviolet, actinic lamp. I remember seeing images of this creature in nature and science books when I was a child … Continue reading "The Gypsy Destroyer of Trees"

An in-ear device that stimulates the vagus nerve helps non-native speakers learn speech sounds from Mandarin Chinese more rapidly and more effectively

Over at Common Organic Chemistry, there are 14 new positions for August 4 and 26 new positions for July 31.

For the month of July, 104 jobs were posted. There is not much evidence of a slowdown in hiring in industrial organic chemistry jobs as measured by this list for the COVID-19 recession.

Don't forget to check out the Common Organic Chemistry company list, a very helpful resource for organic chemists looking for potential employers.

Opioids and benzodiazepines should also be avoided in favour of non-drug therapies for treating chronic pain, recommends UK clinical practice body

Stingless bee honey could be beneficial for diabetes patients as our body digests trehalulose more slowly than sucrose

French chemist and co-discoverer of the basic concepts of organic stereochemistry