Articles by Sanjukta Mondal
Tech Xplore / High-entropy alloys: How chaos takes over in layered carbides as metal diversity increases
In the tug-of-war between order and chaos within multielemental carbides, entropy eventually claims victory over enthalpy by pushing the system toward complete disorder as the diversity of elements in the material increases, ...
Medical Xpress / Popular diabetes drug shows anti-aging effects among patients with type 2 diabetes
Henagliflozin, a popular drug prescribed for type 2 diabetes, has demonstrated potential anti-aging effects in a recent study published in Cell Reports Medicine.
Phys.org / 3D-printed micro ion traps could solve quantum tech's miniaturization problem
The existing bottleneck in efficiently miniaturizing components for quantum computers could be eased with the help of 3D printing.
Medical Xpress / Strangers whose brains respond alike to movie clips often become friends later, study finds
People often bond with strangers over the books they read or the movies they watch and build friendships that last. Scientists may now have some insight into why this happens. A study published in Nature Human Behaviour found ...
Medical Xpress / Broccoli can have a protective effect against colon cancer, study reveals
The broccoli and Brussels sprouts that often get pushed to the edge of the plate might aid in reducing the risk of colon cancer.
Phys.org / Ionic liquids turn whole organs transparent like glass while preserving intricate tissue details
Scientists have found a way to visualize delicate organs like the brain and heart by letting light into the tissues and exposing their inner workings, no dissection required. In their study published in Cell, Chinese researchers ...
Medical Xpress / Exotic ticks are hitchhiking their way to the US on travelers, raising public health concerns
Ticks are hitching a free ride to the US from different parts of the world, raising concerns among scientists. In a recent study, researchers reported the introduction of seven exotic tick species to Connecticut, U.S., by ...
Phys.org / Complex deep learning models are no better at understanding genetic perturbation than simple baseline ones, study finds
Deep learning models have shown great potential in predicting and engineering functional enzymes and proteins. Does this prowess extend to other fields of biology as well?
Medical Xpress / New statistical tool identifies parent-of-origin effects in genes without any parental data
Certain genetic mutations can have different outcomes depending on whether one inherits from their mother or their father. This phenomenon is known as parent-of-origin effects (POEs), where certain genes are switched on or ...
Phys.org / Hypergravity boosts food production in moss species, Japanese study finds
Unless one is a trained fighter jet pilot, or a Formula 1 driver, humans tend not to do well at higher gravity, but tiny green moss plants seem to thrive under such conditions.
Tech Xplore / Self-cleaning glass uses electric field to remove dust particles within seconds
What if windows could clean themselves at the flick of a switch? We're not quite there yet, but we are getting closer. Researchers in China have developed a transparent, easy-to-produce self-cleaning glass that can remove ...
Tech Xplore / Floating sponges can recover ammonia from wastewater using the sun
Sunlight shining on specialized floaties can now produce fuel for plants by recovering ammonia from wastewater. Researchers designed a floatable amino-grafted (-NH2) MXene (Ti3C2)-based (AMS) sponge that, when scaled efficiently, ...
Phys.org / Scientists design superdiamonds with theoretically predicted hexagonal crystal structure
The brilliantly shiny diamond is more than just pretty; it's one of the hardest minerals on Earth, with a name derived from the Greek word adámas, meaning unbreakable. Scientists have now engineered a harder form of diamond ...
Phys.org / Dome-shaped aerogel architecture offers superior toughness and flexibility for spacecraft applications
A new collection of chemically diverse dome-celled ultralight aerogels with high porosity and very low density feature elasticity and mechanical properties that remain intact even under extreme temperatures from 4.2 kelvin ...
Medical Xpress / AI-designed T cell receptor substitutes can accelerate precision cancer immunotherapy
New designer proteins created using an AI tool can selectively target peptide segments that bind to markers on diseased cancer cells, acting like molecular flags that signal immune cells to attack and destroy the threats.
