A team of Yale University scientists has synthesized for the first time a chemical compound called lomaiviticin aglycon, leading to the development of a new class of molecules that appear to target and destroy cancer stem cells.
Chemists worldwide have...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that excessive formation of calcium crystal deposits in the amniotic fluid may be a reason why some pregnant women suffer preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) leading to preterm delivery.This...
More than 50 years after the invention of the laser, scientists at Yale University have built the world’s first anti-laser, in which incoming beams of light interfere with one another in such a way as to perfectly cancel each other out. The discovery...
Building upon a grant made in 2003 that established the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience at Yale, The Kavli Foundation has announced that it will contribute additional endowment funds to diversify and strengthen the institute’s interdisciplinary brain...
Imagine a material that’s stronger than steel, but just as versatile as plastic, able to take on a seemingly endless variety of forms. For decades, materials scientists have been trying to come up with just such an ideal substance, one that could be...
Small ants may use fewer resources, but energy-hogging big ants tend to win evolution’s turf wars, according to a study by Yale scientists.Scientists had believed that, at the population level at least, the body size of individuals made no difference in...
Liberty Media and Liberty Global Chairman John Malone, Yale College Class of 1963, has made a gift of $50 million to Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) to endow ten new professorships, President Richard C. Levin announced today. The...
Fuel cells have been touted as a cleaner solution to tomorrow’s energy needs, with potential applications in everything from cars to computers.But one reason fuel cells aren’t already more widespread is their lack of endurance. Over time, the catalysts...
Male monkeys looking for a good time might benefit from spending a bit longer getting to know a potential mate, according to a new study published online in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.The time males spend around a...
Yale researchers Alanna Schepartz and Scott J. Miller were recently announced as the recipients of a prestigious $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation. The grant supports a three-year, pioneering study that aims to create artificial enzymes using...
