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14 October 2026
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Textured Bioplastic Proves Superior to Smooth Bioplastic for Implants
Scientists have found that smooth medical bioplastics are inferior to textured ones. To ensure the cell attachment and growth on an implant, a surface should be textured and have roughness and indenta...
1 October 2026
A New Method for Safe Platinum Recovery from Spent Catalysts
Scientists have developed a new method for safe recovery of platinum from spent catalysts. Instead of aggressive and harmful reagents, they use a combination of hydrogen peroxide and hydrochloric acid...
21 September 2026
A Calcium-Hypersensitive Mutant of the Luminescent Protein Obelin
Krasnoyarsk scientists have synthesized a photoprotein obelin mutant that is twice as sensitive to the intracellular calcium concentration changes as the natural protein. This makes it possible to det...
21 September 2026
Ways of Preventing Fires on Agricultural Lands
Krasnoyarsk scientists have analyzed the fire situation on agricultural lands of Russia over the past 25 years and established the factors that could help reduce the fire threat. Abandoned agricultura...
8 September 2026
Mosses Helping Siberian Forests Withstand Fires and Deforestation
Fires and deforestation affect differently the soil of Siberian pine forests. Much depends on what grows on the surface. Scientists have found that lichen-covered areas suffer the most after a fire, w...
7 September 2026
Hidden Value of Salt Lakes: Home to Hundreds of Endangered Species and Protection from Dust Storms
Salt lakes are proving more important than previously thought, being home to hundreds of endangered species and providing a variety of ecosystem services as sources of valuable salts and dust storm pr...
4 September 2026
New Photonic Insulator with Electric-Field Light Control
Scientists have developed a structure that can alter the trajectory of light using an electric field. The structure is based on a photonic topological insulator and a liquid crystal switch. The propos...
21 August 2026
Copper Will No Longer End Up in Tailings: Scientists Propose a Way to Extract the Metal from Difficu...
Krasnoyarsk scientists have found a way to efficiently extract valuable components from valleriite, a complex layered mineral found in Norilsk ores, which is difficult to process. The mineral is typic...
11 August 2026
Genes Revealing Who Are at Risk for Opisthorchiasis and Liver Fibrosis
Scientists have found that the course of opisthorchiasis and the risk of developing severe complications, in particular, liver fibrosis, are related to certain genetic characteristics of the patient.
6 August 2026
Climate Change Extending the Fire Season in Siberia
Krasnoyarsk scientists have identified a direct correlation between the climate change, increased fire intensity, and death of larch forests in Siberia. The climate change is lengthening the fire seas...