Month: December 2019

Scientists applied a set of algorithms to laser-ranging telescopes and succeeded in increasing accurate detection of the space litter in ...

A molecular map of the brain’s decision-making area

Credit: Juan Perez Fernandez Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have come one step closer toward understanding how the part of our ...

New technology allows control of gene therapy doses

Credit: Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla. -- Dec. 23, 2019 -- Scientists at Scripps Research in Jupiter have developed a special ...

AI achieved a score of 185 on the English written exam of the National Center Test For University Admissions in 2019

Credit: © National Institute of Informatics The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT, CEO: Jun Sawada) took the English written ...

Bacteria can ‘outsmart’ programmed cell death

Credit: Hamid Kashkar, University of Cologne Certain bacteria can override a defence mechanism of the immune system, so called programmed ...

Large scale feasts at ancient capital of Ulster drew crowds from across Iron Age Ireland

Study explores scale of human mobility through analysis of animal bonesCredit: Dr Richard Madgwick People transported animals over huge distances ...

High-performance anode for all-solid-state Li batteries is made of Si nanoparticles

Large volume expansion during charging, the obstacle to using Si anodes in conventional liquid electrolytes, helps a Si anode composed ...

Cultural evolution caused broad-scale historical declines of large mammals across China

Extirpations of 5 megafauna taxa from much of China over the past 2 millennia were found to be closely linked ...

Award-winning engineer helps keep US nuclear deterrent safe from radiation

Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- When nuclear radiation hits electronics, it cuts through semiconductors, leaving scars of charged ...

2D materials: arrangement of atoms measured in silicene

Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics Silicene consists of a single layer of silicon atoms. In contrast to the ...

Breaking the dogma: Key cell death regulator has more than one way to get the job done

Immunologists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed 2 independent mechanisms driving self-defense molecules to trigger cell deathCredit: St. ...

A fast and inexpensive device to capture and identify viruses

Credit: Terrones Lab/Penn State A device to quickly capture and identify various strains of virus has been developed, according to ...

Powder, not gas: A safer, more effective way to create a star on Earth

Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications A major issue with operating ring-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks is ...

Stanford study finds whales use stealth to feed on fish

Credit: Cascadia Research Collective; NMFS Permit 16111 Small fish are speedy and easy to scare. So how is it that ...

‘Tweezer clock’ may help tell time more precisely

Credit: Caltech Atomic clocks are used around the world to precisely tell time. Each "tick" of the clock depends on ...

California’s stricter vaccine exemption policy and improved vaccination rates

Credit: kfuhlert, Pixabay California's elimination, in 2016, of non-medical vaccine exemptions from school entry requirements was associated with an estimated ...

Obesity is a risk factor for cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with breast cancer

Credit: OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay Anthracyclines remain a cornerstone of breast cancer therapy in combination with new-generation targeted drugs such as trastuzumab. ...

The global reef expedition: French Polynesia

Scientists complete largest comprehensive study of French Polynesia's coral reefsCredit: ©Michele Westmorland/iLCP Scientists have released their findings from the largest ...

NASA analyzes Tropical Cyclone Phanfone’s water vapor concentration

Credit: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, water vapor data provided information about the intensity ...

OU geoscientists document 300 million year old atmospheric dust