Tantalizing signs of phase-change ‘turbulence’ in RHIC collisions
Fluctuations in net proton production hint at a possible 'critical point' marking a change in the way nuclear matter transforms ...
Month: March 2021
Huntington’s disease driven by slowed protein-building machinery in cells
New study shows that mutant huntingtin protein slows ribosomesCredit: Image by Nicolai Urban of Max Planck Institute for Neuroscience in ...
Species are our livelihoods
Biodiversity doesn't feature enough in large-scale assessments of ecosystem servicesCredit: Theresa Hickfang Functioning ecosystems provide the basis for security, basic ...
What can stream quality tell us about quality of life?
Credit: Virginia Tech As the source of most of the water we drink and a place where we often go ...
Making sense of commotion under the ocean to locate tremors near deep-sea faults
New method for more accurately estimating the location of tectonic tremors in deep ocean faults could help to better understand ...
Species traded legally through Hong Kong with inadequate traceability
Leading to unnoticed over-exploitation of common speciesCredit: The University of Hong Kong Biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, due ...
Switzerland’s energy transition
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Can Switzerland, as planned, cut its CO2 emissions to zero by 2050? In a study, ...
Monoclonal antibody “cocktail” blocks COVID-19 variants: Study
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A monoclonal antibody "cocktail" developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to neutralize the COVID-19 ...
The complexity of artificial intelligence
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research and Tech Transfer - Artificial Intelligence, or AI, makes us look better ...
Sixth mirror casting brings Giant Magellan Telescope closer to completion
In a marvel of modern engineering that takes four years of effort, the 8.4-meter mirror is the second-to-last being made ...
Samara Polytech chemists have predicted more than 200 new carbon allotropes
One of the predicted substances turned out to be harder than a diamondCredit: @SamaraPolytech Employees of the Samara Center for ...
Life’s rich pattern: Researchers use sound to shape the future of printing
Researchers in the UK have developed a way to coax microscopic particles and droplets into precise patterns by harnessing the ...
Compression or strain – the material expands always the same
Credit: Thomas Heine et al. If you stretch an elastic band, it becomes thinner - a physical behavior that applies ...
Built to last: New copolymer binder to extend the life of lithium ion batteries
Scientists develop a novel binder material that protects the graphite anode of Li-ion batteries from degradation even after 1700 cyclesCredit: ...
‘Fungal ghosts’ protect skin, fabric from toxins, radiation
Inspired by fungus, new form of synthetic melanin acts as natural detoxifierCredit: Nathan Gianneschi lab / Northwestern University The idea ...
When more Covid-19 data doesn’t equal more understanding
Social media users share charts and graphs -- often with the same underlying data -- to advocate opposing approaches to ...
Bringing AI into the real world
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Even before countries began rolling out their vaccination ...
Defending smart systems on the machine learning framework level
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - While smart cities and smart homes have become ...
A new and non-intrusive method for preventing cyber attacks on Android devices
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research and Tech Transfer - Cyber attacks on mobile devices are on the ...
Speeding up commercialization of electric vehicles
Credit: POSTECH Professor Byoungwoo Kang develops a high-density cathode material through controlling local structures of the Li-rich layered materials. Researchers ...
