New evidence for electron’s dual nature found in a quantum spin liquid
Results from a Princeton-led experiment support a controversial theory that the electron is composed of two particles.Credit: Catherine Zandonella, Princeton ...
Songbird neurons for advanced cognition mirror the physiology of mammalian counterparts
UMass Amherst research advances understanding of brain circuitsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst neuroscientists examining genetically identified neurons in ...
A unique vertical farm can produce 10 times more seed potatoes a year
Less than a year after the opening of the World-class Scientific Center "Agrotechnologies for the Future", Russian scientists had a ...
Kelp, maggots and mycoprotein among future foods that must be mass-farmed to combat malnutrition
Credit: Image courtesy of Vaxa, Iceland. Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and ...
UMD awarded funds to head off tick-borne infection before it begins
Research represents one of many funding sources dedicated to translational research to develop therapeutics and vaccines and reduce the burden ...
Domino-like crystallization of glass
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Materials in a glassy state are everywhere in ...
Tufts University selected to join Association of American Universities
Credit: Tufts University Tufts University has been selected to join the Association of American Universities (AAU), a consortium of America's ...
Man’s best friend in life and death: Pet dog brain banking supports aging research
The relevance of pet dog biobanking in molecular research and the initiative to make pioneering steps in this field. The ...
Can the diffraction limit overcome in the linear imaging system?
A chip-compatible 3D nanoscopy answersCredit: ©Science China Press Compared with the superresolution microscopy that bases on squeezing the point spread ...
Rice engineers set sights on implantable ‘living pharmacy’
Five Rice labs join DARPA-funded effort to make an implant to counter jet lagCredit: Image courtesy of Northwestern University HOUSTON ...
Implantable ‘living pharmacy’ could control body’s sleep/wake cycles
Project receives DARPA contract worth up to $33 million over 4 1/2 yearsCredit: Northwestern University A Northwestern University-led team of ...
Non-linear optics meets X-rays
Credit: by Carino Ferrante, Emiliano Principi, Andrea Marini, Giovanni Batignani, Giuseppe Fumero, Alessandra Virga, Laura Foglia, Riccardo Mincigrucci, Alberto Simoncig, ...
Australia accelerates new COVID-19 vaccine to fight mutant strains
Credit: University of South Australia A leading South Australian immunologist has been awarded $3 million from the Federal Government to ...
Ion-selective smart porous membranes
Credit: Yuya Ishizaki A research group has developed an ion-selective smart porous membrane that can respond to outer stimuli, potentially ...
Can fisheries benefit from biodiversity and conserve it too?
Biodiversity seems, naturally, like a good thing but when it comes to fisheries management, it can involve competing trade-offs.Credit: Credit: ...
Freeform imaging systems: Fermat’s principle unlocks ‘first time right’ design
Credit: by Fabian Duerr and Hugo Thienpont Optical imaging systems have been playing an essential role in scientific discovery and ...
Novel nanotech improves cystic fibrosis antibiotic by 100,000-fold
Credit: UniSA World-first nanotechnology developed by the University of South Australia could change the lives of thousands of people living ...
CDEX listens to the sound of cosmology from a laboratory deep underground
Credit: ©Science China Press Numerous compelling evidences from astroparticle physics and cosmology indicate that the major matter component in the ...
Ankle and foot bone evolution gave prehistoric mammals a leg up
Credit: Sarah Shelley The evolution of ankle and foot bones into different shapes and sizes helped mammals adapt and thrive ...
Urban traffic noise causes song learning deficits in birds
Zebra finches also suffer from a suppressed immune function due to the chronic stressCredit: Sue Anne Zollinger Traffic noise leads ...