UCI materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect
Southern California's diabolical ironclad beetle can even survive being run over by carCredit: David Kisailus / UCI Irvine, Calif. - ...
It’s all about the right balance
Credit: © Anna Liess During cell division specific target proteins have to be turned over in a precisely regulated manner. ...
Legacy pollutants found in migratory terns in Great Lakes region
A study concludes that PCBs, PBDEs and metabolites of DDT threaten the terns throughout their lives, from the moment they ...
Transcription factors may inadvertently lock in DNA mistakes
Binding to mismatched DNA takes less energy; may explain how regulatory mutations get locked inCredit: Maria Schumacher, Duke University DURHAM, ...
Thermal vision of snakes inspires soft pyroelectric materials
Credit: Darbaniyan et al. /Matter Converting heat into electricity is a property thought to be reserved only for stiff materials ...
National Academy of Medicine selects Fujita Health University President as its member
Credit: Fujita Health University The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced new members at its annual meeting on October 19, ...
OPD optical sensors that reproduce any color
Credit: POSTECH Photodiodes are optical sensors that convert the energy of light into electrical energy. Organic photodiodes (OPDs) respond quickly ...
Seeing no longer believing: the manipulation of online images
Online images are not always what they seem, especially on social mediaCredit: Dr T.J. Thomson, QUT's Digital Media Research Centre ...
Study finds go-to hormone for cycad propagation ineffective
Credit: University of Guam The newly published thesis research of University of Guam Master of Environmental Science graduate Benjamin Deloso ...
Researchers provide most detailed and complete record yet of Earth’s last magnetic reversal
Credit: NIPR/AIST/Ibaraki University Earth's magnetic fields typically switch every 200 to 300 millennia. Yet, the planet has remained steady for ...
Spectral CT improves detection of early-stage coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Spectral CT with electron density imaging improves assessment of lung lesion extent in patients with RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19Credit: American Roentgen Ray ...
Virtual Reality health appointments can help patients address eating disorders
Research has revealed that Virtual Reality (VR) technology can have significant impact on the validity of remote health appointments for ...
AI and photonics join forces to make it easier to find ‘new Earths’
Australian scientists' invention will decipher the 'twinkle' of starsCredit: NASA. Australian scientists have developed a new type of sensor to ...
Cancer-linked enzyme mechanism newly characterized in study
New research on previously undescribed biochemical process could contribute to broader quest toward more-targeted cancer therapiesCredit: Image courtesy Matthew Bochman ...
Why can our brains learn and memorize?
Comprehensive understanding of expression mechanism of long-term potentiation and long-term depression of hippocampal excitatory synaptic strengthCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY ...
The new heavy isotope mendelevium-244 and a puzzling short-lived fission activity
Credit: Alexander Yakushev, GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung Gaining a better understanding of the limiting factors for the existence of stable, ...
Cutting cancer off at the head
Osaka City University detects cancer cells in 2ml blood samples and connects them back to their origin tumor -- creating ...
The highest heat-resistant plastic ever is developed from biomass
Credit: JAIST The use of biomass-derived plastics is one of the prime concerns to establish a sustainable society, which is ...
Animal-based research: New experimental design for an improved reproducibility
New study published in Scientific ReportsCredit: WWU - Department of Behavioural Biology In research, the results of studies must be ...
Good vibrations for new energy
Nanogenerator 'scavenges' power from their surroundingsCredit: Flinders University Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn't need a wireless or mains ...