Star-cells “shine” to make sense of touch
Astrocytic GABA fine-tunes tactile sensory acuityCredit: IBS Parents might be familiar with their toddlers gotten messy with flour. Feeling the ...
Temporal-spatial order property of hollow multishelled structures enables sequential drug release
Credit: YANG Nailiang Hollow multishelled structures (HoMSs), with relatively isolated cavities and hierarchal pores in the shells, are structurally similar ...
Glial cells play an active role in the nervous system
Researchers study the speed and precision of signal transduction in the brainCredit: Klämbt Lab For the brain to work efficiently, ...
Insilico announces the launch of AI-powered COVIDomic to support COVID-19 research worldwide
Insilico Medicine announces artificial intelligent (AI) system powered by Intel architecture to help researchers and clinicians engage in COVID-19 researchCredit: ...
New insights into evolution of gene expression
Credit: Graphic: Kenji Fukushima / University of Wuerzburg Vertebrate organs organize physiological activities, and the diverse expression patterns of thousands ...
UBC scientists find clues to queen bee failure
Credit: Alison McAfee Scientists at UBC are unravelling the mysteries behind a persistent problem in commercial beekeeping that is one ...
Cellular-level interactions that lead to the cytokine storm in COVID-19
Credit: Ryo Otsuka, Ken-ichiro Seino. Inflammation and Regeneration. August 6, 2020. Scientists review macrophage activation syndrome -- a feature of ...
Paving the way for tunable graphene plasmonic THz amplifiers
Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University Professor Taiichi Otsuji has led a team of international researchers in successfully demonstrating a room-temperature ...
Vortex top-hats emerge in superfluids
New insight into the behaviour of rotating superfluidsCredit: FLEET An Australian-led study has provided new insight into the behaviour of ...
Bio-based resin invented by Lithuanian researchers: A breakthrough in rapid prototyping
Lithuanian researchers from Kaunas University of Technology and Vilnius University synthesised and tested a bio-based resin for optical 3D printing; ...
The oldest Neanderthal DNA of Central-Eastern Europe
An 80,000-year-old Neanderthal reveals cultural and genetic affinities between Poland and the Northern CaucasusCredit: Marcin ?arski Around 100,000 years ago, ...
Lineshape-tailoring of coupled plasmonic systems based on first principle
Credit: by Jing Lin, Meng Qiu, Xiyue Zhang, Huijie Guo, Qingnan Cai, Shiyi Xiao, Qiong He, Lei Zhou Photonic systems ...
Recharging N95 masks for continued usage
Restoring the filtration efficiency of N95 masks after they have been cleaned -- opening the door for smart masks.Credit: Tata ...
Theoretical prediction of reverse intersystem crossing for organic semiconductors
Promoting the development of organic light-emitting diode materialsCredit: Naoya Aizawa The joint research team of RIKEN and Hokkaido University developed ...
Brain’s immune cells promising cellular target for therapeutics
Microglia brain cells can be targeted with nanomedicines to tamp down uncontrolled inflammation activation, which causes neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Nanxia Zhao ...
New insight into mammalian stem cell evolution
Scientists are learning about species adaptation by comparing their stem cell-related genesCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS The genes regulating pluripotent ...
Robotic muscles could turn back body clock by 2050
Credit: Jonathan Rossiter, University of Bristol Loss of strength and muscle wastage is currently an unavoidable part of getting older ...
Producing technicolor through brain-like electronic devices
Credit: Junsuk Rho (POSTECH) Structural coloration is promised to be the display technology of the future as there is no ...
Accelerated drying of electrodes — cheaper production of batteries
EPIC project aims at the energetic, economic, and ecological optimization of productionCredit: (Photo: Ralf Diehm/KIT) Extension of electric mobility results ...
New process for efficient removal of steroid hormones from water
Improved filtration system made of a polymer membrane with activated carbon eliminates estradiol with an efficiency of more than 99% ...