Newly discovered fungus helps destroy a harmful food toxin
Patulin (C7H6O4), a mycotoxin produced by several types of fungi, is toxic to a variety of life forms, including humans,...
Breakthrough: Peering into nanofluidic mysteries one photon at a time
A discovery in the field of nanofluidics could shake up our understanding of molecular behavior on the tiniest scales. Research...
CeMM receives HR Excellence in Research Award from the EU Commission
CeMM, the Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), has been awarded the HR Excellence...
Arctic soil methane consumption may be larger than previously thought and increases in a drier climate
Arctic wetlands are known emitters of the strong greenhouse gas methane (CH4). Well-drained soils on the other hand remove methane...
Evolving chemical system changes its environment
A chemical system of synthetic replicators showing the first signs of Darwinian evolution: two different replicators compete for a common...
Growing triple-decker hybrid crystals for lasers
By controlling the arrangement of multiple inorganic and organic layers within crystals using a novel technique, researchers at Duke University...
Breathe! The shape-shifting ball that supports mental health
A soft ball that ‘personifies’ breath, expanding and contracting in synchronicity with a person’s inhalations and exhalations, has been invented...
15th University Training Course Fluidization Technology will be held on November 6th – 9th, 2023 at Hamburg University of Technology
Fluidization technology has a tremendous economic importance in process engineering and is used for a wide range of physical and...
Early action to control cardiovascular risk factors preserves brain metabolism
Cardiovascular disease and dementia frequently occur together in elderly people. Nevertheless, few longitudinal studies have examined how atherosclerosis and its...
Illinois professor examines the overlooked role of food in civil rights struggle
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Food was used as both a weapon and a tool of resistance in the Mississippi Delta during...
Editorial: Epigenetic aging in oocytes
“In summary, our group demonstrates basic principles in the early aging of mammalian oocytes.”Credit: 2023 Wasserzug-Pash and Klutstein “In summary,...
Rare 14-ft smalltooth sand tiger shark washes up on Irish coast
Scientists believe a huge 14ft smalltooth sand tiger shark, which washed up at Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, earlier this year, represents...
NASA to demonstrate laser communications from space station
NASA uses the International Space Station — a football field-sized spacecraft orbiting Earth — to learn more about living and working...
Mountain bikers are most likely to hurt or fracture their arms, and hikers to injure their legs and ankles, though most injuries are mild cuts, blisters and bruises, according to systematic review of trail users
Mountain bikers are most likely to hurt or fracture their arms, and hikers to injure their legs and ankles, though...
First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers
First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers,...
Inhaled receptor decoy therapy for COVID-19 in preclinical models
The surface protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as the spike protein, is critical for...
How to write in water?
Writing is an age-old cultural technique. Thousands of years ago, humans were already carving signs and symbols into stone slabs....
MU researcher combats bullying of students with disabilities
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Students with disabilities are often bullied and socially excluded in school at a far greater rate than...
IHT Group to manufacture, sell hog-cooling technology developed at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and WINNIPEG, Manitoba – IHT Group, a division of Decisive Dividend Corp. (TSXV: DE) based in Winnipeg, Manitoba,...
Paving the way for advanced quantum sensors
Metrological institutions around the world administer our time, using atomic clocks based on the natural oscillations of atoms. These clocks,...