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Butterfly effect can double travel of virus-laden droplets
Small pockets of virus-laden air can detach from an exhaled breath, traveling in a ballistic manner and reaching large distances...
This crystal impurity is sheer perfection
Scientists at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley design 3D-grown material that could speed up production of new technologies for smart buildings...
Human molecule blocking toxic forms of Parkinson’s-related protein identified
Credit: Irantzu Pallarès, IBB-UAB The death of neurons specialised in the synthesis of dopamine, one of the brain's main neurotransmissors,...
New corona mass test up to 100 times more sensitive than rapid antigen tests
Credit: Felix Heyder / University Hospital Bonn A new corona test developed at the University Hospital Bonn can analyze a...
Microbes feast on crushed rock in subglacial lakes beneath Antarctica
Credit: Credit: John Priscu Pioneering research has revealed the erosion of ancient sediments found deep beneath Antarctic ice could be...
Managing attention deficit disorder by training the brain
A team from the UNIGE and the HUG has found that a special type of brain training based on the...
New findings to boost barley yields at higher temps
Credit: The University of Adelaide An international team of researchers has identified a novel mechanism in barley plants, which could...
Quantum random number generator sets benchmark for size, performance
At roughly the size of a fingertip, the integrated photonics chip delivers random number output more than twice as fast...
Parasites manipulate praying mantis’s polarized-light perception, causing it to jump into water
Credit: Takuya Sato Researchers have revealed that praying mantis (mantids) infected with parasitic hairworms are attracted to horizontally polarized light...
Cancer neuroscientists identify a key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer’s spread
ABAT enzyme helps medulloblastoma cells feed, according to study led by USC Brain Tumor Center and Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit:...
Turning plastic into foam to combat pollution
Researchers develop a method to reuse previously nonrecyclable plasticCredit: Heon Park WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 -- Biodegradable plastics are supposed...
Squeeze the shock out: What different phases of piezoelectric materials tell us
Scientists have observed a correlation between the presence of intermediate S-polymorph phases in lanthanum-doped bismuth ferrite thin films and their...
Europe’s first large-scale wastewater treatment research facility using bacteria
Credit: Newcastle University, UK Scientists from Newcastle University and partners from Northumbrian Water have opened a new facility that will...
Nanoscale thermoplasmonic heating shows promise for studies of nanomaterials
A research of glassy polymers was recently published in ACS PhotonicsCredit: Kazan Federal University Atomic nuclei contain enormous energy that...
Pretreating nuisance green algae with lye, urea increases bacterial production of biogas
Two simple compounds break down barriers for circular economy biofuel productionCredit: Harbin Engineering University WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 - For...
Identifying a topological fingerprint
Anomalous planar Hall effect (APHE) the 'smoking gun' for topological magnetic monopoleCredit: FLEET A FLEET theoretical study out this week...
FAU lands $736,000 from NASA to study the coastal carbon budget from space
FAU harbor branch gulf of Mexico project among 10 grants in the nation and the only university in Florida selected...
NTU develops rapid malaria test kit that could aid diagnosis in developing countries
Test can also detect malaria in early stagesCredit: NTU Singapore A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU...
Success in reversing dementia in mice sets the stage for human clinical trials
Credit: Kohji Fukunaga Researchers have identified a new treatment candidate that appears to not only halt neurodegenerative symptoms in mouse...
Cell-based immunotherapy shows promise against melanoma
Effective against blood cancers, natural killer cells also may be effective against solid tumorsCredit: NANCY MARIN/FEHNIGER LAB An immunotherapy based...