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Sound sense: Brain ‘listens’ for distinctive features in sounds
University of Pittsburgh researchers explore how the auditory system achieves accurate speech recognitionCredit: Shi Tong Liu/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (March...
Bringing endangered species back from the brink
A technique to produce eggs from ovarian tissue in the lab may offer hope for critically endangered species like the...
Harvard researchers’ immune-silent stem cell technology licensed to Sana Biotechnology
Developed through Harvard's Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator, innovations could lead to novel cell therapies to treat diseaseCredit: Mary Todd Bergman, Harvard...
Violence against long-term care staff ‘normalized’
Credit: University of Stirling Violence against staff working in long-term care facilities - including physical assault, verbal abuse and sexual...
Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for first time
Credit: Galchenko/Klinke: University of Hamburg/Swansea University Tiny nanoclusters of metal atoms - such as gold and silver - have properties...
Rice cultivation: Balance of phosphorus and nitrogen determines growth and yield
In the future, a newly discovered mechanism in control of plant nutrition could help to achieve higher harvests in a...
Future Science Group launches new journal Future Drug Discovery
Future Science Group is delighted to announce the launch of a new peer-reviewed open access journal, Future Drug Discovery Led...
Trained musicians perform better — at paying attention
Musical training improves the ability to tune out distractions, and the more training, the better the control, reports research published...
United against jammers: Researchers develop more secure method for data transmission
Communication scheduling and remote estimation with adversarial intervention The motto "united we stand, divided we fall" has found new application...
Ultra-sharp images make old stars look absolutely marvelous!
Credit: Composite image produced by Mattia Libralato of Space Telescope Science Institute Using high-resolution adaptive optics imaging from the Gemini...
Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing
New insights into neuronal behavior in the brain may pave way to identifying learning disabilities Remember hearing people being called...
New app can secure all your saved emails
Credit: John S. Koh/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--March 26, 2019--While an empty email inbox is something many people strive for,...
First explanation for mechanism behind magnetism-driven NTE derived in 40 years
A step closer to developing more durable and less heat-sensitive machine partsCredit: Waseda University If you have tried dismantling your...
Immune-repelling protein prolongs function, survival of human stem-cell-derived beta cells
Approach developed by Mass. General team may get around problems impeding the use of islet-cell transplants Encapsulating human stem-cell-derived beta...
Dartmouth’s Xia Zhou Wins 2019 ACM SIGMOBILE RockStar Award
Credit: Dartmouth College/Eli Burakian HANOVER, N.H. -- March 26, 2019 -- Xia Zhou, an associate professor of computer science at...
New ‘pulsing’ ultrasound technique improves drug delivery to brains of mice
Scientists currently use long-wave pulses of ultrasound to deliver drugs, which can cause side effects. These new findings from Imperial...
Seeds inherit memories from their mother
UNIGE researchers demonstrate that maternal and environmental control of seed dormancy is carried out through novel epigenetic mechanismsCredit: © UNIGE...
Peking University makes progress in Materials Genome project by modifying the size of atoms
Credit: ©Science China Press Since the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) was proposed by the United States, Chinese government has launched...
New structural phase transition may broaden the applicability of photo-responsive solids
Scientists discover possibility of remotely controlling next-generation actuators by lightCredit: Waseda University A team of scientists from Waseda University in...
Nation’s first clinical trial for rehabilitating infant stroke victims to begin
Researchers to lead stroke study in children under 2Credit: Virginia Tech Strokes are devastating events often associated with people over...
