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Mass of human chromosomes measured for the first time
The mass of human chromosomes, which contain the instructions for life in nearly every cell of our bodies, has been...
Manipulating quinary charge states in solitary defects of 2D intermetallic semiconductor
Single atomic defect is the smallest structural unit of solid material. The construction of devices based on single defect can...
New research could lead to treatment for aortic aneurysms
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 1, 2021) - Thanks to a $5.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a...
Story tips: Un-Earthly ice, buildings in the loop, batteries unbound and 3D printing for geothermal
Neutrons - Space ice, un-Earthly cold Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory successfully created amorphous...
2D natural clay offers a platform for machine learning algorithm
Algorism plays a significant role in predicting future states of a system. Particularly, non-Markov chain algorithm has been widely applied...
Victoria M Kaspi and Chryssa Kouveliotou receive the 2021 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2021 is shared equally by Victoria M. Kaspi, Professor of Physics and Director of McGill...
Graphene-based nanozyme helps to detect L-cysteine in serum
Graphene-based materials can be obtained using various reducing agents, many of which are dangerous and toxic chemicals, and the obtained...
Ganoderic acid increases radiosensitivity of cancer cell
Recently, the research team led by Prof. KONG Lingtao from Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science...
SwRI works to improve atmospheric water harvesting
Researchers seek to create more efficient, cost-effective method SAN ANTONIO -- June 1, 2021 -- Engineers and chemists at Southwest...
Californian smoke drifted as far as Europe in 2020 and caused heavy clouding of sun
ESA's Aeolus wind satellite also provides valuable data on aerosol in the atmosphere Leipzig. The smoke from the extreme forest...
Protecting the intellectual abilities of people at risk for psychosis
A UNIGE team has found that a class of drugs can protect the development of intellectual abilities in people at...
Solar energy-driven sustainable process for synthesis of ethylene glycol from methanol
Credit: Chinese Journal of Catalysis The photochemistry of the future will spring up human industry without smoke, and bring a...
How do plants hedge their bets?
In some environments there is no way for a seed to know for sure when the best time to germinate...
Novel nano-encapsulation approach for efficient dopamine delivery in Parkinson’s treatment
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder caused by the death of dopaminergic neurons in a part of the...
REsolution: Opening the gates for new medicines
The new REsolution consortium is a public-private research partnership, supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), with nine partners from...
Bar-Ilan University researchers increase life expectancy in mice by an average of 30%
The mechanism through which the protein SIRT6 acts as a 'fountain of youth' allows old mice to conduct the same...
Metamaterial improves sensitivity of infrared absorption spectroscopy 100 times
KIMM and UNIST develop metamaterial that improves infrared spectroscopic detection signal 100 times; low-cost technique revolutionizes detection of harmful substances...
Sick bats also employ ‘social distancing’ which prevents the outbreak of epidemics
New study from Tel Aviv University reveals that bats also resort to isolation which can assist in preventing mass contagion...
Corruption in healthcare worsens the health of patients and the quality of nutrition
This is evidenced by the experience of post-communist countries, including Russia Bribery in the public healthcare does not solve the...
Trust the machine — it knows what it is doing
New theoretical insights provide a physically sound understanding of machine learning-based simplified climate models Machine learning, when used in climate...
