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Old silicon learns new tricks
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology fabricated arrays of atomically smooth iron-coated silicon pyramids, with unusual magnetic propertiesCredit:...
Citizenship tasks tax women physicians
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 6, 2021--Women physicians feel pressured to spend more time in...
A prognostic Alzheimer’s disease blood test in the symptom-free stage
Memory deficit is a normal side effect of aging; at what point does memory loss become pathological?Credit: Michael Schwettmann Using...
Light-carrying chips advance machine learning
International team of researchers uses photonic networks for pattern recognitionCredit: WWU/AG Pernice In the digital age, data traffic is growing...
Guinea baboons grunt with an accent
Credit: Julia Fischer/German Primate Center Musical masterworks as the Queen of the Night's Aria from Mozart's The Magic Flute, are...
Researchers turn coal powder into graphite in microwave oven
Credit: Chris Masi Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated...
A better pen-and-ink system for drawing flexible circuits
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Electronic Materials 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.0c00866 Conductive ink is a great tool for printing flexible electronic...
Israel can expect a major earthquake of 6.5 on the Richter scale in the coming years
For the first time in Israel: Drilling under the bed of the Dead Sea; Documents 220,000 years of earthquakesCredit: Tel...
DNA-editing method shows promise to treat mouse model of progeria
Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorderCredit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI Researchers have successfully...
Chinese scientists uncover gene for rice adaption to low soil nitrogen
Credit: IGDB Chinese scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have...
When Uber and Lyft enter cities, vehicle ownership increases
Credit: Jeremy Michalek When ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft show up in urban areas, vehicle registrations per capita increase by...
2D CaCl crystals with +1 calcium ions displaying unexpected metallicity and ferromagnetism
Credit: @Science China Press Calcium ions are presented in rocks, bones, shells, biominerals, geological deposits, ocean sediments, and many other...
Mighty morphing 3D printing
UMD engineers demonstrate a new shape-changing nozzle that could revolutionize '4D printing' applicationsCredit: University of Maryland Engineers at the University...
Advancing the study of T cells to improve immunotherapy
New statistical model analyzes the diversity of the T cell receptor repertoire that recognizes cancers, viruses, and bacteriaCredit: Art purchased...
It’s getting hot in here: Warming world will fry power plant production in coming years
Credit: Syracuse University SYRACUSE, N.Y. - There's no doubt the Earth's temperatures are going up. According to a December report...
Designer protein patches boost cell signaling
Proteins engineered to form honeycomb structures can block uptake of receptors from the surface of cellsCredit: Ian Haydon, UW Medicine...
New evidence: Effects of Huntington’s disease mutation may begin in childhood
The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of Huntington's disease (HD) suggests its origins are rooted in childhood when the mutant gene that causes...
Smart vaccine patch research gets go-ahead
Funding for device that gives vaccine and monitors responseCredit: IMPACT, Swansea University Researchers at Swansea University have received £230,000 to...
Neuronal circuits for fine motor skills
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Writing, driving a screw or throwing darts are only some of the activities that demand...
The world’s first integrated quantum communication network
Credit: university of science and technology of China Chinese scientists have established the world's first integrated quantum communication network, combining...
