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The world’s smallest high-performance magnetic tunnel junction
Credit: Butsurin Jinnai and Shunsuke Fukami A research group from Tohoku University led by current president Hideo Ohno has developed...
Development of high-speed nanoPCR technology for point-of-care diagnosis of COVID-19
The new technology can accurately diagnose the infection in less than 20 minutes, with zero false positive and false negativeCredit:...
World first for ethical AI and workplace equity
New benchmark in trust and ethics for AI-driven technologiesCredit: Kraken Images on unsplash Companies, organisations, and governments around the world...
New findings shed light on the repair of UV-induced DNA damage
The impact of the protein degradation system on DNA damage recognition and repair Credit: Kobe University An international research team...
Breakthrough material makes pathway to hydrogen use for fuel cells under hot, dry conditions
Innovative proton conductor developed to be effective at high temperaturesCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Stuttgart (Germany), University of...
Silver linings: Adding silver to the nanoclusters can do wonders for their luminescence
Credit: Takane Imaoka, Kimihisa Yamamoto of Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered that a...
Study confirms dark coating can reduce satellite reflectivity
Credit: NAOJ Observations conducted by the Murikabushi Telescope of Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory confirmed that dark coating can reduce satellite reflectivity...
Magnetic bacteria as micropumps
Credit: Photograph: Science Photo Library Cancer drugs have side effects, so for many years, scientists have been exploring ways to...
Using Earth’s history to inform the search for life on exoplanets
UC Riverside-led team looks back to find life beyondCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech UC Riverside is leading one of the NASA Astrobiology Program's...
Natural reward theory could provide new foundation for biology
Credit: LE Gilbert A link between evolution over short time frames (microevolution) and long time frames (macroevolution) that could open...
What are schools doing to feed students during COVID-19-related closures?
A nationwide assessment of child nutrition administrative agencies’ initial responses to meal service provision during COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, published...
Study shows why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria
Credit: Francesco Righetti Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become...
Research brief: Global trends in nature’s contributions to people
Credit: Kate Brauman from the University of Minnesota In a new study published today in the Proceedings of the National...
Microbes to demonstrate biomining of asteroid material aboard space station
Researchers are putting mining methods to the test in microgravity to see if asteroids could provide a vast new source...
Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure in mice
UCLA researchers study the disease’s systemic effects Credit: JCI Insight/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center UCLA researchers are the first...
Deep rooted — mother’s empathy linked to ‘epigenetic’ changes to the oxytocin gene
Modification of the oxytocin gene is correlated with personal distress, an emotional response related to empathy, scientists showCredit: Akemi Tomoda...
Kessler Foundation awarded COVID crisis funding for Spinal Cord Injury Program
Emergency funding provided by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation enables the continuation of Kessler inpatient spinal cord injury education series...
I see you: Honey bees use contagious and honest visual signal to deter attacking hornets
Study is the first to demonstrate a contagious warning signal that resists fake news in social insects Credit: Photo by...
Drug for rare disorder shows promise for treating herpes viruses
A drug currently prescribed to treat a rare enzyme deficiency can help cells clear the herpes simplex 1 and herpes...
Remote Hawaiian island harbors last land snails of their kind
Credit: David Sischo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The island of Nihoa, a slice of jagged rock that juts out of the...
