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Paving the way for tunable graphene plasmonic THz amplifiers
Credit: Tohoku University Tohoku University Professor Taiichi Otsuji has led a team of international researchers in successfully demonstrating a room-temperature...
Vortex top-hats emerge in superfluids
New insight into the behaviour of rotating superfluidsCredit: FLEET An Australian-led study has provided new insight into the behaviour of...
Bio-based resin invented by Lithuanian researchers: A breakthrough in rapid prototyping
Lithuanian researchers from Kaunas University of Technology and Vilnius University synthesised and tested a bio-based resin for optical 3D printing;...
The oldest Neanderthal DNA of Central-Eastern Europe
An 80,000-year-old Neanderthal reveals cultural and genetic affinities between Poland and the Northern CaucasusCredit: Marcin ?arski Around 100,000 years ago,...
Lineshape-tailoring of coupled plasmonic systems based on first principle
Credit: by Jing Lin, Meng Qiu, Xiyue Zhang, Huijie Guo, Qingnan Cai, Shiyi Xiao, Qiong He, Lei Zhou Photonic systems...
Recharging N95 masks for continued usage
Restoring the filtration efficiency of N95 masks after they have been cleaned -- opening the door for smart masks.Credit: Tata...
Theoretical prediction of reverse intersystem crossing for organic semiconductors
Promoting the development of organic light-emitting diode materialsCredit: Naoya Aizawa The joint research team of RIKEN and Hokkaido University developed...
Brain’s immune cells promising cellular target for therapeutics
Microglia brain cells can be targeted with nanomedicines to tamp down uncontrolled inflammation activation, which causes neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Nanxia Zhao...
New insight into mammalian stem cell evolution
Scientists are learning about species adaptation by comparing their stem cell-related genesCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS The genes regulating pluripotent...
Robotic muscles could turn back body clock by 2050
Credit: Jonathan Rossiter, University of Bristol Loss of strength and muscle wastage is currently an unavoidable part of getting older...
Producing technicolor through brain-like electronic devices
Credit: Junsuk Rho (POSTECH) Structural coloration is promised to be the display technology of the future as there is no...
Accelerated drying of electrodes — cheaper production of batteries
EPIC project aims at the energetic, economic, and ecological optimization of productionCredit: (Photo: Ralf Diehm/KIT) Extension of electric mobility results...
New process for efficient removal of steroid hormones from water
Improved filtration system made of a polymer membrane with activated carbon eliminates estradiol with an efficiency of more than 99%...
Scientists uncover secret of material for promising thermal imagers
Credit: MIPT Press Office Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the RAS Institute for Theoretical and...
Extracting order from a quantum measurement finally shown experimentally
Credit: Ola Joensen In physics, it is essential to be able to show a theoretical assumption in actual, physical experiments....
How to have a blast like a black hole
Scientists at Osaka University use extremely intense laser pulses to create magnetized-plasma conditions comparable to those surrounding a black hole,...
Inheritance in plants can now be controlled specifically
For the first time, KIT researchers use CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors to recombine genes on a chromosome -- Nature Communications publishes...
Researchers show how mutations in DNA packaging machines cause cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Sept. 7, 2020 - Like wrenches made of Legos, SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes...
Dropping it in the mail: Best practices detailed for mail-in colon cancer screenings
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Sept. 8, 2020 - A program that asks patients to mail in stool...
International study gets at the root of what makes deer migrate
Credit: Courtesy of Bruno Lourtet of CEFS, University of Toulouse From the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, the question of...
