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A new MXene material shows extraordinary electromagnetic interference shielding ability
Drexel and KIST researchers report material can absorb EMI from electronic devicesCredit: Drexel University As we welcome wireless technology into...
Coral reefs show resilience to rising temperatures
Credit: David A. Paz-García Rising ocean temperatures have devastated coral reefs all over the world, but a recent study in...
Highly stable amyloid protein aggregates may help plant seeds last longer
Credit: Dr. Pavel Zykin Highly stable polymeric "amyloid" proteins, best known for their role in Alzheimer's disease, have been mostly...
COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production
Credit: University of Texas at Austin. Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines,...
Complex developmental patterns are under the control of surprisingly simple signals
Princeton researchers discover that multiple early developmental programs in the fly are governed by different thresholds of Ras/Erk signalingCredit: Johnson...
New cell profiling method could speed TB drug discovery
Technology combines rapid imaging and machine learning to uncover patterns in how antibacterials kill; can be applied to many pathogensCredit:...
NASA sees compact Douglas strengthening to a major hurricane
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Although a compact storm, hurricane Douglas in the Eastern Pacific is mighty, as it has become the...
Seeing the light: Researchers combine technologies for better light control
New photonic integrated chip could enable developments for many optical technologiesCredit: Penn State College of Engineering A new technology that...
Correct dosage of methane-inhibiting additive in dairy cow feed shown in study
Credit: DSM The optimum amount of a methane-inhibiting supplement in dairy cattle feed has been determined by an international team...
UMD researcher highlights trends in consolidation of US agriculture with 35 years of data
Data show a steady shift to fewer and larger farming operations across crops, dairy, and livestockCredit: Edwin Remsberg, University of...
The genetic basis of bats’ superpowers revealed
First six reference-quality bat genomes released and analysedCredit: Olivier Farcy For the first time, the raw genetic material that codes...
NIST’s post-quantum cryptography program enters ‘selection round’
Chosen algorithms will become part of first standard devised to counter quantum decryption threat.Credit: B. Hayes/NIST The race to protect...
UMD addresses African vulture poisoning with global disease and biodiversity implications
Findings suggest that a more holistic and coordinated approach leveraging community engagement and pre-existing resources could maximize conservation impactsCredit: Edwin...
Wide awake: Light pollution keeps magpies and pigeons tossing and turning
Study first to measure neurological responses to light pollution in wildlifeCredit: Photographer Doug Gimesy Researchers are urging city-dwellers to switch...
Gene in fat plays key role in insulin resistance
Developing a better understanding of KBTBD2 could have implications for Type 2 diabetes, UTSW researchers sayCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center...
Lightning strikes more than 100 million times per year in the tropics
Credit: Credit: Evan Gora Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama have published dramatic maps showing the...
Expanding treatment options for severe brain trauma
Every 15 seconds someone in the United States suffers a traumatic brain injury; a new research study at UC San...
Shifts seen in breeding times and duration for 73 boreal bird species over 40 years
UMass Amherst ecologist, part of Finnish team, used 820,000 nesting recordsCredit: Finnish Museum of Natural History/Aleksi Lehikoinen AMHERST, Mass. -...
How does cooperation evolve?
Researchers unravel why organisms frequently help each otherCredit: Department of Ecology at the Osnabrueck University OSNABRUECK / JENA.- In nature,...
Research breakthrough in fight against chytrid fungus
Genes responsible for protecting frogs may play role in death from global diseaseCredit: Photo credit: Veronica Urgiles, University of Central...
