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Which came first?
An experiment in recreating primordial proteins solves a long-standing riddleCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science What did the very first proteins...
Preventing lithium loss for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries
A novel pretreatment strategy resolves a long-standing issue of silicon anode materials. This solution-based strategy enables simple and safe processing...
Breakthrough discovery to transform prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Hayley Schultz/UniSA A novel formulation of the prostate cancer drug abiraterone acetate - currently marketed as Zytiga - will...
Shining light on a malignant lung cancer
A near-infrared light treatment could help manage a rare form of lung cancerCredit: Kazuhide Sato Treating a rare type of...
A new social role for echolocation in bats that hunt together
Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz Searching for food at night can be tricky. To find prey in the dark, bats use...
NASA observes large Saharan dust plume over Atlantic ocean
Credit: Credits: NASA Worldview NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite observed a huge Saharan dust plume streaming over the North Atlantic Ocean,...
ORNL launches rapid access licensing program to speed up COVID-19 solutions
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched a...
How tear gas affects your body (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 19, 2020 -- 2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the...
New book shows meditation can aid governmental efforts to bring peace and heal divisions
Author to present An Antidote to Violence at All Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences during International Day of...
Old drug standards delay new drug approvals
Credit: University of Texas at Austin. AUSTIN, Texas － During the next year, the Food and Drug Administration will review...
Is teleportation possible? Yes, in the quantum world
Quantum teleportation is an important step in improving quantum computingCredit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster "Beam me...
Human activity on rivers outpaces, compounds effects of climate change
Credit: Photo courtesy Jim Best CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The livelihoods of millions of people living along the world's biggest river...
Fantastic muscle proteins and where to find them
Credit: Jacobo Lopez Carballo, Gotthardt Lab, MDC Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association...
Geologists shed light on the tibetan plateau origin puzzle: an open-and-shut perspective
Scientists suggest a new 'opening-closing' tectonic theory to explain the origin of the Tibetan PlateauCredit: Earth Science Frontiers Earth's geographical...
Researchers pioneer new production method for heterostructure devices
Credit: Darren Nutting and Dr Freddie Withers/ University of Exeter Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering...
Beyond Singapore’s bicentennial
We need to do more than reminiscence historyCredit: World Scientific "This is a timely publication, which commenced as Singapore was...
Fungal pathogen disables plant defense mechanism
The white mold fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum detoxifies the mustard oil bomb in plants of the cabbage familyCredit: Anna Schroll Cabbage...
Leipzig research balloon becomes platform for Arctic atmosphere measurements in MOSAiC
Researchers from TROPOS and the University of Leipzig make a major contribution to the success of the largest Arctic expeditionCredit:...
Extremely low thermal conductivity in 1D soft chain structure BiSeX (X = Br, I)
Credit: ©Science China Press The low thermal transport properties are important for applications in thermoelectrics and thermal barrier coatings. Nowadays,...
Patient data can predict life expectancy for older adults with diabetes
Veterans Affairs study based on more than 275,000 patientsCredit: Mackenzie Adams A new study finds that clinicians can use patient...
