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Spot the difference: Two identical-looking bird species with very different genes
Scientists have identified a new bird species from the Southern coast of China, that diverged from its Northern relatives around...
Theoretical tubulanes inspire ultrahard polymers
Rice University-printed sample is full of holes, but stops bullets better than solid materialsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov....
The risk of being discriminated by the algorithm
KIT study identifies many possibilities of unequal treatment and recommends preventative measuresCredit: Photo: Patrick Langer, KIT Not only companies, also...
Researchers capture moving object with ghost imaging
By using information from blurry images to create clear reconstructions, new method could expand applications for ghost imagingCredit: Wei-Tao Liu,...
Research to make (fun) multi-player gaming an educational experience
Credit: NC State University A new video game framework brings together two well-studied approaches to educational software in order to...
Study finds no such thing as a low-risk surgery for frail patients
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Even a minor surgery such as a laparoscopic gallbladder removal can prove to be a...
Distant worlds under many suns
University of Jena astrophysicist discovers numerous multiple star systems with exoplanetsCredit: (Photo: ESO/M. Kornmesser) Is Earth the only habitable planet...
Leukaemia cells can transform into non-cancerous cells through epigenetic changes
Credit: Manel Esteller All the tissues of our body have the same DNA, but they perform very different functions and...
The smell of old books could help preserve them
Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01279 Old books give off a complex mélange of odors, ranging from pleasant...
Scientists spearhead ‘major step forward’ for malaria vaccine
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Researchers have narrowed down the malaria proteins and disease-fighting antibodies that could be used...
A new facial analysis method detects genetic syndromes with high precision and specificity
Developed by Araceli Morales, Gemma Piella and Federico Sukno, members of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, together with...
‘Give me the calcium!’ Tulane virus takes over cellular calcium signaling to replicate
Credit: The Hyser lab Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of...
Artificial intelligence to run the chemical factories of the future
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new proof-of-concept study details how an automated system driven by...
Few-cycle pulses break the 300 W barrier
Credit: MBI A team led by researchers from the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI),...
Perovskite solar cells: Possible aspects of high efficiency uncovered
Credit: HZB Solar cells based on perovskites have reached enormously high efficiencies within a few years, only. Those containing hybrid...
Urban development reduces flash flooding chances in arid West
Credit: Lauren McPhillips Urban development in the eastern United States results in an increase in flash flooding in nearby streams,...
Long-term blood pressure variation and risk of dementia
Credit: rawpixel, Pixabay In a new research study published in the open access journal PLOS Medicine, Albert Hofman and colleagues...
Explosion in Tianjin Port enhanced atmospheric nitrogen deposition over the Bohai Sea
Credit: Zheng Zong Total production and the scale of industrial enterprises in China have expanded greatly since late 1970s. As...
The effects of a mock shelter environment on sleep
Are evacuation shelters too cold in winter?Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In the Building Environment...
Alzheimer’s Association receives 1.34M from NIH for psychosocial research in dementia care
Credit: Alzheimer's Association CHICAGO, November 13, 2019 - The Alzheimer's Association® announced that it has received a $1.34 million dollar...
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