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Physicists from ITMO University experimentally investigated new class of resonators
The physicists from ITMO University, Ioffe Institute and the Australian National University examined a new mechanism of realization of high-quality...
Scientists lay foundation for single-cell level understanding of DNA replication
In all living organisms, proliferating cells go through the fundamental process of DNA replication. Through this process, they faithfully duplicate...
Federal fire grant spending could be more balanced, new model suggests
Alabama, Ohio and Pennsylvania received more than their fair share in 2014, according to new model, while Florida, Texas and...
High CO2 levels can destabilize marine layer clouds
Loss of low-level clouds can lead to a spike in global warming, new study shows At high enough atmospheric carbon...
With nanotubes, genetic engineering in plants is easy-peasy
DNA riding on a nanotube easily slips into plant cells, allowing non-GMO modificationsCredit: UC Berkeley graphic by Ella Marushchenko Inserting...
Bacteria walk (a bit) like we do
Credit: Laura Persat Do bacteria control their "walks" like we do? It might sound strange, but it's a fundamental question....
Breakthrough ‘lab-on-a-chip’ detects cancer faster, cheaper and less invasively
Credit: KU News Service / University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A new ultrasensitive diagnostic device invented by researchers at the...
Topological defects could be key to future nano-electronics
Ferroic and multiferroic topological structures reviewed in Nature MaterialsCredit: FLEET The connection from fridge magnets to cutting edge materials science...
Machines whisper our secrets
Spies can learn what a machine is making from the sounds it makes Lab instruments are important tools throughout research...
Nanoparticle computing takes a giant step forward
Lipid nanotablet for modular and scalable molecular computing with nanoparticlesCredit: Image credit by Jinyoung Seo & Jwa-Min Nam, Seoul National...
Scientists decode dynamics of the largest protein-degrading machine in atomic detail
Credit: Youdong Mao Protein dynamics are essential for their functions. Protein nanomachines made of multiple protein molecules are highly dynamics...
Partners in catalysis: An efficient route to unsaturated ketones
Kanazawa University researchers showcase a green, economical way to accomplish a key organic synthesis reaction through synergy between two catalystsCredit:...
New membrane water treatment system to reduce toxic waste by over 90 percent
Credit: NTU Singapore A new pilot plant to treat industrial wastewater is being built that could potentially reduce the amount...
Faced with choice overload, Indian farmers say, ‘I’ll have what he’s having’
Genetically modified seeds have exploded in India since the government liberalized the economy in the 1990sCredit: Purdue University/Andrew Flachs Suicide...
Study: With Twitter, race of the messenger matters
Tweets shown to change minds of millennials on NFL protestsCredit: Study authors LAWRENCE -- When NFL player Colin Kaepernick took...
Illinois researchers are first to count growth factors in single cells
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Bioengineering Whether healthy or diseased, human cells exhibit behaviors and processes that are largely...
Captured carbon dioxide converts into oxalic acid to process rare earth elements
Credit: Nathan Shaiyen/Michigan Tech Until now, carbon dioxide has been dumped in oceans or buried underground. Industry has been reluctant...
Researchers engineer a tougher fiber
Credit: Michael Dickey, North Carolina State University North Carolina State University researchers have developed a fiber that combines the elasticity...
A quantum magnet with a topological twist
Materials with a kagome lattice pattern exhibit 'negative magnetism' and long-sought 'flat-band' electronsCredit: Hasan, et. al, Princeton University Taking their...
NASA-NOAA satellite provides wide view of Tropical Cyclone Oma
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) When you look at a Tropical Cyclone Oma from...