UTA, DOE lab partner to prove new atomic cooling techniques
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded associate professor of physics Benjamin Jones a $540,000 grant to initiate a new collaborative research partnership between The...
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Novel machine learning model for molecular simulation under external field
Prof. JIANG Bin’s research team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) developed a universal field-induced recursively embedded atom neural network (FIREANN)...
Testing the limits of AlphaFold2’s accuracy in predicting protein structure
Researchers from the Center for Soft and Living Matter within the Institute for Basic Science (South Korea), recently explored the limits of AlphaFold2 AI’s ability...
Understanding the strength development mechanism of chemically treated sandy soil
Chemical injection is a process that enhances sand strength and its water-sealing capacity, making sandy soil suitable for various applications in construction. However, a unified...
Lowering a form of brain cholesterol reduces Alzheimer’s-like damage in mice
In Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, cognitive decline is driven by the overaccumulation of a normal brain protein known as tau. Wherever tau builds up,...
First experimental evidence of hopfions in crystals opens up new dimension for future technology
Hopfions, magnetic spin structures predicted decades ago, have become a hot and challenging research topic in recent years. In a study published in Nature today,...
A Special Collection collaboration between SLAS and SBI2
Oak Brook, IL – The latest issue of SLAS Discovery is a joint Special Collection between SLAS and the Society of Biomolecular Imaging and Informatics...
A new diagnostic tool to identify and treat pathological social withdrawal, Hikikomori
Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a new tool to help clinicians and researchers assess individuals for pathological social withdrawal, known as Hikikomori. The...
This sea worm’s butt swims away, and now scientists know how
A research team, led by Professor Toru Miura from the University of Tokyo, shows how the expression of developmental genes in the Japanese green syllid...
Anti-rheumatic drugs could prevent thyroid disease
Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis might prevent the development of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to a new observational study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet...
Skunks’ warning stripes less prominent where predators are sparse, study finds
Striped skunks are less likely to evolve with their famous and white markings where the threat of predation from mammals is low, scientists from the...
Nuclear physics traineeship program offers launchpad for research careers
Associate Professor of physics Benjamin Jones has received a $341,571 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue his successful traineeship program at The University of...
Unearthing how a carnivorous fungus traps and digests worms
A new analysis sheds light on the molecular processes involved when a carnivorous species of fungus known as Arthrobotrys oligospora senses, traps and consumes a...
Most-cited scientists: still mostly men, but the gender gap is closing
An analysis of 5.8 million authors across all scientific disciplines shows that the gender gap is closing, but there is still a long distance to...
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages in Germany would improve population health and save money
In Germany, taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could prevent or postpone cases of type 2 diabetes, extend healthy lifespans and save up to €16.0 billion in societal...
