Life through rose-coloured glasses
Over thousands of years some animals have specialised to live in environments where the sun never shines: giant squid with eyes the size of volleyballs...
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When the cell digests itself: How inherited neurodegenerative diseases develop
FRANKFURT. A tangle of pockets, tubes and sac-like membrane structures runs through the cells of humans, animals, plants and fungi: the endoplasmic reticulum, or ER...
First measurements of hypernuclei flow at RHIC
UPTON, NY—Physicists studying particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have published the first observation of directed flow of hypernuclei. These short-lived, rare nuclei contain...
Fractons as information storage: Not yet quite tangible, but close
Excitations in solids can also be represented mathematically as quasiparticles; for example, lattice vibrations that increase with temperature can be well described as phonons. Mathematically,...
Networks in the dog brain
A study on canine brain networks reveals that during mammalian brain evolution, the role of the cingulate cortex, a bilateral structure located deep in the...
Basis for skin and organ production: Researchers from Graz University of Technology revolutionize production of biocompatible microfibers
In biomedical technology, tissue engineering for the ex-vivo production of skin or organs is becoming increasingly important. This requires biocompatible microfibres with enclosed microcapsules of...
Emerging transmutation of quantum scars in photonic crystals
The study of wave chaos within optical microcavities provides a beautiful avenue to bridge classical and quantum physics. It falls into the branch of quantum...
A detailed map of Urban Heat Islands
Urban areas are where the majority of the world’s population lives, and they are also usually most affected by climate change. Heat waves and extreme...
How eating natto might help to distress
Health is wealth as the saying goes and new research now shows that it is possible to have a healthy, less stressed society through familiar...
‘Noise-cancelling’ qubits developed at UChicago to minimize errors in quantum computers
Despite their immense promise to solve new kinds of problems, today’s quantum computers are inherently prone to error. A small perturbation in their surrounding environment—...
Long-duration energy storage: the time is now
By Courtney StensonCredit: Image by Stephanie King | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory By Courtney Stenson How can US states with aggressive decarbonization goals coupled with...
Rotman School professor honored for contributions to the field of strategic management
Toronto – Anita M. McGahan, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, is this year’s recipient of the William D. Guth...
New study explores how exposure to mix of toxic metals impacts developing kidneys
Chronic kidney disease is a growing problem worldwide and in the aging U.S. population. But could the groundwork for this progressive disease have been laid...
ASCO23: ‘Better sexual health for female patients on endocrine therapy: Strategies across the age spectrum’
MIAMI, FLORIDA (Strictly EMBARGOED Until May 25, 2023, at 5 P.M. EDT) – Breast cancer treatments that can save a woman’s life can seriously harm...
C. difficile, emerging pathogens, genomics, and antimicrobial resistance
A new study published in the peer-reviewed OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology identified genes for virulence and antimicrobial resistance in two bacteria that co-occur...
