EIC Center at Jefferson Lab announces six Research Fellowship Awards
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Electron-Ion Collider Center at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (EIC Center at Jefferson Lab) has...
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Scurrying centipedes inspire many-legged robots that can traverse difficult landscapes
Centipedes are known for their wiggly walk. With tens to hundreds of legs, they can traverse any terrain without stopping.Credit: Georgia Tech Centipedes are known...
Time-resolved crystallography for the masses
To develop future drugs and design new biotechnological applications, it is fundamental that scientists understand the changes in proteins while these are taking place. Currently,...
Reconstructing Pleistocene bacterial metabolites to revive their natural products
Reconstructing the bacterial genomes recovered from the calcified plaque of human and Neanderthal remains has offered new insights into previously undescribed Pleistocene bacterial metabolites, researchers...
Scientists begin to unravel global role of atmospheric dust in nourishing oceans
CORVALLIS, Ore. – New research led by an Oregon State University scientist begins to unravel the role dust plays in nourishing global ocean ecosystems while...
Scientists “revive” Stone Age molecules
Breakthroughs in ancient genome reconstruction and biotechnology are now revealing the rich molecular secrets of Paleolithic microorganisms. In a new study published in Science, a...
Gutless marine worms on a Mediterranean diet: Animals can synthesize phytosterols
Cholesterol and phytosterol are sterols, fatty compounds essential for many biological processes such as the functioning of cell membranes. Up to now, it has been assumed...
Study presents new clues about the rise of earth’s continents
Continents are part of what makes Earth uniquely habitable for life among the planets of the solar system, yet surprisingly little is understood about what...
Converging ocean currents bring floating life and garbage together
The North Pacific “Garbage Patch” is home to an abundance of floating sea creatures, as well as the plastic waste it has become famous for,...
UTEP awarded numerous grants to support NASA space research
EL PASO, Texas (May 4, 2023) – Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso will help build a robotic device for welding in...
Teletrix licenses methods for ionizing radiation training using augmented reality
A method using augmented reality to create accurate visual representations of ionizing radiation, developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been...
Alternative fuel for string-shaped motors in cells
Cells have a fascinating feature to neatly organize their interior by using tiny protein machines called molecular motors that generate directed movements. Most of them...
University of Toronto researchers use generative AI to design novel proteins
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed an artificial intelligence system that can create proteins not found in nature using generative diffusion, the same technology behind...
Carnegie Mellon leads NSF AI Institute for Societal Decision Making
Artificial intelligence tools have increasingly aided emergency managers, public health officials and other professionals tasked with making critical and timely decisions that directly impact society....
Polyphenols Applications will introduce new insights from polyphenols research on September 28-29 in Malta
The 16th World Congress on Polyphenols Applications will be held on September 28-29, at Corinthia Palace Malta. This year’s fabulous lineup of internationally renowned speakers...
