Exploring the structures of xenon-containing crystallites
Noble gases have a reputation for being unreactive, inert elements, but more than 60 years ago Neil Bartlett demonstrated the first way to bond xenon....
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Pit-building venom mixers
The larvae of net-winged insects are predators that use venom to catch and digest other arthropods. Well-known members of this order are the families of...
Power up your health with self-sustaining electronics
Imagine a coat that captures solar energy to keep you cozy on a chilly winter walk, or a shirt that can monitor your heart rate and...
Trojan horse method gives malaria parasites a taste of their own medicine
More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but our bodies also need...
SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Psyche
SAN ANTONIO — August 13, 2024 —Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a Southwest Research Institute-led team has confirmed hydroxyl molecules on the...
Business crucial to addressing toxic pollution and protecting human health
By Josh Stowe By Josh Stowe Toxic pollution is the single largest cause of death and poor health, killing up to 9 million people each...
Mizzou scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri scientists are battling against an emerging enemy of human health: nanoplastics. Much smaller in size than the diameter of...
National Cancer Institute awards grant to Hollings researchers focused on depression among cancer survivors
Depression is common among people with likely incurable cancer – understandably so. But studies have shown that it can be treated, and if the goal...
Precious2GPT: Multiomics transformer and conditional diffusion for generation of multi-omics multi-species multi-tissue synthetic biological data
 PreciousGPT series are pioneering architecture designed to understand the biological mechanisms and the aging process for life from birth to death Precious2GPT diffusion-transformer architecture...
Breakthrough in nanotechnology: Viewing the invisible with advanced microscopy
Metamaterials, engineered at the nanoscale, exhibit unique properties not found in naturally occurring materials. These properties arise from their nanoscale building blocks, which, until now,...
The Texas Heart Institute Announces the 2024-2025 Grand Rounds Series
Houston, TX – August 13, 2024 – The Texas Heart Institute (THI) is proud to announce the launch of its 2024-2025 Grand Rounds Series, beginning...
RPI Physicist Moussa N’Gom is using light to enhance nuclear security
Our nation’s security depends on the effective detection of nuclear materials at our borders and beyond. To address this challenge, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) physicist...
Cricket physics: Science behind the modern bowler technique tricking batters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2024 – Key to winning a cricket match is tricking the other team’s batters – no small feat as bowlers bowl cricket...
PCORI announces $165 million in funding for new health research
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Measuring Martian winds with sound
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2024 – Mars has a notoriously inhospitable environment, with temperatures that fluctuate dramatically over the course of a Martian day and average...
