It takes some heat to form ice!
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Water freezes and turns to ice when brought in contact with a cold surface - a well-known fact. However,...
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Ionophobic electrode boosts energy storage performance
Credit: IPE Using renewable energy to replace fossil energy is now considered the best solution for greenhouse gas emission and air pollution problems. As a...
Recruiting bacteria to build catalysts atom by atom
Credit: © 2021 KAUST Exploiting the unusual metal-reducing ability of the iron-breathing bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens, KAUST researchers have demonstrated a cheap and reliable way to...
Cell mechanics research is making chemotherapy friendlier
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Malignant tumour cells undergo mechanical deformation more easily than normal cells, allowing them to migrate throughout the body. The mechanical properties...
New methods proposed to characterize polymer lamellar crystals
Credit: LI Xiangyang Different from small molecules, polymer will fold into lamellar crystals during crystallization and further assemble into lamellar stacks. Synchrotron Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering...
Study upgrades one of the largest databases of neuronal types
An international collaboration between the Institute Cajal in Madrid, Spain and George Mason University in Virginia, USA maps critical measurements of activity in vivo to...
UMass Amherst astronomer reveals never-before-seen detail of the center of our galaxy
New image made using NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory hints at previously unknown interstellar energy source at the Milky Way centerCredit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UMass/Q.D. Wang; Radio: NRF/SARAO/MeerKAT...
Fish adapt to ocean acidification by modifying gene expression
Credit: Sean D. Connell Human-driven global change is challenging the scientific community to understand how marine species might adapt to predicted environmental conditions in the...
AJR: Ultrasound, MRI aid placenta accreta diagnosis
Placental bulge sign on prenatal ultrasound or MRI helps diagnose severe placental accreta spectrum disorder warranting hysterectomy rather than conservative managementCredit: American Roentgen Ray Society...
Controlling magnetization by surface acoustic waves
Credit: Tohoku University Using the circular vibration of surface acoustic waves, a collaborative research group have successfully controlled the magnetization of a ferromagnetic thin film....
Development anomalies recorded for the first time in a rare tiger moth
Credit: Evgeny Koshkin The Menetries' tiger moth (Arctia menetriesii) is one of the rarest and most poorly studied Palaearctic moth species. Even though its adult...
New microscopy method reaches deeper into the living brain
Imaging method poised to bring new insight into how the brain works in health and diseaseCredit: Daniel Razansky, University and ETH Zurich WASHINGTON -- Researchers...
Fungus fights mites that harm honey bees
New fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method to help honey beesCredit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. -- A new fungus strain could provide a...
Gravitational wave search no hum drum hunt
Scientists refine the search for enigmatic continuous grav wavesCredit: Mark Myers, OzGrav/ Swinburne University The hunt for the never before heard "hum" of gravitational waves...
Soft drink ads target ‘vulnerable’
TV marketing lures some consumers more - studyCredit: Flinders University What keeps consumers hooked on high sugar soft drink? Advertising, of course. But why are...
