In search of muons: Why they switch sites in antiferromagnetic oxides
Muon spectroscopy is an important experimental technique that scientists use to study the magnetic properties of materials. It is based on “implanting” a spin-polarized muon...
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PNNL Software Technology wins FLC Award
RICHLAND, Wash.—Visual Sample Plan (VSP), a free software tool developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that boosts statistics-based planning, has been...
Sweat-analyzing temporary tattoo research funded in NSF grant to UMass Amherst researcher
AMHERST – University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have received an award to develop a new type of sweat monitor that can be applied to the...
Autonomous synthesis robot uses AI to speed up chemical discovery
Chemists of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed an autonomous chemical synthesis robot with an integrated AI-driven machine learning unit. Dubbed ‘RoboChem’, the benchtop...
Teaching nature to break man-made chemical bonds
For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn man-made bonds between silicon and carbon that exist in widely used chemicals...
The anti-acne medicine isotretinoin, which can cause defects in a developing fetus, is now used by almost 2 in 1,000 girls and women of childbearing age, according to analysis of German database of 25 million
The anti-acne medicine isotretinoin, which can cause defects in a developing fetus, is now used by almost 2 in 1,000 girls and women of childbearing...
Astrophysical jet caught in a “speed trap”
The science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke selected his own seven wonders of the world in a BBC television series in 1997. The only astronomical...
Purdue Innovates licenses novel short-stature corn technology to Ag Alumni Seed
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization has issued a worldwide, exclusive license for a short-stature corn inbred called D16 to...
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz receives the Dickson Prize in Science
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, a senior group leader at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus and head of Janelia’s 4D Cellular Physiology research area, has been awarded the 2023 Dickson Prize...
Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg discover how ancient ‘relaxant-inflammatory’ molecules get sponges (and blood vessels) moving
Did you know that sponges can move? While not exactly the champions of underwater acrobatics, sponges exhibit coordinated movements — despite not having muscles or...
From ‘rust belt’ to tourist draw: A deeper look at Dongbei
A new book published today analyses the space, identity and everyday life of Dongbei, China’s storied northeast region. “Identity, Space, and Everyday Life in Contemporary Northeast China”,...
IPK researchers elucidate the variability and adaptability of internode elongation in barley
Plant architecture is the outcome of several successive developmental processes that can be classified into two events: organogenesis and extension. Organogenesis stems from the meristems...
How to shift gears in a molecular motor
“Artificial molecular motors are molecules that absorb light from an external source, such as sunlight, and convert the energy in light into kinetic energy,” says...
Less is more: less greenhouse gases, lower energy consumption, higher wellbeing
A new commentary, published by members of the Energy Demand Changes Induced by Technological and Social Innovations (EDITS) network, coordinated by IIASA, highlights that switching...
These male marsupials give up sleep for sex
All animals need sleep. When humans or animals don’t get enough, it can lead to trouble paying attention, irritability, and other ill effects. And yet,...
