New galaxy sheds light on how stars form
Detailed observations of molecular gas in a tidal dwarf galaxy have important implications for our understanding of how stars are formedCredit: HST, VLA, ALMA, Miguel...
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Transformations within reach: Pathways to a sustainable and resilient world
Credit: © Adam Islaam | IIASA It is clear that COVID-19 has drastically changed our world, but how can we use the lessons learnt to...
Princeton team advances new route to chemically recyclable plastics
New polybutadiene molecule enchains in squares, a microstructure that enables it to depolymerize under certain conditions, advancing options for closed-loop recycling.Credit: Figure by Jonathan Darmon...
A new mechanism protects against cancer cell migration and neuron hyperexcitability
Credit: Christoph Luchs G3BP proteins inhibit the metabolic driver MTOR - a signaling protein that plays a central role in tumor diseases and developmental disorders...
White turns into (extreme-)ultraviolet
Credit: Copyright: MBI Researchers from the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) have developed a new method to modify the...
Adding or subtracting single quanta of sound
Credit: Imperial College London Researchers perform experiments that can add or subtract a single quantum of sound--with surprising results when applied to noisy sound fields....
Advanced measurement technology for future semiconductor devices
Terahertz time domain spectroscopy for ultra-high frequency response of gallium oxideCredit: Osaka University 1. Key points of the work - An emerging semiconductor for future...
Identification of Oligo-DNA that promotes skeletal muscle differentiation
Credit: Copyright © 2021 Shinji, Umezawa, Nihashi, Nakamura, Shimosato and Takaya. Skeletal muscle is the largest tissue in the human body and is responsible not...
To ward off cancer and other diseases we need to change our lifestyle and focus on innovation
The key factor in preventing non-communicable diseases is lifestyle management at the individual level with a focus on such innovations, which can help increase the...
Sport may fast-track numeracy skills for Indigenous children
Credit: University of Technology, Sydney Greater sports participation among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is linked with better academic performance, according to new research...
Highly efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes for next-generation display technology
Perovskite LEDs with the world's highest efficiency (EQE = 23.4%) -- Seoul National University and University of PennsylvaniaCredit: seoul national university Research team at Seoul...
A world first in circadian clock manipulation
New method allows reversible manipulation of the circadian period using lightCredit: Issey Takahashi The Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) research team of Designated...
Titanium oxide nanotubes facilitate low-cost laser-assisted photoporation
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) 2015 TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Overview: A research team at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of...
Dinosaur embryo find helps crack baby tyrannosaur mystery
Credit: Julius Csotonyi They are among the largest predators ever to walk the Earth, but experts have discovered that some baby tyrannosaurs were only the...
Puzzling six-exoplanet system with rhythmic movement challenges theories of how planets form
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org Using a combination of telescopes, including the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO's VLT), astronomers have revealed a system...
