Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets
Rice lab finds van der Waals force can deform nanoscale silver for optics, catalytic useCredit: The Jones Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 15, 2020) -...
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Biologists clarify how three species of cephalopods coexist in the Arctic
A paper appeared in Scientific Reports.Credit: Olga Zimina Co-author from Kazan Federal University, Professor Rushan Sabirov explains, "In ecosystems, two or more closely related species...
Mystery solved: new study shows link between hot and dry weather and air quality in Korea
Scientists demonstrate ground-level ozone concentrations have risen alongside the increasingly frequent spells of dry tropical weatherCredit: Daniel Moqvist on Unsplash While ozone in the stratosphere...
RNA basic building block produced biocatalytically for the first time
The Austrian researchers are the first in the world to demonstrate 'YeiN', an enzyme that is a suitable biocatalyst for the production of C-nucleosides, the...
EU project will SHOWCASE the path to biodiversity-friendly farming
Credit: Project SHOWCASE SHOWCASing synergies between agriculture, biodiversity and Ecosystem services to help farmers capitalising on native biodiversity (SHOWCASE) is a newly funded EU Horizon...
DARPA and JPEO-CBRND award $37.6M to The Wistar Institute and collaborators
Synthetic DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies make the recipient's body the production plantCredit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- (Dec. 15, 2020) -- A team of scientists from...
Augmented reality visor makes cake taste moister, more delicious
By manipulating the way light comes off food via an augmented reality visor system, researchers have tricked people into thinking slices of cake and spoonfuls...
New fullerene crystal production method 50 times faster than predecessor
Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers from Yokohama National University and the University of Electro-Communications in Japan have developed a highly efficient technique for producing a...
Undruggable diseases gain a new RNA drug-discovery tool
'Functionalized fragments' help design RNA medicines against a cancer targetCredit: Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla. --Dec. 14, 2020--Imagine trying to throw a bullseye when the dartboard...
The mask matters: How masks affect airflow, protection effectiveness
A computer model deepens our understanding of airflow while wearing face masks, where particles land in the respiratory tract and the effectiveness of three-layer surgical...
Fast walking in narrow corridors can increase COVID-19 transmission risk
Long streams of virus-laden droplets can trail behind infected individuals walking through a narrow corridor, impacting safe social distancing guidelines.Credit: Xiaolei Yang WASHINGTON, December 15,...
‘Chaotic’ way to create insectlike gaits for robots
By using small networks of Rössler systems, a locomotion controller enables a brain-machine interface for a six-legged antlike robot.Credit: Ludovico Minati WASHINGTON, December 15, 2020...
The farthest galaxy in the universe
Chemical signatures give away the distance to the most distant galaxyCredit: © Kashikawa et al. A team of astronomers used the Keck I telescope to...
Neuroscientists tap gamers to learn how people problem-solve
New cellphone app helps neuroscientists compare human vs machine strategiesCredit: Gautam Agarwal, UC Berkeley Fans of Candy Crush Saga, Flow Free or Minesweeper should check...
UMBC team reveals possibilities of new one-atom-thick materials
New computational research makes reliable predictions about desirable properties of new 2D materials, saving experimental researchers time and money and foreshadowing 'tunable' materials for particular...
