How the brain remembers right place, right time
Studies could lead to new ways to enhance memory for those with traumatic brain injury or Alzheimer’s disease Credit: Illustration by Melissa Logies DALLAS –...
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Satellite tracking finds turtle foraging areas in Australia’s north-west
Mapping previously unknown green turtle foraging grounds and migratory routes supports their conservation Credit: Kellie Pendoley Marine scientists have mapped previously unknown foraging grounds and...
How clean electricity can upgrade the value of captured carbon
A new paper in Nature Energy outlines an electrochemical method for converting captured carbon into useful products, from fuels to plastics.Credit: Photo: Marit Mitchell A...
The world’s smallest high-performance magnetic tunnel junction
Credit: Butsurin Jinnai and Shunsuke Fukami A research group from Tohoku University led by current president Hideo Ohno has developed the world's smallest (2.3 nm)...
Development of high-speed nanoPCR technology for point-of-care diagnosis of COVID-19
The new technology can accurately diagnose the infection in less than 20 minutes, with zero false positive and false negativeCredit: Institute for Basic Science (IBS)...
World first for ethical AI and workplace equity
New benchmark in trust and ethics for AI-driven technologiesCredit: Kraken Images on unsplash Companies, organisations, and governments around the world face an incredible challenge to...
New findings shed light on the repair of UV-induced DNA damage
The impact of the protein degradation system on DNA damage recognition and repair Credit: Kobe University An international research team has clarified the regulatory mechanism...
Breakthrough material makes pathway to hydrogen use for fuel cells under hot, dry conditions
Innovative proton conductor developed to be effective at high temperaturesCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Stuttgart (Germany), University of New Mexico, and Sandia National...
Silver linings: Adding silver to the nanoclusters can do wonders for their luminescence
Credit: Takane Imaoka, Kimihisa Yamamoto of Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered that a silver-doped platinum thiolate nanometal complex...
Study confirms dark coating can reduce satellite reflectivity
Credit: NAOJ Observations conducted by the Murikabushi Telescope of Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory confirmed that dark coating can reduce satellite reflectivity by half. There are concerns...
Magnetic bacteria as micropumps
Credit: Photograph: Science Photo Library Cancer drugs have side effects, so for many years, scientists have been exploring ways to transport the active substances to...
Using Earth’s history to inform the search for life on exoplanets
UC Riverside-led team looks back to find life beyondCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech UC Riverside is leading one of the NASA Astrobiology Program's eight new research teams tackling...
Natural reward theory could provide new foundation for biology
Credit: LE Gilbert A link between evolution over short time frames (microevolution) and long time frames (macroevolution) that could open new approaches to understanding some...
What are schools doing to feed students during COVID-19-related closures?
A nationwide assessment of child nutrition administrative agencies’ initial responses to meal service provision during COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, published in the Journal of Nutrition...
Study shows why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria
Credit: Francesco Righetti Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from...
