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Curtin University research has uncovered the first solid clues about the very beginning of the supercontinent cycle of Earth, finding it was kick-started two billion...

Do you know the way to Berkelium, Californium?

Heavy elements and a really powerful microscope help scientists map uncharted paths toward new materials and cancer therapiesCredit: Andy Minor and Rebecca Abergel/Berkeley Lab Heavy...

Tuning in the noise? New electromagnetic circuit simulator visualizes radiation phenomena

Researchers develop highly accurate numerical method for electromagnetic noise that considers both conduction phenomena within conductors and radiation phenomena outside conductors that form electric circuitsCredit:...

Mixed reality gets a machine learning upgrade

Researchers at Osaka University use machine learning to enhance the ability of a mixed-reality mobile viewer to digitally remove obstructions and add greenery, which may...

Electrochemical synthesis of formate from CO2 using a Sn/reduced graphene oxide catalyst

Credit: Kanazawa University Decreasing the emission and efficient utilization (fixation) of carbon dioxide (CO2) are worldwide issues to prevent global warming. Promotion of the use...

Bees form scent-driven phone tree to pass along messages

Credit: Peleg Lab Honeybees play a scent-driven game of telephone to guide members of a colony back to their queen, according to a new study...

Scientists improve a photosynthetic enzyme by adding fluorophores

In new study, scientists show how covalently linking fluorophores to the enzyme broadens the range of wavelengths convertible into chemical energyCredit: Image credit: Takehisa Dewa...

Creating patterns spontaneously in synthetic materials

Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00110 Nature produces a startling array of patterned materials, from the sensitive ridges on a person's fingertip...

Copper foam as a highly efficient, durable filter for reusable masks and air cleaners

Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00050 During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have grown accustomed to wearing facemasks, but many coverings are fragile and...

Thirteen UNIST researchers awarded prestigious 2021 Sejong Science Fellowship!

Credit: UNIST UNIST researchers who are in the early stages of their research careers will be given opportunities to advance their work, thanks to the...

Recharge your batteries

University of Utah engineering professor finds new inroads in fast charging for lithium-ion batteriesCredit: Vincent Horiuchi/University of Utah College of Engineering March 24, 2021 --...

Flu shot associated with fewer, less severe COVID cases

Credit: Stephanie King/Michigan Medicine (the academic medical center of the University of Michigan) People who received a flu shot last flu season were significantly less...

UTHSC, UAB collaborate on $2.39 million research network

Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (March 23, 2021) - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Minority Health...

Neutrons reveal unpredicted binding between SARS-CoV-2, hepatitis C antiviral drug

Credit: Jill Hemman and Michelle Lehman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Scientists have found new, unexpected behaviors when SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that causes COVID-19 -...

Arsenal used by parasite to affect cellular defense and enhance leishmaniasis is revealed