Fostered flamingos just as friendly
Credit: Paul Rose Flamingo chicks raised by foster parents from another flamingo species develop normally, scientists say. Six Chilean flamingo chicks were reared by Andean...
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Unique method to fabricate freeform structures of thermoplastics in microparticulate gels
3D printing of polymer inks in embedding media to fabricate freeform and overhang structures may find applications in rapid prototyping of actuators and antennasCredit: SUTD...
Light shed on the coordination of neural stem cell activation
Credit: © Nicolas Dray, Laure Mancini and Laure Bally-Cuif, Institut Pasteur In all adult vertebrates, neural stem cells can be recruited to produce new neurons...
MOF data set provides 10k structures free for academic research
The new CSD MOF Collection provides free access for academic research to 10,636 metal -- organic framework crystal structuresCredit: Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre The Cambridge...
Weather radar for ecological forecasting can lessen hazards for migratory birds
Credit: Kyle Horton/CSU Forecasts aren't just for the weather. Scientists can use weather radar and related technology to chart the journeys of billions of migratory...
Gorillas do not bluff when they chest beat: honest signalling indicates body size
The chest beats given by adult male gorillas reliably indicate their body sizeCredit: Jordi Galbany / Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Gorillas usually stand bipedally and...
ACUASI completes remote sensing map of Canada’s first highway to the Arctic
Credit: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Members of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI) recently completed a high resolution map of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk...
Stanford researchers and others illuminate mystery of sea turtles’ epic migrations
Credit: Dana Briscoe, et al. / Frontiers in Marine Science "Not all those who wander are lost ... " --J.R.R. Tolkien Known as "the lost...
Graphene: Everything under control
Research team demonstrates control mechanism for quantum materialCredit: Photo: Bielefeld University/M.-D. Müller How can large amounts of data be transferred or processed as quickly as...
Scientists identify new differences between the sexes in age-related changes to brain stem cells
Credit: Image credit: Yue Wang, Xiuli Zhao, and Eric Wait. Ageing and age-related brain disease do not affect women and men in the same way....
A new agent for the brain diseases: mRNA
Credit: Department of Biofunction Research,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) demonstrate an mRNA delivery system that effectively produces BDNF protein in rat...
For highly active, sustainable catalysts, just add phosphorus
A game-changer for the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds: Researchers from Osaka University develop an air-stable reusable metal-phosphide catalyst for the reductive amination of carbonyl...
Measuring space-time ‘entanglement’ of electromagnetic waves
Credit: by Yijie Shen Extremely structured electromagnetic pulse carries not only the ultimate human dream of ultra-fast and ultra-intense energy extraction but also numerous extraordinary...
The spintronics technology revolution could be just a hopfion away
Pioneering study co-led by Berkeley Lab has significance for next-gen information technologiesCredit: Peter Fischer and Frances Hellman/Berkeley Lab A decade ago, the discovery of quasiparticles...
Colorado River basin due for more frequent, intense hydroclimate events
Climate change will drive more drought, heat waves, floods, and low river flows in seven western statesCredit: none LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 6, 2021--In the...
