Light in concert with force reveals how materials become harder when illuminated
When indented by a probe in darkness, wafers of some semiconductors are putty-like. When illuminated by light whose wavelength matches the band gap, they become...
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Taking 2D materials for a spin
Scientists at the University of Tsukuba and the Institute of High Pressure Physics fabricate a novel molybdenum disulfide transistor and create an image of the...
‘Falling insect’ season length impacts river ecosystems
Credit: Takuya Sato Insects that fall from the surrounding forest provide seasonal food for fish in streams. Researchers at Kobe University and The University of...
BCAS3-C16orf70 complex is a new actor on the mammalian autophagic machinery
Credit: TMIMS Autophagy is an intracellular degradation process of cytosolic materials and damaged organelles. Researchers at Ubiquitin Project of TMIMS have been studying the molecular...
New study shows Transcendental Meditation reduces teacher burnout and improves resilience
Credit: © Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education Teachers who participated in a meditation-based teacher development program utilizing the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique for...
Decreases in exercise closely linked with higher rates of depression during the pandemic
Study of college students showed that the disruption to physical activity is a leading risk factor for depression during this periodCredit: Pheelings Media Exercise has...
Study shows combined liver-cytokine humanization rescues circulating red blood cells
Credit: Yale Cancer Center In a new study by the Yale Department of Immunobiology and Yale Cancer Center, researchers report combined liver and growth factor...
HSC transplants in embryos: Opening the door for hematopoiesis research
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have described, for the first time, a new technique for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in embryos that does not...
Food security: Irradiation and essential oil vapors for cereal treatment
A combined treatment of irradiation and essential oil vapors could effectively eliminate insects, bacteria and mold in stored grainsCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) A combined treatment...
Chimpanzees without borders
A new large-scale study uncovers recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation eventsCredit: © PanAf Researchers from the Pan African Programme: The Cultured...
RCSI researchers discover new way to halt excessive inflammation
Credit: Patrick Bolger DUBLIN, Friday, 5 March 2021: RCSI researchers have discovered a new way to 'put the brakes' on excessive inflammation by regulating a...
Retinal implants can give artificial vision to the blind
Credit: Alain Herzog / 2021 EPFL Being able to make blind people see again sounds like the stuff of miracles or even science fiction. And...
New quantum theory heats up thermodynamic research
Credit: Beth Morris, University of Nottingham Maths PhD Researchers have developed a new quantum version of a 150-year-old thermodynamical thought experiment that could pave the...
New Corona test developed
Researchers develop a low-cost and fast method to detect a COVID-19 infection from a pool of gargle lavage samplesCredit: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology Quantitative real-time...
Tracking proteins in the heart of cells
For the first time, a UNIGE team has been able to follow precisely the path taken by a protein within the cell, paving the way...
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