Researchers find direction decided by rate of coin flip in quantum world
Credit: Haruna Katayama, Hiroshima University Flip a coin. Heads? Take a step to the left. Tails? Take a step to the right. In the quantum...
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How Twitter takes votes away from Trump but not from Republicans
In the 2016 US presidential election, Twitter made independent voters less likely to vote for Donald Trump but did not affect other elections, finds new...
HSE Faculty of Chemistry scientists discovered new anti-cancer molecule
Credit: Victor S.Stroylov et.al. A group of Moscow scientists has discovered and explained the activity mechanism of a new anti-cancer molecule -- diphenylisoxazole. This molecule...
Sensors driven by machine learning sniff-out gas leaks fast
ALFaLDS works on large oil& gas infrastructure, can help cut methane emissions by 90%Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., October 28, 2020--A new...
Yearlong study of coronavirus in frontline workers underway
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University Fifteen hundred frontline workers are being recruited for a yearlong study to find what percentage are positive for...
Waiter! This soup is not fly
New research outlines barriers to eating climate-friendly Black Soldier Fly larvae as a protein alternative for humansCredit: (c) Leah_Gourmet Grub It may seem a little...
Chemical scissors snip 2D transition metal dichalcogenides into nanoribbon
New 'nanoribbon' catalyst should slash cost of hydrogen production for clean fuelsCredit: KAIST One of the biggest challenges in making hydrogen production clean and cheap...
Mouse studies link some autism to brain cells that guide sociability and platonic love
Research suggests potential for drug therapies that target parvocellular brain cellsCredit: Gül Dölen, M.D., Ph.D. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that new...
NUS researchers develop novel process that turns waste into nutritional supplements
Credit: National University of Singapore The shells of crustaceans and wood waste such as branches pruned from trees usually end up in landfills. These waste...
A new method to measure optical absorption in semiconductor crystals
Credit: Kazunobu Kojima Tohoku University researchers have revealed more details about omnidirectional photoluminescence (ODPL) spectroscopy - a method for probing semiconducting crystals with light to...
Changes in subcellular traffic increase invasiveness of radioresistant cancer cells
Credit: Ping-Hsiu Wu Scientists have revealed the molecular mechanism regulating the trafficking of lysosomes that increases the invasiveness of radioresistant cancer cells following radiotherapy. Radiotherapy...
Scientists discover new structures in the smallest ice cube
Credit: LI Gang and LI Qinming The freezing of water is one of the most common processes. However, understanding the microstructure of ice and its...
New $53 million grant to create world-wide fleet of robotic floats to monitor ocean health
Credit: Image courtesy of SOCCOM (NSF Award PLR-1425989) MOSS LANDING, CA - On October 29, 2020 the National Science Foundation (NSF) approved a $53 million...
$39 Million to better integrate renewables into power grid
Credit: Erik Jepsen/University of California San Diego The National Science Foundation has awarded $39 million to a team of engineers and computer scientists at the...
Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: experts warn worse crises to come; offer options to reduce risk
Highlights: Intergovernmental council on pandemic prevention; risk drivers include deforestation, wildlife trade; tax high pandemic-risk activities; 540,000 - 850,000 unknown viruses in nature could infect...
