The bitumen puzzle
Bitumen surfaces under the microscopeCredit: TU Wien While atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy have already provided information on the morphology of bitumen surfaces...
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Sentinel-2 constellation of satellites used for the ongoing monitoring of grasslands
Credit: University of Córdoba A research group at the University of Cordoba has conducted study focused on evaluating the potential of the Sentinel-2 sensor system's...
New study presents transformative metasurface based on zerogap embedded template
Credit: UNIST A research team, led by Professor Dai-Sik Kim in the Department of Physics at UNIST has developed a new technique of predefining the...
Building a better biosensor polymer
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Xavier Pita A new organic (carbon-based) semiconducting material has been developed that outperforms existing options for building the next generation of...
Falling in line: The simple design and control of MOF electric flow
Osaka Prefecture University develops a method to design and control the path of electron flow in a polycrystalline materialCredit: ©M. TAKAHASHI & K. OKADA, OSAKA...
Machine learning cracks the oxidation states of crystal structures
Credit: David Abbasi Pérez. Chemical elements make up pretty much everything in the physical world. As of 2016, we know of 118 elements, all of...
Amperometric biosensors used to control diclofenac content in food
The study appeared in Journal of Analytical ChemistryCredit: Kazan Federal University The paper describes amperometric biosensors developed for the determination of diclofenac based on planar...
Epsilon variant mutations contribute to COVID immune evasion
Studies reveal unprecedented mechanism behind loss of antibody neutralization against this pandemic coronavirus variant of concernCredit: Young-Jun Park, UW Department of Biochemistry Three mutations in...
Leonardo Da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, 690 years, finds 14 living male descendants
Paper offers foundation to advance search for Leonardo's DNACredit: Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato The surprising results of a decade-long investigation by Alessandro Vezzosi and...
NIH Avant Garde Award for out-of-box, innovative concept to cure HIV and treat addiction
Multi-disciplinary approach to eradicate all traces of HIV from body, and treat co-existing substance use disorders/addictionCredit: UMSOM University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Professor...
Ancient diamonds show Earth was primed for life’s explosion at least 2.7 billion years ago
Credit: Credit: Michael Broadley A unique study of ancient diamonds has shown that the basic chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere which makes it suitable...
Seabird colony creates ‘halo’ of depleted fish stocks
Credit: Sam Weber A vast seabird colony on Ascension Island creates a "halo" in which fewer fish live, new research shows. Ascension, a UK Overseas...
Fossil shark scales provide a glimpse of reef predator populations before human impact
The results indicate that shark abundance in the region declined roughly three-fold since prehistoric timesCredit: ERIN DILLON, AARON O'DEA AND JORGE CEBALLOS Scientists recently made...
The same neural pathways promote maternal and paternal behaviors in voles
Connection between hypothalamus and reward areas crucial for fatherly behaviorCredit: He et al., JNeurosci 2021 Like female voles, connections between oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus...
Belowground microbial solutions to aboveground plant problems
Credit: Stéphane Hacquard Land plants - plants that live primarily in terrestrial habitats and form vegetation on earth - are anchored to the ground through...