Parrot talk
During flock encounters, a single vocal interaction seems to be sufficient for making the decision of whether to recruit an individual or flock. Parrots are...
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Hybrid membrane doubles the lifetime of rechargeable batteries
Chemists from the University of Jena prevent dendrite formation in lithium metal batteries The energy density of traditional lithium-ion batteries is approaching a saturation point...
Engineered NK cells can eliminate glioblastoma stem cells
Deleting the TFG-β receptor in NK cells overcame immune suppression and enabled anti-tumor activity in preclinical models HOUSTON ? Preclinical research from The University of...
Detoxifiers from the landfill
Chemical contamination The production of chemicals is a cumbersome business. Often, only a small part of what is actually wanted is produced in the factory....
The absorption of an individual electrons captured on film
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have observed the absorption of a single electron by a levitated droplet with such a magnification that it is...
Passing the COVID test in just five minutes
Researchers at Osaka University develop a new highly sensitive test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that utilizes a fusion of artificial intelligence and nanopore technology which...
New manufacturing technique for flexible electronics
Ultrathin, flexible computer circuits have been an engineering goal for years, but technical hurdles have prevented the degree of miniaturization necessary to achieve high performance....
‘Unshackled’ palm-destroying beetles could soon invade Australia
A destructive pest beetle is edging closer to Australia as biological controls fail, destroying home gardens, plantations and biodiversity as they surge through nearby Pacific...
Coelacanths may live nearly a century, five times longer than researchers expected
Once thought to be extinct, lobe-finned coelacanths are enormous fish that live deep in the ocean. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on...
Defining the Hund physics landscape of two-orbital systems
Researchers identify exotic metals in unexpected quantum systems Electrons are ubiquitous among atoms, subatomic tokens of energy that can independently change how a system behaves--but...
UBCO researchers identify best strategy to reduce human-bear conflict
Computer modelling shows reducing attractants most effective in keeping bears away Conservationists have long warned of the dangers associated with bears becoming habituated to life...
Study of young chaotic star system reveals planet formation secrets
New observations of young stellar object Elias 2-27 confirm gravitational instabilities and planet-forming disk mass as key to formation of giant planets A team of...
Mutant genes can promote genetic transfer across taxonomic kingdoms
Bacteria do not sexually reproduce, but that does not stop them from exchanging genetic information as it evolves and adapts. During conjugal transfer, a bacterium...
Alpine plant spins its own flavonoid wool
Credit: Matthieu Bourdon and Karin Müller Like the movie version of Spider-Man who shoots spider webs from holes in his wrists, a little alpine plant...
Numerical study first to reveal origin of ‘motion of the ocean’ in the straits of Florida
Scientists identify mechanisms of instability responsible for the formation of sub-mesoscale eddies Ocean currents sometimes pinch off sections that create circular currents of water called...