Chemists create new artificial enzyme
Designed at the University of Miami, the triple-stranded molecule may help put chemistry's holy grail in reachCredit: Photo: Jenny Hudak/University of Miami Enzymes are nature's...
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NIST study uncovers a potential driver of premature solar panel failures
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Unlike diamonds, solar panels are not forever. Ultraviolet rays, gusts of wind and heavy rain wear away at them over their lifetime....
Leaf-inspired surface prevents frost formation
New design could conserve energy used for defrosting airplanes, appliances and moreCredit: Stephan Herb Optimized surface structure innately reduces frost without heat or special coating...
Slime mold simulations used to map dark matter holding universe together
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Burchett and O. Elek (UC Santa Cruz) The behavior of one of nature's humblest creatures is helping astronomers probe the...
Icarus is launched
Test phase for the animal monitoring system beginsCredit: MPI f. Animal Behavior/ J. Stierle The German-Russian observation system for animal migration Icarus, went into operation...
Intel processors are still vulnerable to attack
Credit: KU Leuven Computer scientists at KU Leuven have once again exposed a security flaw in Intel processors. Jo Van Bulck, Frank Piessens, and their...
Study: Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with overweight, obesity
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent An avocado a day improves the ability to focus attention for overweight or obese adults, Illinois researchers found in a...
Project aimed at improving Latino population’s access to healthy local foods receives funding
UC Riverside School of Medicine to lead engagement project in eastern Coachella ValleyCredit: Ann Cheney, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The University of California, Riverside,...
Astronomers use slime mold model to reveal dark threads of the cosmic web
The problem-solving prowess of a simple slime mold has been harnessed to trace the large-scale structure of the universeCredit: Burchett et al., ApJL, 2020 A...
Patient-friendly brain imager gets green light toward first prototype
Quantum sensor enables flexible, wearable designCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M -- It might not start a fashion trend, but Sandia National Laboratories is designing...
Novel blood test points to risk of weight gain and diabetes
The blood test method makes use of machine learning and can be used to predict whether patients will put on weight, unless they change their...
Feeding wildlife can disrupt animal social structures
Credit: UGA A team of researchers from the University of Georgia and San Diego State University has found that the practice of feeding wildlife could...
Microplastics affect the survival of amphibians and invertebrates in river ecosystems
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has demonstrated that 15 days' exposure to microplastics affects some freshwater systemsCredit: Naiara López Concern about...
To make ultra-black materials that won’t weigh things down, consider the butterfly
Some butterflies have ultra-black wings that rival the blackest materials made by humans, using wing scales that are only a fraction as thick -- here's...
Discovered: Why obesity causes high blood pressure — and potential ways to fix
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered why obesity causes high blood pressure and identified...
