Hubble sees new atmosphere forming on a rocky exoplanet
Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Hurt (IPAC/Caltech) The planet GJ 1132 b appears to have begun life as a gaseous world with a thick blanket...
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Birds learn to avoid flashy, hard-to-catch butterflies and their lookalikes
Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The showy colors of some butterflies could advertise their speed and nimbleness, much like a...
New tool to dissect the “undruggable”
Researchers design a new highly-selective tool to study "undruggable" proteins through the sugars they depend onCredit: Kris Snibbe/Harvard University Sugar has been called "evil," "toxic,"...
‘Hunker down’ stress genes boosted in women who live in violent neighborhoods
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The chronic stress of living in neighborhoods with high rates of violence and poverty alters gene...
Deforestation favors an increase in the diversity of antibiotic-resistant soil bacteria
Study analyzed some 800 million DNA sequences extracted from 48 soil samples collected in ParĂ¡ State and northern Mato Grosso State, both of which are...
A touch of silver
Researchers develop unique Ag-hydrogel composite for soft bioelectronicsCredit: Soft Machines Lab, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University In the field of robotics, metals offer advantages...
Multiple factors synergistically drive socioeconomic disparities in flu burden
Computational modeling identifies areas where inequities are most severe and overlookedCredit: Flockine, Pixabay A comprehensive modeling study sheds new light on socioeconomic-based mechanisms that drive...
Simultaneous multicontrast OR-PAM from single laser source
Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy innovation enables simultaneous multicontrast imaging with shorter imaging time and improved accuracyCredit: Wang, et al. Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (OR-PAM), a new hybrid...
New insight into how cancer spreads
Heide Ford, Ph.D., associate director of basic research at the CU Cancer Center, published a study in Oncogene investigating how cancer metastasizesCredit: University of Colorado...
Polarization: From better sunglasses to a better way of looking at asteroid surfaces
Unique technique may help planetary defense prepare for asteroids on a collision course with EarthCredit: Credit: Arecibo Observatory/Israel Cabrera Using the same principles that make...
Hyperpolarized proton MRI used to observe metabolic processes in real time
New technique using nuclear spin hyperpolarization of hydrogen paves the way for further advances in the field of magnetic resonance imagingCredit: photo/©: Laurynas Dagys, University...
Cheaper carbon capture is on the way
PNNL-developed solvent breaks barriers, captures carbon for less than industrial counterpartsCredit: (Animation by Michael Perkins | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) RICHLAND, Wash.--As part of a...
NJIT’s Guvendiren develops 3D-printed biomaterials to create rejection-proof organs
Developing biomaterials that enable the production of fully functional, human-scale tissues and organs capable of replacing failed organs would be a transformative benefit to society.Credit:...
Researchers boost potency of an HIV-1 antibody, tracing new pathways for vaccine development
Credit: Matheus Oliveira de Souza LAWRENCE -- Much like coronavirus, circulating HIV-1 viruses mutate into diverse variants that pose challenges for scientists developing vaccines to...
How to make all headphones intelligent
Rutgers engineers can turn 'dumb' headphones into smart ones by turning them into sensorsCredit: Xiaoran Fan How do you turn "dumb" headphones into smart ones?...