Silica increases water availability for plants
Bayreuth researchers discover a way to enhance food securityCredit: Photo: University of Bayreuth. As a result of climate change, more frequent and longer drought periods...
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University of Liverpool spin out secures £300k to develop indoor air pollution technology
Credit: University of Liverpool A new University of Liverpool spin out company, CageCapture, has secured £300k funding from Innovate UK to take forward technology to...
First electrically-driven ‘topological’ laser developed by Singapore and UK scientists
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists and engineers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the University of Leeds in the UK have created the first...
Huge bacteria-eating viruses close gap between life and non-life
Large bacteriophages carry bacterial genes, including CRISPR and ribosomal proteinsCredit: UC Berkeley image courtesy of Jill Banfield lab Scientists have discovered hundreds of unusually large,...
Lane change in the cytoskeleton
Transport proteins can switch between microtubule network and actin networkCredit: Fabian Vogl / TUM Many amphibians and fish are able to change their color in...
Successful patenting and commercialization of green supercomputers ‘Made in Hessen’
Patenting and commercialization crown ten years' development work based on the 'Green IT' approach of Professor Volker Lindenstruth of Goethe University and the GSI Helmholtz...
How much stress are Germany’s eSports players under
German Sport University Cologne publishes their second 'eSport Study'Credit: Copyright: German Sport University "The stresses and strains reported by eSports players do not differ much...
Are robots designed to include the LGBTQ+ community?
Developers need to be more inclusive with AI and robot design, researchers sayCredit: Adam Poulsen, https://sites.google.com/view/adampoulsen In a new short paper in the journal Nature...
NETRF funds $3.5 million in research to advance neuroendocrine tumor treatment
Credit: NETRF The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF), Boston, MA, today announced $3.5 million in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) research grants to fund 12 projects around...
Heart rate measurements of wearable monitors vary by activity, not skin color
Testing finds skin tones don't alter the accuracy of smart watches and fitness trackers, but activities affect readingsCredit: Les Todd for Duke University DURHAM, N.C....
Citizen scientists discover rare cosmic pairing
Brown dwarfs traversing space together, but separated by billions of miles, puzzle scientistsCredit: William Pendrill Citizen scientists have uncovered a bizarre pairing of two brown...
Human language most likely evolved gradually
Hypotheses for the origin of human languageCredit: Cedric Boeckx (University of Barcelona- ICREA-UBICS) One of the most controversial hypotheses for the origin of human language...
How roots find their way to water
High-resolution 3D microscopy shows how plants adapt flexibly to their surroundingsCredit: Daniel von Wangenheim FRANKFURT. Plants use their roots to search for water. While the...
Invasive species that threaten biodiversity on the Antarctic Peninsula are identified
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Invasive species are non-native ones that are introduced into a new habitat and are able to adapt to it, displacing indigenous...
Modified clay can remove herbicide from water
Credit: Feng Yan et al. By creating neatly spaced slits in a clay mineral, University of Groningen Professor of Experimental Solid State Physics Petra Rudolf...
