New concept for rocket thruster exploits the mechanism behind solar flares
Credit: Elle Starkman (PPPL Office of Communications) and ITER A new type of rocket thruster that could take humankind to Mars and beyond has been...
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Brain 3D genome study uncovers human-specific regulatory changes during development
Credit: Image by LUO Xin et al A team led by Prof. SU Bing from the Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ) of the Chinese Academy...
Wood formation can now be followed in real-time — and possibly serve the climate of tomorrow
Credit: Dr. René Schneider A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in plants. The new research in...
Study reveals cause of common Zika virus birth defect
Cleveland Clinic-led research published in Nature MicrobiologyCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - Cleveland Clinic researchers have described for the first time how Zika virus (ZIKV) causes...
Neural network has learned to identify tree species
Credit: Svetlana Illarionova et al., IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. Skoltech scientists have developed an algorithm that can...
New ion trap to create the world’s most accurate mass spectrometer
Credit: Evgeny Nikolaev and Anton Lioznov/Skoltech Mass spectrometers are widely used to analyze highly complex chemical and biological mixtures. Skoltech scientists have developed a new...
Redhill further expands opaganib manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 with Cosmo
New agreement further expands manufacturing capacity for orally-administered opaganib following positive top-line data from its P2 COVID-19 study, progress with the ongoing global P 2/3...
Machine-learning to predict the performance of organic solar cells
In this study, researchers have demonstrated that by feeding machine-learning algorithms with high-throughput experimental datasets, it is possible to retrieve predictive models for the performance...
Efficient fluorescent materials and OLEDs for the NIR
Credit: by Alessandro Minotto, Ibrahim Bulut, Alexandros G. Rapidis, Giuseppe Carnicella, Maddalena Patrini, Eugenio Lunedei, Harry L. Anderson, and Franco Cacialli The ability to manipulate...
Using science to explore a 60-year-old Russian mystery
Credit: Gaume/Puzrin In early October 2019, when an unknown caller rang EPFL professor Johan Gaume's cell phone, he could hardly have imagined that he was...
£375k study launched to explore experiences of ‘long COVID’
Credit: University of Stirling A new £375,000 study led by the University of Stirling is seeking to understand the lived experiences and support needs of...
Dalian coherent light source reveals the origin of interstellar medium S2 fragments
Credit: DICP Studying the creation and evolution of sulfur-containing compounds in outer space is essential for understanding interstellar chemistry. CS2 is believed to be the...
Frequent cannabis use by young people linked to decline in IQ
Credit: Ray Lohan/ RCSI Thursday, 28 January 2021: A study has found that adolescents who frequently use cannabis may experience a decline in Intelligence Quotient...
X-Ray tomography lets researchers watch solid-state batteries charge, discharge
Credit: Matthew McDowell, Georgia Tech Using X-ray tomography, a research team has observed the internal evolution of the materials inside solid-state lithium batteries as they...
New treatment helps patients with a spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injuries disrupt the mechanism by which our bodies regulate blood pressure; a team of Swiss and Canadian scientists have developed a treatment that...