‘Hot and messy’ entanglement of 15 trillion atoms
Credit: ICFO Quantum entanglement is a process by which microscopic objects like electrons or atoms lose their individuality to become better coordinated with each other....
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A soft touch for robotic hardware
Combined muscles and sensors made from soft materials allow for flexible robotsCredit: © 2020 Nakajima et al. Robots can be made from soft materials, but...
A lost world and extinct ecosystem
Credit: Erich Fisher Archaeological sites on the far southern shores of South Africa hold the world's richest records for the behavioral and cultural origins of...
New algorithm predicts optimal materials among all possible compounds
Credit: Zahed Allahyari and Artem R. Oganov / NPJ Computational Materials Skoltech researchers have offered a solution to the problem of searching for materials with...
Tiny pop-up devices work relentlessly, even under extreme pressure
Texas A&M researchers found that miniature electronics based on the Japanese art of kirigami are ideal for pressure sensing because of their ability to be...
Precision medicine guides choice of better drug therapy in severe heart disease
Dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention uses aspirin and one other drug, among several choices. But which drug is best to use?Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM,...
Ticking time bomb: Malaria parasite has its own inherent clock
New research could eventually lead to new targets to fight this pervasive and deadly diseaseCredit: Ed Reschke DALLAS - May 14, 2020 - The activity of the parasite...
Retinal texture could provide early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease
New imaging technique combines two technologies to spot early warning signs of Alzehimer's disease in miceCredit: Ge Song, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers...
Saving livestock by thinking like a predator
Preventing endangered carnivores from eating valuable livestock may require going back to Ecology 101Credit: Photo by Christine Wilkinson, funded by the National Geographic Society Berkeley...
Genetic origins of hybrid dysfunction
Credit: Daniel Powell In a small pool nestled between two waterfalls in Hidalgo, Mexico, lives a population of hybrid fish - the result of many...
Cornell research traces how farmlands affect bee disease spread
Credit: Laura Figueroa, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - A new Cornell University study on bees, plants and landscapes in upstate New York sheds light on...
Researchers reveal largest and hottest shield volcano on Earth
Credit: NOAA In a recently published study, researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology revealed the...
Space station leaves ‘microbial fingerprint’ on astronauts
A June 2019 journal article in Scientific Reports discusses the results of Microbiome, a multi-year study into the microorganisms living on and in individual astronauts...
Chest X-rays in emergency rooms can help predict severity of COVID-19 in young and middle-aged adults
Top image: Chest radiograph of a 23-year-old male with no past medical history who tested positive for COVID-19 via RT-PCR and was subsequently discharged from...
New book on heart development and disease from CSHLPress
Credit: Illustration kindly provided by Timothy J. Mohun. Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced the release of Heart Development...
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