Helping teens with type 1 diabetes improve diabetes control with MyDiaText
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New observations show planet-forming disc torn apart by its three central stars
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, Exeter/Kraus et al. A team of astronomers have identified the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming...
Scientists discover a warped disc “torn apart by stars” in a triple Tatooine-like system
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, Exeter/Kraus et al. Pioneering new research has revealed the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc,...
Companies set to develop the largest platform for aging and longevity research
Regent Pacific acquires Deep Longevity with the intention to develop the largest integrated platform for longevity biotechnology and aging researchCredit: Deep Longevity Limited Wednesday, September...
Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained
Understanding the origins of extremely oblique orbital angles such as these could help reveal details about the planetary formation processCredit: Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, Exeter/Kraus et...
Hearing loss in naked mole-rats is an advantage, not a hardship
New research published in Current BiologyCredit: Joshua Clark/UIC If naked mole-rats were human, they would be prescribed hearing aids. With six mutations in genes associated...
ALMA discovers misaligned rings in planet-forming disk around triple stars
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), S. Kraus & J. Bi; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), two teams of astronomers have for the...
A 400-year-old chamois will serve as a model for research on ice mummies
Discovered in Val Aurina, South Tyrol (Italy) and now in the laboratory of Eurac Research's mummy experts, the remains will be studied in order to...
A spicy silver lining
Habanero peppers provide ecofriendly way to synthesize silver nanoparticlesCredit: SPIE Distinctive thermal and electrical characteristics make silver nanoparticles perfect for optics and biosensing applications. One...
NASA-NOAA satellite catches Hurricane Nana making landfall under cover of night
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a nighttime look at Hurricane Nana just after...
UT Herbarium among recipients of NSF Grant
Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Herbarium is part of a multimillion-dollar grant to digitize and study bryophytes and lichens, two...
Editors’ Choice in Science: an unusual superconductor
Credit: Nano Letters, School of Physics of Peking University Professor Wang Jian at Peking University and collaborators investigated the superconducting properties of two-dimensional crystalline superconducting...
ERC Starting Grant for Dr. Martin Mascher and Dr. Stefan Heckmann
Credit: IPK/ Andreas Bähring "I am pleased that two young scientists from the IPK were able to prevail in the extremely demanding European competition for...
Springer Nature launches its first textbook as part of the newly established MOOC&BOOK
Textbook on Archaeoastronomy is linked to the online course The Science of Stars and Stones at Politecnico di MilanoCredit: Springer Springer Nature is pleased to...
Cell division: Cleaning the nucleus without detergents
Credit: ©Gerlich lab/IMBA Organization of cells into specific compartments is critical for their function. For instance, by separating the nucleus from the cytoplasm, the nuclear...